France`s President Emmanuel Macron urged his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to "quickly" resume negotiations overhis country`s nuclear programme, in talks Saturday as a conflict between Tehran and Israel escalated.

Macron said in a message on X that he "invited President Pezeshkian to return swiftly to the negotiating table to reach an agreement; the only viable path to de-escalation".

Iran insists its uranium-enrichment activities are peaceful but western allies fear they are aimed at developing atomic weapons.

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