Iran rejects France’s ‘absurd’ claims on nuclear weapons, sanctions

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed as “simply absurd” France’s claims about Tehran being on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon.

In a post on his X account on Friday, Esmaeil Baghaei said the French foreign minister’s claim that Iran is on the “cusp of developing” a nuclear weapon is simply absurd.

“This false statement, coupled with the Minister’s open threats to reimpose sanctions, reinforces the suspicion that France’s nagging posture risks evolving into a spoiling role,” he added.

The Iranian spokesperson warned that France’s spoiling role would add no credit to the European country and its status in Europe and across the world.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that Paris, along with Germany and Britain, “will not hesitate for a single second to reapply all the sanctions” lifted a decade ago if European security is threatened by Iran’s nuclear activities.

He accused Tehran of being on the cusp of covertly developing a nuclear weapon.