FRANCE PERSPECTIVE

France 24 covered the warning from Iran's Revolutionary Guards in detail: the US faces a choice between an 'impossible' military operation or a 'bad deal.' After Trump disparaged Iran's latest peace proposal, Tehran said it was 'reviewing' the US response transmitted via Pakistan.

'We are reviewing this and will take whatever response is necessary regarding it,' Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told state television. Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since the ceasefire took effect on April 8, with only one round of direct talks held so far.

French coverage highlights the consistency of Iran's strategy: decoupling the military-economic question from the nuclear question. For Paris, which has always favored a gradual diplomatic approach, this two-phase sequencing is not necessarily unworkable — provided phase 2 on the nuclear issue is binding. France would be ready to support a guarantees architecture if negotiations progress.