France's Macron urges both Netanyahu and Rouhani to reduce regional tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the leaders of Iran and Israel in bid to lower regional tensions, according to Macron’s office.

Macron speaks by phone with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about “the need for stability in Lebanon and the need for regional states to work together to reduce tensions.”

Lebanon is facing a political crisis after its prime minister, Saad Hariri, announced a surprise resignation on November 4 while visiting Saudi Arabia, and used the opportunity to blast Iran’s destabilizing influence in the region. Hariri, now visiting Cairo, is expected to return to Lebanon tomorrow for the first time since his resignation.