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France says Israeli, US strikes on Iran should have been debated at UN beforehand
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France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot gives a press conference after a crisis meeting in Paris on March 2, 2026 (Photo by Thibault Camus / POOL / AFP)
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says that Israeli and US “unilateral” attacks in Iran should have been debated in the collective bodies set up for this exact purpose, such as the United Nations.
“Everyone could have taken their responsibilities, because it is only by going before the (United Nations) Security Council that the use of force can acquire the necessary legitimacy,” Barrot tells reporters after holding a meeting at the ministry in Paris.
Barrot added that no French victims had been reported at this stage.
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