Reuters - France called on Tuesday for avoiding any escalation of tensions in the Middle East region after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would name Iran�s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation.

Asked about the U.S. move, the French foreign ministry replied in an electronic press briefing that France remained committed to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

�We urge people to avoid escalating tensions or destabilising the region,� the ministry added.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by Richard Lough