US EditionFrance to Defend Israel if Attacked by Iran: President Macron
- On Friday, June 13, 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron affirmed Israel’s entitlement to self-defense in response to its airstrikes targeting Iran.
- The air raids targeted approximately 100 locations in Iran, encompassing nuclear and military facilities, and resulted in the death of the chief of staff of the armed forces amid escalating regional tensions.
- Macron held a meeting of France’s top defense and security officials, urged all parties to exercise utmost restraint, and committed to safeguarding French citizens and diplomatic and military assets in the area.
- Jean-Noël Barrot emphasized on X that all sides must avoid escalation that could threaten stability, and Iran has gradually violated commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.
- Barrot will visit Israel on Monday to show solidarity, reflecting France's ongoing support amid calls for a ceasefire and political solutions to secure the Middle East.
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Emmanuel Macron blames Iran for the military escalation in the Middle East, announcing that France is “ready” to participate in the “defence of Israel, if necessary.” At a hasty press conference on Friday night, Macron outlined the position of France, the first European nuclear power, in the face of the great crisis threatening regional stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. “We cannot live in a world where Iran has the nuclear weapon,” the Fre…
Israel guarantees that the Iranian regime will "pay a very high price". Still, Emanuel Macron guarantees that France will take part in the defense of Tel Aviv.
Macron Announces that France Is Ready to Take Part in Israel's Defence in Front of Iran - HotNews.ro
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France will participate in Israel's "protection and defence operations" in the case of "repressants"
Macron Says Iran Destabilised Region, France Will Defend Israel
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Iran bore a heavy responsibility for destabilisation of the Middle East and that it had pushed ahead with an unjustified nuclear programme, but he also urged restraint after Israel struck Iran.
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