US EditionFrance 'ready' to defend Gulf states against Iran as Middle East conflict widens
France offers proportionate support to Gulf states and Jordan against Iranian missile and drone strikes, protecting 400,000 French citizens in the region, Foreign Minister Barrot said.
- On March 2, 2026, France's Foreign Minister Jean‑Noël Barrot announced in Paris that France is ready to defend Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran.
- Iran launched missile and drone strikes, saying it targeted US bases after US‑Israeli missiles killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.
- In a joint warning, France, Germany and the United Kingdom said they may enable necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran's missile and drone capability, citing `Iran's reckless attacks` threatening allies and civilians.
- Barrot said an estimated 400,000 French citizens are residents or currently visiting countries in and around the Gulf, and no French victims have been reported so far.
- Framing action under international law, Jean‑Noël Barrot called for UN debate and urged Lebanon to be spared from escalation.
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France is ready to help Gulf countries targeted by Iran
France is ready to help Gulf countries targeted by Iranian retaliatory strikes, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday, adding that the Israeli and U.S. initial strikes against Iran should have been debated beforehand at the United Nations.
In the face of Iranian drone attacks, France has offered defence assistance to the Gulf States and Jordan. It is about the security of French institutions, bases and military personnel, according to Foreign Minister Barrot.[more]]>
France ready to defend gulf countries and Jordan
These nations have military bases in the Gulf and are allies of Washington. Barrot stated that Paris’s position is based on agreements with its partners and the principle of collective defense. “Friendly countries have been deliberately targeted by the Revolutionary Guard and subjected to a war they did not choose,” he said in a statement mentioning Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar. The Forei…
Iran is launching missions and drones against various countries in response to attacks launched on the Sabbath by Israel and the US
The French authorities have assured this Monday that they are "prepared to participate" in the defense...
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