In a surprise move, Iran's foreign minister flew in for talks at the group ...
BIARRITZ, France - In a surprise move, Iran’s foreign minister flew in for talks at the group of seven leaders’ summit on Sunday as French President Emmanuel Macron ramps up efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington, although a U.S.-Iran meeting was not scheduled.
However, in a dramatic diplomatic move at the G7 summit, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif jetted into the southwestern town of Biarritz, delaying a planned trip to Asia. “Yesterday there was a substantial discussion between G7 leaders and it is important to now update Zarif in order to keep closing the gap...on the conditions with which we could de-escalate the tensions and create breathing space for negotiations.”It was not clear whether U.S. President Donald Trump had been informed of Zarif’s visit, although Macron lunched with the U.S. leader on Saturday and the leaders discussed Iran at length in the evening.
Trump had earlier appeared to brush aside French efforts to mediate with Iran, saying that while he was happy for Macron to reach out to Tehran to defuse tensions he would carry on with his own initiatives.Macron, who has taken the lead in Europe in trying to salvage Iran’s nuclear deal and avert a deeper crisis in the Middle East, met Zarif in Paris on Friday.
While his European allies also want new talks, they believe the nuclear deal must be upheld, given it puts curbs on Iran’s nuclear program.
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