French President Emmanuel Macron slammed Iran on Thursday in comments alongside Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. Macron blamed the Islamic Republic for violating the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, despite the fact that it is the US that violated the agreement.
“Iran must stop aggravating a serious nuclear situation with an accumulation of violations of the Vienna accord (the JCPOA),” Macron said. Since the US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 by reimposing sanctions, Iran is not bound by the limits set by the agreement. So recent moves to increase uranium enrichment are technically not violations.
“Iran must make the expected gestures and behave in a responsible way,” Macron said. The French president also called for a stricter agreement that covers Iran’s ballistic missile program. “That means a return to control and supervision of the nuclear program, but also to integrating — as we have called for since 2017 — the control of Iran’s ballistic missile activity.”
Macron claims that he wants to preserve the JCPOA and has even floated himself as a possible broker for talks between the US and Iran. But comments like this show the bias Paris has in favor of Washington. The US has the ability to revive the deal by lifting sanctions on Iran, which it could do at any time. But so far, the Biden administration is refusing to do so and is demanding talks with Tehran.
France demands even more from Iran while doing nothing to deliver on France’s promises to Iran on sanctions relief. The deal is dead, as is the NPT. Iran is crazy to put up with such a charade.
Shameless US vassal out of his depth.
Delusions of grandeur … after Suez ’56, France became a post-imperial nation and they should know this. Should this unserious nation really sit at the big boys table at the UNSC?
Napoleon is still spooking around in the brains of politicians like Macron.
Don’t denigrate Napoleon.
“That means a return to control and supervision of the nuclear program, but also to integrating — as we have called for since 2017 — the control of Iran’s ballistic missile activity.”
Meanwhile the US sold more arms to the Saudis than any other country from 2016 thru 2020. Not to mention the lethal weapons yard sale that was called the Abraham accords that supplied f-35’s to Iran’s perceived enemies. So sure, why wouldn’t Iran agree to give up their only real means at self defense. Is there a bigger kiss ass than Macron?
Historically, Tony Blair took the cake!
True. There was/is stiff competition, Tony had escaped my mind.
still trying hard to remain relevant
Congrats to Iran for getting Macron’s reaction, including a full realization of Iran’s defensive capabilities (ballistic missiles) which the US and its imperialistic buddies would like to see gone (won’t happen).
Macron is a busted flush, he is hated in France, so all he can do is sell his soul to the devil and cosy up to the US.
What ever possessed the French people to vote for a cretin like Macron is beyond me.
They have a totally screwed up electoral system.