Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will brief political leaders as the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle enters the Mediterranean.President Emmanuel Macron described strikes on Iran by Israel and the USA as illegal while maintaining a strictly defensive posture.France has authorized US refueling tankers at Istres airbase and deployed the frigate Languedoc to support the defense of Cyprus.Repatriation efforts continue for citizens in the United Arab Emirates following the diversion of an
Air France flight to Cairo.