France Has No ‘Plan B’ to Replace JCPOA: Macron
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – France does not have any viable ‘Plan B’ to replace the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, President Emmanuel Macron said.
“I don’t have any Plan B,” Macron told Fox News on Sunday, explaining that he sees no “better option.”
“Let’s preserve this framework because it’s better than the sort of North Korean type of situation,” the French leader said, according to RT.
“My point is to say, don't leave now (the) JCPOA as long as you don’t have a better option for nuclear and let's complete it with ballistic missile and a regional containment,” he further said.
US President Donald Trump in January set a 120-day deadline for US lawmakers and European allies to “fix” his predecessor Barack Obama's main foreign policy achievement or face a US exit.
Since the historic deal was signed by Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) in Vienna in July 2015, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly confirmed the Islamic Republic’s compliance with its commitments under the JCPOA, but some other parties, especially the US, have failed to live up to their undertakings.