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Iran nuclear programme nearing point of no return, France's Macron says

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the Iranian nuclear programme was approaching the point of no return, adding that France would need to have a strategic discussion regarding Iran with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Aurelien Morissard/Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron, Aurelien Morissard/Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the Iranian nuclear programme was approaching the point of no return, adding that France would need to have a strategic discussion regarding Iran with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

Macron said that leaders would need to ask themselves if they should launch a sanctions restoration mechanism on Iran before October 2025.

Reporting by John Irish

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