Macron says Iran quitting non-proliferation treaty would be ‘worst-case scenario’

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, June 20, 2025. (Benoit Tessier / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, June 20, 2025. (Benoit Tessier / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron says that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were “genuinely effective” but the “worst-case scenario” would be if Tehran now exits the global non-proliferation treaty.

“The worst would be that the consequence of this is Iran’s exit from the Non-Proliferation Treaty and therefore, ultimately, a drift and a collective weakening,” Macron tells journalists after an EU summit in Brussels.

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