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France urges Iran-backed groups to show restraint if US-Iran tensions escalate
France calls on Iran-backed groups to avoid escalating conflict and supports a March conference to strengthen the Lebanese army amid ongoing regional tensions.
- On Feb. 6, Jean-Noël Barrot urged Iran-backed groups to exercise restraint and Lebanon to avoid escalation, warning it would profoundly destabilize the region.
- During indirect talks in Oman, the United States and Iran held a first round of discussions while the U.S. reinforced its military presence after Iran's violent suppression of protests last month.
- Hezbollah has been described as severely weakened but quietly reorganizing and France will co-organize a March 5, Paris conference with the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt to support the Lebanese Army and assist in Hezbollah's disarmament.
- Concerns persist that a U.S. attack on Iran could draw Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon into the conflict, risking profound destabilization of the Near and Middle East, warned the official.
- With domestic governance strained, Barrot said Iran must prepare 'to make major concessions and to radically change its posture,' as Lebanon's army remains severely impacted by the 2019 economic meltdown.
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