PARIS, April 15 (V7N) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he had urged US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian to resume stalled negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war.  

“I urged the resumption of the negotiations suspended in Islamabad, the clearing up of misunderstandings, and the avoidance of any further escalation,” Macron wrote on X after speaking to both leaders on Monday.  

He stressed the importance of ensuring the ceasefire is strictly respected by all parties and explicitly said it must include Lebanon, where Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks have intensified despite the fragile truce.  

Macron’s intervention comes as Washington and Tehran remain at an impasse following marathon talks in Islamabad, with the United States insisting Iran must renounce nuclear ambitions and Tehran accusing Washington of “excessive demands.”  

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