France says Israeli information on Iran could be basis for long-term deal

France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that an Israeli intelligence haul on Iran's past nuclear weapons program could form the basis of a push for long-term assurances on Tehran's nuclear activities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled on Monday what he said was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program that could encourage the United States to pull out this month of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

"This information should be studied and evaluated in detail," foreign ministry spokesperson Agnes von der Muhll said in a statement.

"The new information presented by Israel could also confirm the need for longer-term assurances on the Iranian program, as the president has proposed."