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France Warned US Against Dragging NATO into Military

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MIDDLE EAST 15:14 27.06.2019 (updated 16:04 27.06.2019)

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US and Iranian o cials have stepped up their verbal tirades against one another in
the wake of last week's downed drone incident, with President Trump accusing
Iranian leaders of being "not smart" and Iran's president calling the US's 'hostile'
behaviour signs of the White House's 'mental retardation.'

France has asked the US not to drag the NATO alliance into any possible military
operation in the Persian Gulf, diplomats familiar with the discussions have said, according
to Reuters.

According to the diplomats, French o cials made the remarks during their closed-
door meeting with US Acting Secretary of Defence Mark Esper on Thursday. German
representatives joined the French in calling for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to be
upheld, and not 'jeopardised'.
Esper, it was said, told NATO allies that the US did not seek a con ict with Tehran, but
would 'not tolerate' any further incidents following last week's shootdown of a $130
million drone by an Iranian missile.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg con rmed that the US 'clearly conveyed' to its
allies that it did not want to see war break out with Iran.

Alliance defence ministers are holding the second day of meetings at the alliance's
headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, with the talks discussing a range of issues
including Iran, the scrapping of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Turkey's
purchase of advanced Russian air defence systems, and other subjects.

Long-standing tensions between Tehran and Washington escalated sharply on 20 June

after Iranian air defences shot down a US RQ-4 Global Hawk drone Iran says was
operating in its airspace. The US maintains that the drone was ying over international
waters in the Strait of Hormuz, and called the incident a provocation. Following the
downing of the drone, President Trump said that he made the decision to carry out
airstrikes against multiple Iranian targets before pulling back at the last minute after being
told that they would kill 150 Iranians, saying such a reaction would not be "proportionate."

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An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft (File)

Relations between Iran and the US began to decline sharply in May 2018, when President
Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear treaty and slapped they country
with tough banking and energy sanctions. The move sparked a series of back and forth
recriminations and decisions including the classi cation of one another's armed forces as
'terrorists', and the US deployment of a carrier strike group in the Middle East, citing an
Iranian 'threat' last month, and mysterious attacks on tankers in May and June which
Washington blamed on Tehran, with Iran forcefully denying any involvement. Last month,
on the one year anniversary of the US withdrawal from the nuclear treaty, Iran announced
that it would be withdrawing from some of its voluntary commitments under the deal,
while emphasising its pledge not to pursue nuclear weapons technology.

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Jenny Newton
After Iraq, Libya and Syria NATO has had enough of US/UK/Israeli
sposnosred wars. France is saying "Leave us out of this one." US is out on its
own this time, and will get hit from all sides by Irans allies. US bully needs a
good kick in balls.
Like · Reply · 14 · 2h

Roger Bratt
US bully need CASTRATION.
Like · Reply · 1 · 1h

Joe Archibald
You are clearly educated
Like · Reply · 1h

Brian Love
"but would 'not tolerate' any further incidents following last week's shootdown
of a $130 million drone by an Iranian missile."
Simple you retards, don't fly in their airspace!
Like · Reply · 11 · 2h

Joe Archibald
Or the UK could stop selling them weapons too? Dumbfuck
Like · Reply · 59m

Suzanne Lucas
Uphold the Iranian deal.. Ok. let's keep funding Iran, Support their ability to
develop the capability of enriching uranium and making a nuclear weapon -
whilst KEEPING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES IF THE DEAL like good deal
li t d f 10 ( it 8 ?)
 complianters do - for 10 years (or us it 8 now?)..
Then after 8 years let's stand by while this terrorist-backing EVIL regime nukes
the ONLY Democracy in the Middle East.
Yes. We done France!
Like · Reply · 2h

Kris Oyugi
What do you mean funding Iran? It has not asked for your funds, just
remove the illegal sanctions and allow Iran to trade freely. If you don't
want to trade with them, allow the willing to do so.
Like · Reply · 6 · 1h

Kris Oyugi
What do you mean funding Iran? It has not asked for your funds, just
remove the illegal sanctions and allow Iran to trade freely. If you don't
want to trade with them, allow the willing to do so.
Like · Reply · 1h

Jazzar Raad
That's a very skewed outlook
And btw .the only nuclear possessing nation in the middle East is ..yep
you re defending .wake up .open your .unfortunately you re not
completely informed
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