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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour in New York

Iran has hours to act or face UN nuclear sanctions snapback, says Macron

Macron and Pezeshkian
Emmanuel Macron (right) and Masoud Pezeshkian meet in New York on 24 September 2025. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Iran has only a few hours left to come up with a clear plan to allow UN weapons inspectors back into the country and to reveal details of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, or sweeping UN sanctions will be imposed, Emmanuel Macron has warned after a meeting with his counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian.

The brief meeting between the French and Iranian presidents was the highest level diplomatic exchange so far in the effort to avert a fresh crisis over Iran’s damaged nuclear programme.

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