Emmanuel Macron

French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were initially released from Iran's Evin Prison in November 2025 after having been imprisoned there for over three years.

|ByREUTERS
A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.
A Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft stands parked on the tarmac on the day of France's President Emmanuel Macron's visit, at the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase, France March 18, 2025.

Israel halts defense trade with France, citing ‘hostile attitude,’ sources tell ‘Post’

Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the decision was a result of France taking a hostile attitude toward Israel over the last two years.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, AMICHAI STEIN
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

Huckabee critcizes Israel police over Pizzaballa's Palm Sunday incident

"The action today by the Israel National Police ... is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world," Huckabee wrote in a social media post.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.

Iranian-backed militias escalate in Iraq, targeting Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani

The attack has been condemned by France and Iraq, but Iran has distanced itself from the incident.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Israeli ground op. in Lebanon will ‘strengthen Hezbollah,’ France tells Israel - exclusive

French sources told the Post that a ground operation in Lebanon would undermine the Lebanese government’s legitimacy to act against Hezbollah.

MARCH 5, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a joint press conference, amid the Israeli-Hamas conflict, in Jerusalem, October 24, 2023.

Netanyahu meets with Macron, Lebanese officials, to discuss Hezbollah attacks

French President Macron reaffirmed the need for Hezbollah to immediately cease attacks and urged Prime Minister Netanyahu not to send soldiers on a ground offensive

MARCH 5, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attend a meeting with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa joining remotely, during a visit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

Epic Fury: Why Macron was not warned or involved in attacks on Iran - opinion

“Neither forewarned nor involved” is not neutrality – it is the public confession of a voluntary abdication.

MARCH 4, 2026ByDAVID NATAF
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, February 13, 2026.

How Starmer and Macron taught Iran that Europe is safe to hit - comment

The honest version of what Starmer and Macron are doing is outsourcing hard power to allies while claiming the authority to restrain those allies.

MARCH 3, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, February 13, 2026.

French FM to summon US ambassador over comments on far-right activist's death

Quentin Deranque, 23, died from severe head injuries sustained two days previously in Lyon when he was attacked by masked men allegedly part of a banned far-left French militant group.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByASHER SMITH
IMAGES REPRESENTING Quentin Deranque, a young far-right activist beaten to death during a violent assault by hard-left activists, with a text message reading: "Killed by Melenchon's militia", on the day of a march in tribute to Quentin Deranque, in Lyon, France, February 21, 2026.

Iraq's Kurds emerge as Middle East's key diplomatic players at Munich Security Council - analysis

The KRG has helped smooth the transition in eastern Syria by working with Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces, also hosting US forces and other anti-ISIS coalition forces.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.

Macron calls for stronger measures against antisemitism in France at Ilan Halimi ceremony

Macron held a tree-planting ceremony to commemorate 20 years since the death of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old Jewish man who died after being kidnapped and held captive for 24 days.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, February 13, 2026.

French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Mediterranean

The interception was carried out on high seas in the Western Mediterranean, between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByREUTERS
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025.

France asks for NATO exercise in Greenland, ready to contribute to it, Macron says

News of the request comes as US President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push to acquire Greenland.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

Supreme Court decision on baby autopsy, Trump’s Greenland texts under scrutiny

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Caps with slogans supporting Greenland are on display in a clothing store in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 20, 2026.