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Sarkozy: Israel has no better sec… JPost – Diplomacy & Politics.

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised to stand with Israel against Iran during a 90-minute meeting he held with the World Jewish Congress at the Elysée Palace in Paris, according to sources from the gathering who spoke with The Jerusalem Post.

“Israel has no better security partner than France when it comes to Iran,” Sarkozy assured the Jewish leaders, according to the sources.

The head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. Lauder asked Sarkozy to push for unprecedented sanctions against the Iranian regime to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Sarkozy responded positively to Lauder, the sources said.

France has always taken a tough stance against Iran’s nuclear program and will continue to do so, Sarkozy assured the Jewish leaders, according to the sources.

France favors “seriously ratcheting up sanctions” against Iran, Sarkozy said, according to the sources.

Diplomacy is the best way to avert a nuclear Iran, he said, but at the same time he implied that a military option was on the table. He was very vague about France position with regard to a military option, the sources said. But he had a clear reaction to media reports that Israel might independently strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Sarkozy also said that it would be a mistake for Israel to unilaterally attempt a military strike against Iran, according to the sources. Such a strike “would be disastrous,” Sarkozy said, according to the sources.

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