French President Emmanuel Macron says the attacks on Saudi oil facilities on September 14 have escalated tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic, and it has hurt the chances of a meeting between President Rouhani and President Trump.

Macron told the reporters on Monday: “Did we increase the chance of a meeting with these strikes? No, we need to be clear-eyed. We can clearly see that tensions are rising.”

Macron also indicated that there will be heavy consequences if it is proven that Iran was responsible for the attacks: “One must be very careful in attributing responsibility. There are clusters of clues, but this bombardment is a new military event that changes the region’s ecosystem.” He added: “Iran is on the path to escalate tensions and that is a strategic mistake for them and for the region.”

Macron is to meet with Trump and Rouhani separately in the United Nations.

According to Macron: “The Iranians are flexible on the terms but inflexible on the timing which, in their eyes, should come only at the end of the process, while the U.S. objective is to have this meeting in the near-term.”

A few days ago, Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic regime warned that there will be no meetings between Iranian and American officials in New York or anywhere else.

While President Macron refused to directly blame Iran for the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that there is a "very high degree of probability" that Iran was behind those attacks.

Washington and Saudi Arabia have officially blamed Iran for the attacks and say they will present proof to the UN members.

Iran has rejected the allegations and repeats the claim of its proxy group, Houthis of Yemen, who have accepted responsibility for the attacks.