France's President Emmanuel Macron stated during a joint press conference with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday that he wants to work with the United States on coming up with a new nuclear deal with Iran, noting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is "not sufficient." However, he stressed the current deal is important since it enables other signatories to have "some control" over Tehran's nuclear activities.
Macron pointed out that France's priorities regarding the new Iran deal include coming up with a "political solution to containing Iran" in the Middle East, blocking "any nuclear activity" from the country until 2025 and stopping ballistic missile tests in the region. According to the French president, a political solution to the issue is vital since earlier attempts to "unilaterally bring peace" to certain countries only resulted in further problems. Finally, Macron added that he would like to involve Russia, Turkey and regional actors in the new agreement on Iran's nuclear activity.
Earlier, Trump called the JCPOA "terrible" and threatened to pull the US out of the deal unless the agreement is "fixed," while France had insisted it was committed to the JCPOA.
