June 17, 2025

KANANASKIS, Alberta — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday opposed bringing down the Iranian regime violently as he warned of potentially destabilizing effects across the Middle East.

"The biggest mistake today would be to try to do a regime change in Iran through military means because that would lead to chaos," Macron told reporters on the last day of the G7 summit in Canada, warning that "no one can say what comes next."

"We never support actions of regional de-stabilization," he added.

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