PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday that declarations from Iranian leaders appeared not to favor an international deal on the country's nuclear program.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday ruled out freezing sensitive nuclear work in the country for a long time and said sanctions imposed on it should be lifted as soon it reaches a final deal with major powers, state TV reported.
Major powers - Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and the United States - want Iran to commit to a verifiable halt of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear development work as part of a landmark atomic deal they aim to reach by June 30.
"France wants a deal but wants the deal to be robust, a good deal, but not a bad deal," he said at a news conference alongside Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.
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Poster Comment:
The French getting tough on Iran? Oh yes all those ME oil ventures at risk if there is another widespread ME war.