New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, June 26, 2025, that United States strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were genuinely effective, but the worst-case scenario would be if Tehran now exits the global non-proliferation treaty. The worst consequence would be Iran’s exit from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, ultimately leading to a drift and collective weakening.
Mr Macron said that, in a bid to maintain the treaty meant to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, he would speak to the five members of the United Nations Security Council in the coming days. Those talks have already kicked off with a call with President Donald Trump on Thursday, in which Mr Macron said he informed his U.S. counterparts of the contacts Paris has had with Tehran in the last few days and hours. We hope that there will be a real convergence of views, Mr Macron stated, adding that the aim is for there to be no resumption of Iran’s nuclear buildup.
Iran ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1970, committing itself to declare its nuclear material to the International Atomic Energy Agency. But it has recently begun preparing the grounds for a possible withdrawal from the treaty, accusing the agency of acting as a partner in Israel’s war of aggression.
American B-2 bombers hit two Iranian nuclear sites with massive GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs last weekend, while a guided missile submarine struck a third site with Tomahawk cruise missiles. Mr. Trump himself has called the strikes a spectacular military success and repeatedly said they obliterated the nuclear sites.
But the United States media revealed a preliminary American intelligence assessment earlier this week that said the strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months of coverage sharply criticised by Defense Secretary Ptet Hegseth and others.
