French president Francois Hollande promised on Sunday to take a hard line towards Iran in upcoming nuclear talks this week as he began a three-day visit to Israel.
Mr Hollande’s message was sure to be welcomed by his hosts, who have voiced concerns that a deal with global powers gives Iran too much without getting enough in return.
“France will not make concessions on nuclear proliferation,” Mr Hollande said. “France will maintain all its measures and sanctions until we are certain that Iran has renounced nuclear weapons.”
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been outspoken in his opposition to a potential deal in which the international community would ease some sanctions on Iran in exchange for some curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran denies trying to build a nuclear weapon.
