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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Friday renewed France’s ongoing refusal to take part in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Anadolu Agency reports. “France has not entered the war since the beginning of this crisis. We have said so: since the objectives were not clearly defined and the operations were conducted outside the framework of international law, it was simply not conceivable for France to take part,” Barrot told broadcaster BFM TV. He reiterated the need to prevent hostilities from resuming within the framework of negotiations. “As everyone has seen since the start of this war, which we did not support and in which we did not take part, the risks of escalation are extremely high. They carry major consequences […]
