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Macron urges Iran to accept deal to revive 2015 nuclear agreement

Holding a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his conviction that Vienna talks had come to a solution respectful of all parties' interests and said Iran should seize the opportunity to preserve the nuclear deal

Reuters WORLD
Published February 20,2022
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French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday, urging him to agree to a deal to revive a 2015 nuclear agreement, the Elysee said.

In a phone call that lasted an hour and a half, Macron expressed his conviction that talks had come to a solution respectful of all parties' interests and said Iran should seize the opportunity to preserve the Vienna deal and avoid a major crisis, according to a French presidency statement.