Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone call in which they discussed a number of regional and international issues, including the nuclear file and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Iranian president said that it is necessary to stay away from non-constructive political measures in the course of negotiations aimed at lifting sanctions on Iran, adding that his country is committed to its legal obligations in the nuclear file, noting that the International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed this matter several times in its reports.
According to the Iranian presidency's website, the two sides also discussed regional files and the Ukraine war, where the Iranian president affirmed his country's position rejecting war, and stated that diplomacy is the best way to settle disputes.
A statement issued by the French presidency said that President Macron expressed in his phone call with his Iranian counterpart his concern about the current course of the Iranian nuclear program, noting the desire of France and its European partners to find a diplomatic solution to this issue.
French warning
Macron also warned of the seriousness of the security and humanitarian consequences of Iran's delivery of drones to Russia, and demanded that Tehran immediately stop its support for the war on Ukraine.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned on Friday that Russia was "receiving material from Iran to build a drone factory" on its territory, and that the facility "may be able to operate at full capacity early next year."
The United States believes that as of May, Russia had received "hundreds" of Iranian-made attack drones across the Caspian Sea and used them to "strike Kiev and intimidate the Ukrainian population," Kirby said.
Tehran has repeatedly said that US accusations about supplying weapons to Russia are "baseless", stressing that it is not a party to the Ukrainian conflict.