France, June 19 -- Barrot said that the region will not achieve stability unless US talks with Iran address Tehran's ballistic missile programme and its support for allied groups.

"We need a radical change in Iran's stance," he said in an interview with broadcaster franceinfo.

His comments followed a US-Iran pact signed electronically on Tuesday to end four months of hostilities across all fronts, including Lebanon. Under the text, Washington commits to immediately waive oil sanctions that are crippling Iran's economy.

"The return for major concessions that will be ⁠asked of Iran is the lifting of sanctions, sanctions that were taken at the United Nations," Barrot said, referring to a vote in September last year.

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