Emmanuel Macron reaffirms that France is ready to “host a support conference for Lebanon”
President Emmanuel Macron ensures that “France is ready, when Lebanon deems it appropriate, to organize a support and mobilization conference to support Lebanon in this effort to regain sovereignty”.
“We will organize this conference, which will aim to support the Lebanese armed forces and to aid in the reconstruction of southern Lebanon,” he adds, specifying that “it will also be an opportunity to mobilize European funding”.
“We both support [with the Cypriot president] the idea of a European Union partnership agreement with Lebanon in this context,” he emphasizes.
Emmanuel Macron calls again for “respecting international law, de-escalation, and resuming negotiations”
French President Emmanuel Macron, along with the Cypriot president, calls for “respecting international law”.
“We want de-escalation and the resumption of negotiations,” he adds.
Donald Trump orders the destruction of ships laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to destroy ships laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as stated on Truth Social.
“There should be no hesitation,” wrote the American president on his Truth Social network.
“Our mine clearers are clearing the strait at the moment. I order this activity to continue, but at three times its current level,” he added.
After the death of two French soldiers killed in Lebanon, Emmanuel Macron calls on “Lebanese authorities to shed light on this attack”
Emmanuel Macron states that France “expects the Lebanese authorities to shed light on the attack” that cost the lives of two French soldiers in Lebanon.
He adds, alongside his Cypriot counterpart, that he expects “the perpetrators to be identified, arrested” and that they “can answer for their crime”.
The Pentagon announces boarding a sanctioned oil tanker from Iran in the Indian Ocean
The US Department of Defense announces that it intercepted and boarded a stateless oil tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean last night.
“During the night, US forces conducted a maritime interdiction and boarding inspection aboard the stateless sanctioned vessel M/T Majestic X, which was carrying oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean,” it said on X.
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