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French FM says Iran’s nuclear program is an existential threat to Israel and the region, urges diplomatic solution
Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during a conference dubbed 'Paris Call for the Two-State Solution, Peace and Regional Security' in Paris on June 13, 2025. (Thibaud MORITZ / POOL / AFP)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says that Iran’s nuclear program threatens Israel, the region, and France in an interview with French radio RTL.
“The Iranian nuclear program has a military purpose. It is an existential threat to Israel, to the countries of the region, and to us as well,” Barrot says.
The top French diplomat insists, “The only way to get rid of [this threat] is through negotiation,” adding, “No one has an interest in a regional conflagration. We call on all parties to exercise restraint.”
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