Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, says he sees no reason to renew major military strikes against Iran, as Washington's sanctions are effective.
Mr. Rubio said after the meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries in Paris: "The economic conflict (with Iran) is so destructive right now that there is no need for major military operations" and continued, "That is the message I gave to our allies here today."
Mr. Rubio also again called Iran's terms for the deal "ridiculous," but said America was ready for a "real deal."
The Group of Seven includes Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, and the European Union is also present in it.
US President Donald Trump also said on Monday that the renewal of military attacks on Iran is "highly unlikely and unnecessary".
Meanwhile, the French foreign minister says that the possibility of a new military conflict between Iran and America is not completely ruled out. Jean-Noël Barrow said that if this danger had been removed, "we would not have invested so much time and energy in addressing these issues with our American counterpart in the last two days."
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