French president Emmanuel Macron, left, greets Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at the Millenium Hotel in New York on September 18, 2017. Ludovic Marin, AFP
RFE: French President Says Iran Behind Yemeni Missile Launch, Calls For Talks
French President Emmanuel Macron is blaming Iran for a ballistic missile launch by Yemeni rebels targeting Riyadh last weekend, and said it illustrates the need for negotiations with Tehran over its missile development.
"The missile which was intercepted by Saudi Arabia launched from Yemen, which obviously is an Iranian missile, shows precisely the strength of their" program, Macron said late on November 9 as he visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
"There are extremely strong concerns about Iran" among its Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf region over the missile launch, and "there are negotiations we need to start on Iran's ballistic missiles," he said.
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WNU Editor: Iran responds .... Iran rejects Macron call for talks on Iranian missiles (Reuters). More here .... Iran rejects Macron's call for talks on missile issue (Al Jazeera).
