Macron says Iranian president called him

French President Emmanuel Macron has received a call from his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.

Macron says he had agreed to accelerate negotiations between European powers and Iran over its contested nuclear programme, reports BBC.

In a post on X, the French president adds: "I am demanding: Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons, and it is up to it to provide every assurance that its intentions are peaceful."

He concludes by saying he is "convinced there is a way out of the war and to avoid greater dangers".

To achieve this, he says, "we will accelerate the negotiations led by France and its European partners with Iran."