The French president spelled out a new doctrine of 'forward deterrence' for France. Here's

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday vowed to help defend Cyprus, where a U.K. air base was hit by an Iranian Shahed drone following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. “When Cyprus is attacked, it is Europe that is attacked,

PAPHOS, Cyprus, March 9 () - France will ‌send two frigates ‌as part of the ​European Union's naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, ‌French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. "We ⁠are in the process of setting ​up a purely ​defensive,

Speaking from Cyprus, an EU country that was struck by Iranian-made drones, Emmanuel Macron said the 'purely defensive, purely support mission' would be aimed at escorting container ships and tankers in order to gradually reopen the strait.

Speaking in ⁠Cyprus before ⁠visiting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, which arrived this weekend in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron sought to reassure his Cypriot ​counterpart after drones were intercepted heading towards the island last week.

French president says ‘purely defensive’ mission aims to gradually reopen key Gulf waterway amid spike in oil prices.

The plan is a “major evolution” of France’s deterrence posture, the president said in a long-awaited speech at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany.

France's president also said the country would boost its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300 in the first such increase since at least 1992.

France will strengthen its cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and provide armored transport vehicles as well as operational and logistical support, French President

French nuclear-armed jets could be stationed in Britain and other allied European countries after Emmanuel Macron unveiled a dramatic expansion of France’s deterrence doctrine.