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| Iran nuclear deal: Macron and Rouhani agree to 'look at conditions for talks' | 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. | 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. | The deal has been in jeopardy since the US pulled out last year. |
| President Donald Trump later imposed punishing sanctions on Iran. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Iran has been expected to announce on Sunday that it will breach another limit by taking the enrichment process to a higher level. |
| What did Macron say? | |
| The French presidency published a statement (in French), saying that President Macron had spoken for more than an hour with his Iranian counterpart. | |
| Mr Macron said he was very concerned about the "risk of a further weakening" of the treaty and "the consequences that would necessarily follow". | |
| The statement said the two leaders had agreed "to explore by 15 July the conditions for the resumption of dialogue between all parties" - beyond a Sunday deadline announced by Iran. | |
| Iran had said earlier it would resume construction of a heavy water reactor after Sunday. | |
| The French statement also said Mr Macron would continue consultations with the Iranian side and the international partners concerned to reduce tensions. |