Macron To Iran AT UNGA: Free French Hostages Now Or Face Snapback Sanctions Over Nuclear Ambitions | World News

New York: On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron confronted the United Nations General Assembly with Iranian President Masoud Pezshkian and demanded immediately released three French citizens held under difficult conditions in Iran. Macron also pressured Tehran to honor his nuclear commitments with a warning warning with European allies.

In an article on X (Twitter), Cecile Kohler, who came together with President Pezshkian and arbitrarily detained as state hostages under inhuman conditions, repeated that Jacques Paris and Lennart Monterlos should be released without delay.

France said that the stance of France is unchanging, “France has never abandoned its children. Our position is clear: Iran should never take a nuclear weapon.”

Macron claimed that Iran did not comply with the nuclear obligations and announced that France has decided to trigger the Snapback mechanism by re -seizing sanctions with Germany and the United Kingdom.

I met the President of Iran @Drpezeshkian Among the United Nations General Assembly.

First of all, I reiterated my request: Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and Lennart Monterlos – State hostages arbitrarily detained in Iran… pic.twitter.com/l0veei8je4– Emmanuel Macron (@emmanuelmacron) 24 September 2025

The authorized insisted that the renewed talks were necessary and made it clear that negotiation conditions cannot be bargained. The French President summarized the requirements he has conveyed to Tehran: the right access to full access for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors, full transparency and negotiations on enriched uranium stocks.

Macron, “an agreement is possible. Only a few hours left. To respond to the legitimate conditions we have identified is up to Iran. For the security of the region, for the stability of the world,” he stressed.

Unga’s second day of discussion emphasized the role of groups such as G7 and G20, while emphasizing the importance of collective action from all UN members, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statements were also included.

Macron’s ambitious approach sends a clear signal to Tehran that time has been exhausted by underlining the determination of France’s advocacy of human rights advocacy with an urgent nuclear nuclear evacuation efforts.