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France's role in Mideast war remains 'defensive': Macron

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13-03-2026 | 08:59

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France's role in Mideast war remains 'defensive': Macron

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France's position in the Middle East war remained "purely defensive" despite an Iranian drone having killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

"France's position is purely defensive, in support of its allies, and can in no way justify any attack against it," Macron said during a news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

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