O President of France, Emmanuel Macron, said on Friday (13) that the Iran It has great responsibility for the destabilization of the Middle East and which has advanced with an unjustified nuclear program. Even so, he asked for moderation after the attack of Israel To Iran.
“Iran is responsible for destabilizing the entire region,” said the French leader. “He supported Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, welcomed the terrorist attack of 7 October, after which 50 compatriots lost their lives, and still keep two French hostages, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris. And I want to reiterate to their families our solidarity and our determination to guarantee their liberation.”
After a day of conversations with regional and international leaders, after Israeli bombing, including nuclear facilities, Macron said Tehran is close to a “critical point” to acquire a nuclear weapon. Iran repeatedly denies having this intention.
Although he has appealed for restraint, Macron acknowledged that resuming diplomatic efforts, especially US negotiations with Iran, will be difficult.
“And so, I affirm with the greatest clarity, the risk of this march to Iran’s nuclear weapons threatens the region, Europe and collective stability,” he continued. “We can’t live in a world where Iran has the atomic bomb because it represents an existential threat and a threat to our collective security.”
Warning for possible impacts on the global economy, Macron stated that if the country, as he has done in the past, but ruled out to participate in any military operation against Tehran.
France and Israel, traditional allies, have had tense relationships in recent months, with increasingly critical Macron of the Israeli War in Gaza.
Macron pointed out that France’s support to Israel is not unconditional and that Paris has the right to disagree with some decisions of the Israeli government because “they sometimes go against Israel’s security interests.”
