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Macron says he will talk to Tehran about reopening Strait of Hormuz
2026-04-28
[IsraelTimes] French President Emmanuel Macron says he will talk to Iranian authorities after his two-day trip to Andorra and will insist on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

“We have established a coalition whose purpose is precisely to ensure security, to secure and stabilize, to demonstrate that the international community supports an opening [of the Strait of Hormuz], and so I hope that we will be able to convince the stakeholders in the coming days,” he tells reporters in Andorra.

Meanwhile France’s top diplomat says Iran must be ready to make “major concessions” in talks to end the ongoing crisis.

“There can be no lasting solution to this crisis unless the Iranian regime agrees to major concessions and a radical shift in its stance,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot tells a UN Security Council session.

Putin tells visiting Iranian FM Moscow will do ‘everything’ to help secure Mideast peace

[IsraelTimes] Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Iran’s top diplomat that Moscow will do everything it can to help secure peace in the Middle East, during a meeting in Saint Petersburg.

“For our part, we will do everything that serves your interests, the interests of all the people of the region, so that peace can be achieved as soon as possible,” Russian state media quotes Putin as telling Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Putin says Russia hopes the Iranian people will weather what he describes as a “difficult period” and that peace will prevail, the state-run RIA ⁠news agency reports.

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