French President Emmanuel Macron posted on social media on the 29th, stating that he had a phone call with Iranian President Hassan Pir-Zaeedyane, calling for compliance with the Israeli-Iranian ceasefire agreement and expressing hope for Iran to return to the negotiation table.
Macron made several appeals to Iran, including adhering to the ceasefire to help restore peace in the Middle East; returning to the negotiation table to address ballistic missile and nuclear issues; maintaining the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to resume its work in Iran as soon as possible.
On the 25th, Macron had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on all parties to adhere to the Israeli-Iranian ceasefire agreement and to negotiate a solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. Macron also called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip of Palestine and for the implementation of the “two-state solution.”
Following Israel’s large-scale airstrikes against Iran early on the 13th of this month, both sides launched multiple rounds of attacks on each other. On the 21st Eastern Time, the United States bombed three nuclear facilities under international atomic energy agency (IAEA) safeguards in Iran. In retaliation, Iran launched a missile attack on the U.S. base at Qatar’s Udaii Air Base on the 23rd. According to the schedule announced by the US, ceasefire negotiations between Iran and Israel were suspended on the 24th. The Iranian Parliament passed an act on the 25th, suspending cooperation with the IAEA.