French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday morning called for an "immediate moratorium on attacks on civilian energy infrastructure" — becoming the first Western leader to explicitly criticize also the Israeli strike on the Iranian South Pars gas field. Macron warned that "the destruction of energy infrastructure affects the entire world, not just the warring parties," and pointed to the dramatic impact on global energy prices. Al Jazeera ↗
Macron's statement is notable given the caution shown by Western leaders so far. Neither the US, the UK, nor Germany criticized the Israeli attack on South Pars — according to the Wall Street Journal, Trump even approved it in advance. France is thus taking on the role of mediator between the two sides. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot traveled to Lebanon on Thursday, where he will meet with the country's prime minister and president. NPR ↗
Macron's call comes at a time when Iran, within 12 hours, attacked the energy infrastructure of five Gulf countries in retaliation for South Pars. The escalation of the "energy war" — in which both sides are deliberately destroying oil and gas facilities — is having an unprecedented impact on global markets and threatens long-term destabilization of the world economy. CNBC ↗
Macron becomes the first Western leader to also criticize Israel: he demands a moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure
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