Macron slams Mideast energy strikes as ‘reckless escalation’

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French President Emmanuel Macron has warned of a “reckless escalation” as Iran struck a series of Gulf energy sites after an Israeli attack on its South Pars gas field, AFP reports.

Speaking on arrival at EU talks in Brussels, Macron warned that if Middle Eastern energy “production capacities themselves are destroyed, this war will have a much more lasting impact”, calling for “direct talks between the Americans and Iranians on this matter”.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks to journalists as he arrives for a EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 19, 2026. — AFP
France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks to journalists as he arrives for a EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 19, 2026. — AFP

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