The risk of a new escalation between the United States and Iran “has not been completely ruled out”, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, after Washington suggested there was currently no need for major combat operations.
“The risk of a resumption of strikes and an escalation has not been completely ruled out — otherwise, we would not have devoted so much time and energy over the past two days to addressing these issues with our American counterpart (Marco Rubio),” Barrot said after chairing a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Paris.
