In an interview on France 2 television Friday, Royal said that her hostility toward Iran comes from Tehran’s refusal to accept controls on its civil nuclear program, and that if the Iranians changed course the issue could be "reexamined"
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The 53-year-old, aiming to be France’s first woman head of state, has been speaking out in a bid to boost her credentials in foreign affairs, an area where her competence has been called into doubt.
She recently visited the Middle East where she met with the region’s top leaders. It was while meeting with the Israeli leadership that she first made the comments about Iran.