France intends to play “a central role” in negotiations, says Jean-Noël Barrot

France and its main European partners intend to play « a pink roole» In Iranian nuclear negotiations, in particular because of their power to re -impose sanctions against Iran, defended the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on LCI on Saturday, June 28, June 28.

“If Iran (…) refuses to negotiate in good faith a strict. However, sustainable supervision of its nuclear program, then France, with its European partners, can simply, and by a simple letter to La Poste, reapply to Iran the global embargo on arms, on nuclear equipment and on the banks and insurances which had been lifted ten years ago”said Jean-Noël Barrot.

france intends play “a central

Reproduce sanctions until October 18. For example, 2025

This power to reactivate these sanctions against Tehran belongs to each of the signatories of the 2015 Vienna Agreement, called JCPOA («Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action»or common global action plan), namely France, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, Russia, but not the United States, since this last country was released from the first mandate of Donald Trump in 2018.

“This is why. Similarly, in one way or another, we play a central role in these negotiations”estimated Jean-Noël Barrot, wishing “That a dialogue can engage between Iran and the United States (…) which takes into account the requirements that are ours” On Iran’s nuclear activity. suspected by a large part of the international community to want to acquire nuclear weapons, which Tehran refutes. This mechanism of possible reimpection of sanctions against Tehran expired on October 18, 2025.

The france intends play “a central “hostages at the heart of the discussions” with Iran

Jean-Noël Barrot added that “In recent months. it is singularly the fate of our hostages that has been at the heart of our discussions (with the Iranian authorities)”by evoking the detention since May 2022 of Cécile Kohler, 40, and of her septuagenarian companion Jacques Paris. The couple was arrested on May 7. 2022, on the last day of a tourist trip to Iran, under the accusation of“espionage”. Paris has since considered them as “Hostages”and requires their immediate release.

“In recent days. I have asked that a contact can be made with them, either by our consulate or by their families. I am still waiting for a clear return (Iranian authorities). Additionally, I must say that I am starting to get impatient ”he continued. “We will continue to accentuate the pressure. And as you may have seen, we have, in france intends play “a central the case of Iran, considerable levers ”he said.