French President Emmanuel Macron called for a return to diplomacy to end what he called "the spiral of chaos" after Iran targeted a US military base in Qatar on Monday.
Before Macron's social media post on X, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told France 2 television that the missile strikes, which had not caused any casualties, were a "dangerous escalation" and he urged all sides to show restraint.
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses a joint press conference with the Norwegian Prime Minister after signing agreements during an event on industrial decarbonization at The National Museum in Oslo, Norway, on Monday, 2025.