Iran’s nuclear program is approaching “the point of no return,” French Prime Minister Macron said
Iran’s nuclear program is approaching “the point of no return”, French President Emmanuel Macron is now warning.
Iran is the main “strategic and security challenge” for France and Europe this year, Macron said this week during an annual foreign policy conference with French ambassadors, according to Reuters.
“Acceleration nuclear program is taking us almost to the point of no return,” the French leader was quoted as saying.
“In the coming months, we will have to ask ourselves whether we should use … the mechanism to roll back sanctions,” Macron added.
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran/Aurelien Morissard/Reuters)
The comments come after the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi he told Reuters in December that Iran is enriching uranium close to the 90% level required for weapons grade.
French, German and British diplomats are now scheduled to meet their Iranian counterparts on January 13 in an effort to ease tensions, according to Reuters.
Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
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This November 2019 photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, file)
Axios recently reported that in a high-level meeting with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about a month ago, President Biden A number of attack options were presented if Iran took a step toward developing nuclear weapons.
Biden has vowed not to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons while he is on watch, but it remains unclear what steps Iran would have to take in order for the Biden administration to respond with direct strikes, given that Tehran is already reportedly stockpiling near-weapons-grade uranium and strengthen their weapons capabilities.
The president was reportedly presented with a number of scenarios and response options during the meeting, although sources said Biden had not made any final decision regarding the information he received.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to French ambassadors around the world on Monday, January 6, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Aurelien Morissard/Reuters)
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Another source reportedly told Axios that there are currently no active discussions military strike on the Iranian program.
Fox News’ Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.
