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France, Iran, United States
After Macron's angry outburst, French UN mission in president's crosshairs over Iran

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French President Emmanuel Macron and France’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Jérôme Bonnafont (right), arrive at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York, on 22 September 2025.
French President Emmanuel Macron and France’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Jérôme Bonnafont (right), arrive at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York, on 22 September 2025. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

A recent outburst by the French president over France's waning influence on diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran conflict has resulted in the possible nomination of a new French ambassador to the UN. The foreign ministry is playing for time.

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