Say what?! - Macron claims 'obviously we are trusted by the US but we are also respected and trusted by the Iranians... we are not naive!'

"French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Europe was 'obviously trusted' by the US - despite huge ongoing rows between them - and claimed the bloc was 'respected and trusted by the Iranians', in an apparently bizarre moment from the 'European Political Community' summit in Yerevan on Monday. "Obviously, we are trusted by the US, but we are respected and trusted by the Iranian. We are not naive vis a vis the Iranians, but we are not at war with them, which creates a context where we can be this all together," he claimed. Donald Trump has repeatedly rowed with Europe and NATO over the perceived failure to step up and help him on Iran, while the Europeans are not part of ongoing talks between the US and Iran, mediated by Pakistan. Macron also praised Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan from his 'Velvet Revolution' to 'de-risk his country from Russia'. Pashinyan is hosting the latest talks. The EPC includes around 50 EU and non-EU countries - EU member states, the UK, Ukraine and Western Balkan states. It's widely seen as the 'brainchild' of France's Emmanuel Macron, formed shortly after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022. "

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