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NOVEMBER 13, 2017 / 2:08 PM / UPDATED AN
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France raises
prospect of new sanctions on Iran over ballistic program
Reuters Staff
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PARIS (Reuters) - France’s foreign ministry
suggested on Monday that new sanctions could be imposed on Iran if needed over its
ballistic missile program.
FILE PHOTO: Iran's national flags are seen on a square
in Tehran February
10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo
Iran rejected on Sunday a call by French President
Emmanuel Macron for talks on Tehran’s ballistic missiles, saying they were defensive and
unrelated to a nuclear agreement with world powers.
“As you know, the European Union has
already placed sanctions on Iranian entities involved in the ballistic program,” foreign
ministry spokeswoman Agnes Romatet-Espagne said.
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She was responding when asked to clarify
comments made by Macron during a trip to the United Arab Emirates last week
about the prospects of possible sanctions with regard to those activities.
“If needed, new sanctions could be taken,”
she said.
The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of
supplying Yemen’s Houthi rebels with a missile that was fired into Saudi Arabia
in July and called for the United Nations to hold Tehran accountable for violating two
U.N. Security Councilresolutions.
Saudi Arabia and its allies accuse Iran of supplying missiles
and other weapons to the Houthis, saying the arms were not present in Yemen
before conflict broke out there in 2015. Iran denies the charges and blames the conflict
on Riyadh.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le
Drian will be in the Saudi capital later this week and intends to travel
to Iran before
the end of the month.
“The political dialogue
between France and Iran is active and makes
it possible to address all topics, including strategic and regional issues,”
Romatet-Espagne said. “Mr Le Drian will have a firm dialogue when he goes
to Iran.”
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