France: Possibility of Negotiating Supplements to the Nuclear Agreement with Iran Exists

France announced on Wednesday that supplements for the Iran nuclear agreement with world powers could be considered. Under the Vienna Agreement, Iran agreed to store centrifuges used for uranium enrichment for at least a decade in exchange for the lifting of its nuclear sanctions and to significantly reduce its enriched uranium stockpile. The Islamic Republic also agreed to impose restrictions on its ballistic missile program, which will last for eight years. Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry has revealed the country's plans for the years following the nuclear agreement, specifically after 2025. Anies Romathet-Span stated to reporters: "President [Emmanuel Macron] noted on Tuesday that the Vienna Agreement could be accompanied and completed with a series of necessary measures regarding [Iran's] ballistic missiles after 2025." He added: "These measures could be the subject of future consultations with our allies." This French official did not provide details about the proposed supplements. The spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry also emphasized that the Vienna Agreement regarding Iran's nuclear program is essential for global and regional security and for preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and there is no valid and acceptable alternative to it. The United States, Britain, France, and Germany have repeatedly complained to the United Nations that Iran's missile tests constitute a violation of the 2015 resolution issued by the organization concerning the nuclear agreement. France, unlike the new U.S. administration, defends the Vienna nuclear agreement, with Emmanuel Macron describing it as a good agreement and emphasizing that there is no alternative to it. The spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry also stated: "The Vienna Agreement regarding Iran's nuclear program is essential for global and regional security and for preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons... there is no valid and acceptable alternative to it." This comes as Donald Trump, the President of the United States, considers the agreement a bad deal, and his administration is reviewing the Vienna Agreement. Iranian officials have consistently opposed any revision of the Vienna Agreement.