AUGUST 24, 2019
A French diplomat says French President Emmanuel Macron outlined details of a French plan to ease tensions with Iran during his working lunch with President Donald Trump at the G-7 summit.
The official, who was speaking anonymously in accordance with the French presidency’s customary practices, said France has been working for several weeks on the plan.
The diplomat said France and the United States share the same interests: preventing a nuclear-armed Iran.
France’s plan would allow Iran to export oil for a limited amount of time. In exchange, Iran would need to fully implement the 2015 nuclear deal, reduce tensions in the Gulf and open talks.
Macron has taken a lead role in trying to save the nuclear accord, which has been unraveling since Trump pulled the U.S. out of the agreement. Russia, along with Britain, Germany and China, remains a part of the accord.
Courtesy/Source: AP
