Sanctions on Iran to continue until Hormuz reopens: French minister
France must ensure it never again finds itself in a situation where it is forced to pay the price for wars it did not choose to launch, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has said that sanctions on Iran will not be lifted unless the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened and free of restrictions imposed by Iranian forces.
"We ourselves have imposed significant sanctions on Iran. But it is out of the question that any sanction whatsoever be lifted as long as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked," Barrot told French broadcaster RTL.
"It cannot be blocked, subjected to tolls, or used as leverage or blackmail."
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France must ensure it never again finds itself in a situation where it is forced to pay the price for wars it did not choose to launch, Barrot said.
"That is why we must focus on how Europe can rid itself of all these dependencies on hydrocarbons and oil—no longer being dependent on oil, no longer being dependent on digital technologies. In short, no longer being dependent on things that, in one way or another, draw us into conflicts, disasters, and crises in which we are not participants."
