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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Macron warns attempt at regime change in Iran would bring ‘chaos’
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to hold a press conference at the Elysee Paslace in Paris on June 13, 2025, after Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran. (Michel Euler / POOL / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron warns that any attempt to change the regime in Iran would result in “chaos” in the Middle East.
Macron was speaking at a G7 summit in Canada shortly after US President Donald Trump said the United States would not kill Iran’s supreme leader “for now.”
But the French leader adds that Trump has a critical role in restarting diplomacy with Tehran, and says he believes the US president favors a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
“I believe we need the United States of America to bring everyone back around the table,” Macron tells reporters.
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