The need to ease tensions in the Middle East<\/b> and to open the Hormuz Strait<\/b> immediately, French President Emmanuel Macron<\/b> stressed while communicating with Donald Trump<\/b> and Gulf countries. <\/p>\n
Specifically,Emmanuel Macron <\/b>talked today with Donald Trump<\/b> and with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates<\/b>, Qatar<\/b>, Saudi Arabia<\/b> and Jordan<\/b> on the war in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz, at a time when US consultations with Iran are intensifying, sources close to him told the Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n
“The France is pushing for the diplomatic route and a negotiated solution, with the number one priority being the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, fully and without tolls, the conclusion of a ceasefire and the resumption, then, of negotiations on the other aspects (nuclear, ballistic and regional)<\/b>,” a diplomatic source clarified.<\/p>\n
Tehran and Washington today spoke of “progress in their negotiations” after weeks of tensions and diplomatic consultations, but remained cautious about the chances of ending the war. A deal is “getting closer”, the US president said, putting the chances of a “good” agreement or a resumption of the war at “50-50”, in remarks to US media.<\/p>\n
Diplomatic contacts have multiplied in recent hours with the aim of getting a result in the negotiations and avoiding a resumption of war.Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al-Thani discussed with Trump by phone and called for “priority to be given to peaceful solutions”<\/b>, according to his office<\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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