French foreign minister on Iran's nuclear program: 'It is essential that our security interests be taken into account'
With Donald Trump, Europe finds itself a spectator to American military power. Should Europeans resign themselves to fading into the background?
Let's stop beating ourselves up! To resolve the Iranian crisis, France and its German and British partners have a very powerful lever. With a simple letter in the mail, we can reimpose on Iran a global embargo on weapons, nuclear equipment, banks and insurance, which was lifted 10 years ago. If Tehran refuses to negotiate a strict and lasting framework for its nuclear activities that guarantees our security interests, we will be able to activate this mechanism over the summer.
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