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| Iran nuclear deal: Macron and Rouhani agree to 'look at conditions for talks' | |
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| France and Iran have agreed to look at conditions for resuming talks to try to save Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers, President Emmanuel Macron says. | France and Iran have agreed to look at conditions for resuming talks to try to save Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers, President Emmanuel Macron says. |
| During a phone call with President Hassan Rouhani, Mr Macron expressed his "strong concern" about the consequences of abandoning the 2015 deal. | During a phone call with President Hassan Rouhani, Mr Macron expressed his "strong concern" about the consequences of abandoning the 2015 deal. |
| Mr Rouhani called on European countries to act urgently to save the deal aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear programme. | |
| The deal has been in jeopardy since the US pulled out last year. | |
| President Donald Trump later imposed punishing sanctions on Iran. | |
| In May, Iran responded by stepping up production of enriched uranium, used to make reactor fuel but also potentially nuclear bombs. | |
| Tehran has already stockpiled more enriched uranium than the country was supposed to. | |
| Iran has been expected to announce on Sunday that it will breach another limit by taking the enrichment process to a higher level. |