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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Dan Williams

Israel invokes Macron's 2018 proposal on Iran, wants tougher nuclear talks

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to revisit a 2018 proposal for a new Iran deal, saying the current diplomatic stalemate threatened a Middle East arms race.

With U.S President Joe Biden trying to row back on his predecessor Donald Trump's withdrawal from a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Israeli officials have privately suggested the European powers in the talks are now tougher on Iran than Washington.

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