Macron urges renewed nuclear dialogue after Israel’s Iran strikes

France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged the US and Iran to resume nuclear talks following a wave of Israeli strikes against Iran.

“Iran bears a heavy responsibility in the destabilisation of the whole region,” he said after Western nations in recent days accused Tehran of deliberately escalating its nuclear programme, despite several rounds of US-Iran talks.

“We call for the resumption of dialogue and the reaching of a deal.”

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East pointman Steve…