French President
Emmanuel Macron has said that he would discuss Iran with his U.S. counterpart,
Donald Trump, at the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.
Macron told reporters
in Marseilles that the standoff between the two countries was a source of
concern to him.
He reiterated that
France was committed to the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world
powers. He said that his diplomatic adviser was in Iran in a bid to bring
tensions down in the region.
Washington quit the
nuclear pact and reimposed sanctions on Tehran last year. Iran has said it will
exceed this week the agreed limits on its stockpile of enriched uranium. Trump
announced new sanctions starting Monday to stop Iran from getting a nuclear
weapon.
Tensions between the
two countries flared after the recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of
Oman. Iran downed a US spy drone over the Strait of Hormuz last week, which
nearly led to a US military strike on its territory. Several airlines have
stopped flying in the area.
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