France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot gives a press conference after a crisis meeting, in Paris, Monday, March 2, 2026. THIBAULT CAMUS / AP
France is "ready" to defend Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran if necessary, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Monday, February 2.
Iran has launched a series of missile and drone strikes on several Gulf countries, saying it is targeting US bases, after being hit by US-Israeli missiles from Saturday that had killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader and symbol of a repressive regime, has died
