
French President Emmanuel Macron emerged from an emergency meeting of top politicians and advisors on Saturday night to insist on a diplomatic solution to the unfolding conflict in Iran and the Middle East.
"Diplomatic efforts must resume their rightful place," said Macron after two hours of talks at the Elysée Palace in Paris with Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, and Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Defence.