France says Israeli, US strikes on Iran should have been debated at UN beforehand
Jean-Noel Barrot said Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran should have been debated at the United Nations, arguing that only the Security Council can grant legitimacy to the use of force. He added that no French casualties have been reported so far.
Reuters
March 2, 2026
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot gives a press conference after a crisis meeting, in Paris, France, March 2, 2026.
Thibault Camus/Reuters
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that 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.
-Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Makini Brice/Reuters
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