Macron calls a Defense Council to address the war in the Middle East this Tuesday
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, convened this Tuesday afternoon a National Defense and Security Council to address the conflict situation in the Middle East, Elysée sources indicate.
The meeting, in which ministers and officials with powers in the areas of defense and security must participate, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., sources specify.
The war situation remains marked by the continuation of attacks on Lebanon, Iran, Israel, and the countries of the Persian Gulf, despite the suggestion of a de-escalation after US President Donald Trump announced an extension on Monday. He did so while awaiting results in the negotiations that he said the United States is holding with the Iranian regime for a de-escalation in the war, something that Iran denies.
Trump indicated that he was postponing for five days the offensive with which he had previously threatened Iran against its power plants and other infrastructure if it did not unblock the passage through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of the hydrocarbons consumed in the world left before the war.
Iran, for its part, had responded by warning that it was prepared to completely close the Strait of Hormuz and attack energy and technological infrastructure, as well as desalination plants in the region.
Regarding Lebanon, this Monday Macron defended its sovereignty and insisted that “nothing” should justify the violation of its territorial integrity, alluding to the operations that Israel is carrying out against the former French colony. (Efe)
