Top French diplomat suggests US–Israeli attacks on Iran lack legitimacy

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France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says Israeli and US “unilateral” attacks in Iran should have been debated in the collective bodies set up for this exact purpose, such as the United Nations.

“Everyone could have taken their responsibilities, because it is only by going before the [United Nations] Security Council that the use of force can acquire the necessary legitimacy,” Barrot told reporters after holding a meeting at the Ministry in Paris.

Barrot added that no French victims had been reported at this stage.

 

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