Since Greenland, Emmanuel Macron has set out to confirm his support for the security of Israel, without condemning or approving the strikes of TSAhal in Iran.
A delicate position. Emmanuel Macron Arrived in Greenland last night to try to defend the territory in the face of the expansionist inclinations of Donald Trump. The opportunity for the French president to sweep the news and in particular to evoke the current conflict between Israel and theIran. A difficult test for the head of state, comparable to a real balancingist game, especially in the face of the violent Israeli attacks towards Iran.
Emmanuel Macron rightly reaffirmed his support for the security of Israel, without clearly validating the strikes of the Hebrew State, nor condemn them. “I said very clearly on Friday that France was very concerned about nuclear proliferation and nuclear activities during Iran and that these constituted a very clear threat to the whole region, and even for ourselves. This does not mean that I have endorsed anything,” he explains, about the assaults of Tsahal.
“We were not asked” assures Macron
He hammers it: France did not participate in any “defensive operation” of Israel against Iran. According to him, France will participate “in the protection and defense operations of Israel”, only in the event of “reprisals” of Tehran. Paris was therefore involved in any operation, quite simply because “we were not asked,” said the Elysée tenant from Greenland.
Under his terms, the thorny subject of Iranian nuclear power must be settled around an exchange: “We call, as quickly as possible to a return of the discussions”, he assures. And if France and Europe do not seem to settle this situation, “the United States has the capacity”, judges Emmanuel Macron. That’s not all. The French president also opposed the idea of Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin could play a mediation role between Israel and Iran.
“I do not believe that Russia, which today is engaged in a high intensity conflict and has decided not to respect the Charter of the United Nations, for several years now, may be in anything a mediator,” he says. For its part, Iran says it is waiting for France – and European countries – “that they endeavor to end the attack”. They should have “had to condemn the crimes of the Zionist regime very clearly,” said Monday, June 16, the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaeil Baghaei.