Condemnations pour following an assault by an extremist Israeli settler on a French nun, as attacks on Christian and Muslim clergy and holy sites are on the rise across the occupied territories.

French President Emmanuel Macron has publicly rejected Washington’s coercive blockades against the Islamic Republic of Iran,.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has strongly criticized US President Donald Trump’s offensive remarks against Pope Leo XIV.

France is moving closer to passing legislation that would criminalize a broad range of speech involving the Israeli regime, with penalties of up to five years in prison.

France has censured the latest Israeli atrocities against civilians across Lebanon as unacceptable, whilst the United Kingdom wants the Arab country included in the ceasefire between the US and Iran.

President Masoud Pezeshkian says ceasefire in Lebanon remains one of the central conditions of Iran’s 10-point ceasefire proposal.

The French defense minister says the Paris government will not supply offensive weapons to Israel amid the ongoing large-scale and unprovoked military aggression against Iran.