PARIS: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday (Sep 7) he was 'not surprised' Iran had turned on advanced centrifuges to increase uranium ...
PARIS: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday he was"not surprised" Iran had turned on advanced centrifuges to increase uranium stockpiles, a further breach of the 2015 nuclear deal which Washington pulled out of last year.
Esper was in France after visits to London and Stuttgart, Germany, to meet with NATO allies since taking up his post in July. France and other EU nations have been trying to ease tensions in the Gulf region since President Donald Trump abandoned the nuclear deal and re-imposed sanctions that have hit the Iranian economy hard.President Emmanuel Macron has overseen recent talks between French and Iranian officials, and even secured a potential opening with Trump at last month's G7 summit, when he said he would be willing to meet with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani.
They also agreed to disagree on the US's new"maritime security mission" in the Gulf, aimed at ensuring open passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after a series of incidents, including ship seizures by Iranian forces.
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