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France sends aircraft carrier to Mediterranean over Iran war

French President Emmanuel Macron said on 3 March, 2026 in a televised address that France was sending extra air defence forces and a French frigate to Cyprus following a drone attack on a British base on the Mediterranean island, amid the war against Iran. AFP - SEBASTIEN BOZON

Paris (France) – French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Tuesday evening that he had ordered an aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean in response to the widening Middle East conflict, while acknowledging that the US-Israel strikes on Iran were outside international law.

Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France was sending an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean in response to the widening conflict in the Middle East following US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran.

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