Earlier this month, Washington, London and Canberra presented the partnership deal, instantly drawing condemnation from France.

French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune says he is no longer patient with the UK over resolving post-Brexit fishing rights.

Boeing says it plans to build military drones in Australia, which blindsided France by a submarine deal with the US.

Iran raps the US and the UK for double standards over their recent decision to sell Australia nuclear-powered submarines.

The European Commission says major differences with Britain relating to elements of Brexit must be settled before the end of December.

The fate of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal has been discussed by both Iranian and American presidents in the 76th United Nations General Assembly session, with Iran touching on multilateralism and rejecting inhumane sanctions.

Pyongyang has condemned the US over a submarine deal with Australia, warning of countermeasures if it affects North Korea's security.

France has canceled an official meeting scheduled for this week between its Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace amid simmering tensions over a submarine row.

The US and UK announced this week that they will provide Australia with advanced technology to build nuclear powered submarines.

The details of the AUKUS were discussed during the G7 summit, in secret, according to a report.