Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli media: An airstrike carried out by an Israeli drone targeted the Syrian Defense Ministry building in the capital, Damascus.
Local Syrian sources: A doctor was killed while trying to reach the government hospital in the city of Sweida.
Syrian local sources: The National Hospital in Sweida is currently out of service due to the siege it is facing.
Syrian local sources: Medical staff at the National Hospital in Sweida appeal for intervention after it was besieged and its electricity, water, and food were cut off.
Syrian Rejal al-Karamah (Men of Dignity) movement: What happened was a dangerous escalation that threatens civil peace and undermines the trust that authorities have worked hard to establish.
Rejal al-Karamah (Men of Dignity) movement: We condemn in the strongest terms the brutal attack on the city of Sweida and Jabal al-Arab by the Damascus government.
Maduro: We reaffirm that Palestine has the right to exist, resist, and live freely in a fully sovereign state with East al-Quds as its capital.
Maduro: Every bomb dropped on a Palestinian hospital, school, or home not only kills innocent lives but also destroys the foundations of world peace.
Maduro: What we are witnessing today in Gaza and throughout Palestine is not a conflict between equal parties, but rather a systematic plan to destroy a people and eradicate their identity.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Bogota summit: We raise our voices firmly outraged at the world's silence in the face of the ongoing genocide against the Palestinians.

France distances itself from US attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 22 Jun 2025 20:15
  • 1 Shares
2 Min Read

France claims it had no role in US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, calling for restraint and a negotiated solution under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Listen
  • x
  • France
    France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during a conference dubbed "Paris Call for the Two-State Solution, Peace and Regional Security", at the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) in Paris, Friday, June 13, 2025. (Thibaud Moritz, Pool via AP)

France had no involvement in the US military strikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot claimed on Sunday, distancing Paris from the escalation while urging all parties to avoid actions that could widen the conflict.

“France has noted with concern the strikes carried out last night by the US against three sites of the Iranian nuclear program,” Barrot wrote on X.

“It participated neither in conducting these strikes nor in planning them,” he added.

Barrot’s remarks followed overnight US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.

The operation, ordered by President Donald Trump, was framed by Washington as a move to cripple Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Trump warned that Tehran must agree to “end this war” or face more severe consequences.

Related News

Trump cuts tariffs in new Indonesia deal, secures Boeing sales

US Sending Patriot Missiles to Ukraine via Germany: Trump

Paris calls for restraint to avoid wider conflict

Barrot said that “France calls on all sides to exercise restraint in order to avoid any escalation, which can cause the conflict to widen.”

Paris has consistently voiced opposition to the idea of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon and reiterated its longstanding support for diplomatic engagement.

Barrot reaffirms support for diplomatic solution

Reaffirming France’s commitment to non-proliferation, Barrot emphasized that “a lasting resolution of this issue requires a negotiated solution within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”

He added that France remains ready to contribute to diplomatic efforts alongside international partners.

Iran maintains that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful and denies pursuing weapons development. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on June 18 that the agency has found no concrete evidence that Iran is developing nuclear arms.

Similarly, according to a report by CNN, the US intelligence community has not concluded that Iran is actively seeking to build a nuclear weapon, contrary to claims made by both Trump and the Israeli occupation regime.

Read more: Wave of regional, int'l condemnations follows US airstrikes on Iran

  • United States
  • US
  • France
  • Iran
War on Iran

War on Iran

Most Read

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025
An Israeli soldier abandons an excavator during an ambush by al-Qassam Brigades. Arabic text reads "The moment the soldier fled", July, 10, 2025 (Al Qassam Military Media)

Israeli media rue al-Qassam footage, alarmed by fighters among troops

  • Politics
  • 11 Jul 2025
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage after an Iranian attack at the al Udeid Airbase outside of Doha, Qatar, June 25, 2025 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite images show Iran attack damaged US comms dome in Qatari base

  • Politics
  • 11 Jul 2025
Ukraine’s Corporate Carve-Up Collapses?

Ukraine’s Corporate Carve-Up Collapses?

  • Analysis
  • 11 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Syrian government forces deploy at the Mazraa village on the outskirts of city of Sweida, where clashes erupted between Bedouin clans and Druze factions, southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Gulf-backed negotiations underway in Syria's Sweida to end clashes

UN: 798 Palestinians killed while trying to reach aid in Gaza
Palestine

UN: 798 Palestinians killed trying to reach aid in Gaza

A damaged car is seen at a field that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Nabi Sheet village, in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 (AP)
Politics

Hezbollah condemns Israeli Bekaa massacre, urges Leb. authority action

Palestinians walk next to the closed humanitarian aid distribution center of UNRWA, the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Israeli regime cuts electricity, water supplies to UNRWA Gaza offices

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS