Macron Rejects Regime Change in Iran

(MENAFN) French Leader Emmanuel Macron has voiced opposition to any effort aimed at overthrowing the government in Iran, taking a contrasting position to that of US President Donald Trump.

Macron’s remarks came in response to the recent escalation in confrontational language by Trump, who has intensified his stance toward Tehran.

On Tuesday, Trump issued a strongly worded post on his Truth Social platform, where he appeared to threaten Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

He wrote that “we know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.”

This statement came alongside Trump’s call for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” in its conflict with Israel.

The current hostilities began when Israel launched an attack on Iran last Friday, claiming the purpose was to halt its alleged nuclear weapons development—a charge Tehran has consistently denied, asserting its nuclear pursuits are solely for civilian purposes.

Responding on the same day, Macron affirmed his stance against Iran becoming a nuclear power, yet he cautioned against using force as a means to bring about governmental change in the country.

He warned that “the biggest error would be to use military strikes to change the regime because it would then be chaos.”

Macron invoked past examples to support his warning, asking, “Does anyone think that what was done in Iraq in 2003 was a good idea? Does anyone think that what was done in Libya the next decade [in 2011] was a good idea? No!”

His comments alluded to the instability that engulfed both nations following Western military interventions that ousted long-standing leaders Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.

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