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France sending aircraft carrier to Mediterranean, says Macron
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to students during an event about the LaFayette scholarship program, in New York City, on September 23, 2025. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron says France is sending an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean in response to the widening conflict in the Middle East amid US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
“I have ordered the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, its air assets, and its escort of frigates to set course for the Mediterranean,” he says in a televised speech.
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