France said Friday that it "needs no permission" to work towards easing tensions between Iran and the US, a day after President Donald Trump accused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of meddling in the dispute.
"On Iran, France speaks with complete sovereignty. It is working hard for peace and security in the region, it is working to facilitate a de-escalation in tensions and it needs no permission to do so," Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a statement quoted by AFP.
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