Macron spoke by phone to Trump and Pezeshkian.. What did he say to his Iranian counterpart?
The French President spoke Emmanuel Macron telephoned on Sunday to his American counterpart Donald Trump and Iranian Masoud Pezeshkian, on the eve of his departure to Cyprus in light of the war in the Middle East.
He said Macron, who is the first Western official to speak to Pezeshkian since the outbreak of the war, said in a post on the X platform: "She stressed the need for Iran to immediately stop its strikes against countries in the region".
He pointed out that "Iran must also ensure freedom of navigation by ending its closure of the Strait of Hormuz"
Macron did not reveal any details related to the conversation with Trump.
The French President again expressed to his Iranian counterpart his "Its deep concern about Iran’s development of its nuclear and ballistic programs, and about its overall destabilizing activities in the region."Pointing out that "The current crisis resulted from this"
Trump threatens the new guide.
He threatened the American president Donald Trump that any A new guide of your choice Iran He must obtain his approval, and he will not "Long lasting" Without his approval, hours after Tehran revealed the selection of a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the American-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic.
He said Trump in an interview with the network "ABC News": Any new guide "He must obtain our approval, and if we do not approve of him, he will not stay for long".
Members of the Leadership Council of Experts, which includes 88 clerics elected by universal suffrage and is responsible for choosing the leader, reported earlier on Sunday that they had reached the name of a successor to Khamenei.
The Supreme Leader is the head of the pyramid of power in Iran and has the final say on senior policies. The Islamic Republic has known two guides since its establishment in 1979, namely the leader of the revolution, Imam Khomeini, And Khamenei, who succeeded him in 1989.
Iran rejects Trump’s statements
This is not the first time that Trump has talked about having a role in naming the next leader of Iran after the killing of Khamenei, and Tehran has categorically rejected this matter.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi repeated this on Sunday, telling the network "NBC" American in Tehran "Don’t allow anyone to interfere" In its internal affairs.
He stressed that "It is up to the Iranian people to elect their new leader".
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