A missile is launched from a warship during the US-led coalition operation against military targets in Yemen, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, from an undisclosed location, in this handout picture released on Jan. 12, 2024. (Credit: US Central Command via X/Handout via Reuters)
France stayed out of a Britain-US coalition that carried out air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea as Paris feared an escalation, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
"France has decided not to join a coalition that has carried out pre-emptive strikes against the Houthis on their soil. Why? Precisely because we have a position that seeks to avoid any escalation," Macron told reporters, emphasizing that the subject was not "military" but "diplomatic."
France stayed out of a Britain-US coalition that carried out air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea as Paris feared an escalation, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
"France has decided not to join a coalition that has carried out pre-emptive strikes against the Houthis on their soil. Why? Precisely...