France’s Le Drian Says Talks to Ease Gulf Tension Still Possible

France isn’t giving up on getting the U.S. and Iran to dial back their mutual hostility, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

While prospects for talks looked good after the Group of Seven summit in Biarritz in August, last week’s attacks on Saudi oil installations, continued Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear accord and increased U.S. sanctions “have made the situation much more serious,” Le Drian said Sunday.