‘France ruins N-talks for Saudi arms deal’

A top Iranian lawmaker says a planned “hefty arms deal” between Saudi Arabia and France was the main reason behind Paris’ disruptive role in the course of nuclear talks between Iran and the six powers.

Member of Majlis Presiding Board Abdolreza Mesri in a Tuesday interview, said: “Undoubtedly, the stonewalling by France has its roots in a hefty arms deal with Saudi Arabia.”
The Iranian lawmaker noted that France seeks to curry favor with Saudi Arabia given its dire economic straits, adding, “Therefore, France has become the mouthpiece for the reactionaries and the Zionist regime in the course of the recent talks.”
Political observers say France has been the main reason behind the failure of the six countries involved in nuclear negotiations with Iran to reach a possible agreement with Tehran over its nuclear energy program. They add that the European country has been pursuing the interests of Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia in the negotiations.
French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius noted that there is “no certainty” whether Iran and six major world powers will reach an agreement at the current stage of their nuclear negotiations and said there were many questions that still needed to be settled.