Emmanuel Macron say he wants US and France to find a deal on Iran nuclear agreement
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Emmanuel Macron has said he wants US and France to commit to finding a deal on Iran nuclear agreement.
The French President said he had very frank discussions with Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear agreement and believes the two countries should begin work to forge a new accord to address concerns about Tehran.
Macron told a news conference that four issues needed to be addressed: including blocking any Iranian nuclear activity until 2025, putting an end to Iranian ballistic missile activity and finding a political solution to contain Iran in the region.
"This is the only way to bring about stability," Macron told a news conference with Trump.
It comes after Trump railed against the Iran nuclear deal calling it "insane" and ridiculous" while Macron, who had been hoping to salvage the international agreement, looked on.
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Macron's remarks in the press conference suggest that the US President has won out with talk of a new deal rather than reinvigorating the agreement negotiated by the Obama administration.
At the conference Donald Trump also said he wanted to withdraw American troops from Syria "relatively soon" but not before their mission is completed, adding that negotiations over the crisis there should be part of a larger deal regarding Iran.
"We want to come home. We'll be coming home. But we want to leave a strong and lasting footprint, and that was a very big part of our discussion."