‘Out of the question’ to lift sanctions while Hormuz remains blocked: French FM

(AFP/Al Arabiya) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Thursday ruled out the possibility of lifting “even the slightest” international sanction against Iran as long as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. “Iran, or at least the Iranian regime, is seeking from the United States in particular that, in exchange for steps regarding the nuclear program, which must be regulated (…), sanctions relief could be granted.”. “But it is out of the question for even the slightest sanction to be lifted as long as a strait such as Hormuz remains blocked,” Jean-Noel Barrot said on French radio RTL. – ‘Out of the question’ to lift sanctions while Hormuz remains blocked: French FM