France wants to play a role in talks ‌dealing with Iran's nuclear program and will not approve the lifting of U.N. sanctions unless it is satisfied by the terms of a final accord, its foreign minister said on Friday.

Jean-Noel Barrot, whose country is a veto-wielding member of the United Nations ‌Security Council, told broadcaster franceinfo there would be no stability in ​the region unless U.S. talks with Iran also dealt with Iran's ballistic missile program and support for proxies.

"The return for major ⁠concessions that will be asked of Iran is the lifting of sanctions, ​sanctions that were taken at the United Nations," he said.

"France is a permanent ⁠member of the United Nations (Security Council) so as was the case 10 years ago, France will have to give its approval for the sanctions to be lifted."

The agreement reached ‌between the United States and Iran this week calls for negotiations ​over Iran's nuclear program to ‌take place over the next 60 days, with a final deal to be endorsed by the Security ‌Council.

European powers fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team may fail to secure a robust nuclear agreement or address Iran’s ballistic missile program in the next ⁠phase, risking a prolonged standoff.

France, Britain, ‌and Germany want a ⁠role shaping the coming talks after being sidelined in recent months.

The three countries first engaged Iran ⁠on ⁠its nuclear program in 2003 and later worked with then-President Barack Obama to secure a 2015 deal ‌to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

President Donald Trump has been disparaging of that accord, which he pulled the U.S. out of during his ‌first presidency.

"Our objective ​is to get major ‌concessions from the Iranian regime, a radical change in posture. And we will have our word to say, because as a member ​of the UNSC it will be necessarily linked to the resolution of this crisis," Barrot said.