Macron, Charles de Gaulle plane service en path to the Mediterranean | EUROtoday

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French President Emmanuel Macron, in a televised deal with to the nation on the scenario within the Middle East, introduced that the Charles de Gaulle plane service will likely be deployed within the Mediterranean Sea. France “shot down drones in self-defense, from the first hours of the conflict, to defend the airspace of our allies”, he defined in a televised speech. Macron then introduced the deployment “in the last hours” of Rafale fighters, anti-aircraft protection methods and the sending of the Languedoc frigate. The president additionally mentioned two French army bases had suffered “limited attacks.”

However, the French president additionally underlined that the Israeli-American assaults towards Iran have been carried out “in violation of international law”, additionally underlining that “no executioner” will likely be “regretted”. “With Germany and the United Kingdom, we have clearly stated that a cessation of the attacks as soon as possible is desirable and that lasting peace in the region will only be achieved through the resumption of diplomatic negotiations”, added the French head of state, underlining how the Iranian folks should “freely decide their own destiny”. The president launched an enchantment “to stop the bombing as soon as possible”.

However, Macron additionally mentioned that Iran “is primarily responsible for the current situation” within the Middle East. The battle, added the top of the Elysée, “is spreading across the region and has serious consequences for everyone’s peace and security”.

Finally, Macron outlined a potential Israeli land operation in Lebanon as “a dangerous escalation and a strategic error”.