War in the Middle East: on LCI, Jean-Noël Barrot "urges the United States and Iran to reach a deal"

• Guest of LCI this Friday, June 12, the Minister of Foreign Affairs called on Iran and the United States to refine the final details of an agreement.
• On both sides, “there is a desire to put an end to it,” he assured.

An agreement between the United States and Iran has not “never been so close”. More than three months after the start of the war in the Middle East, Washington and Tehran finally seem ready to agree on a cessation of activities. According to a senior American official, there would even be an 80 to 85% probability that an agreement would be signed between his country and Iran in the coming days.

A signature in France? “If necessary”

A hypothesis that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, wants to believe. In addition to the news around the war in Ukraine and the situation in Gaza, the head of French diplomacy commented on LCI on the progress towards an end to the conflict in the Middle East. “We call on both parties to conclude this agreement to put an end to an unsustainable situation which only produces losers”he said (see video at the top of this article). “There is a desire to put an end to it. We must agree on the details of the text on the basis of which the cessation of activities will be implemented.”

The fact remains that the boss of the Quai d’Orsay remains wary, despite the optimism displayed on the other side of the Atlantic. “Positive signals are accumulating, but we must remain cautious”tempered Jean-Noël Barrot, who notes that a “signature must take place” to seal a deal. Could it take place in France, on the sidelines of the G7 in Évian? “If necessary”replied the minister, “but the place doesn’t matter.”

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He also noted that if France does not participate in these discussions, it will have to be consulted once an agreement has been obtained. The reason? A deal would likely have an impact on Iran’s nuclear program. Gold, “if there is strict supervision of the nuclear program, Iran will necessarily ask in return that the sanctions be lifted”has already anticipated Jean-Noël Barrot, recalling that France has taken sanctions against Tehran. “For the United Nations sanctions to be lifted, France will have to be consulted. A negotiation will begin, we are ready to participate. But we will be demanding.”