cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/europe/p/1841865/french-president-expresses-european-solidarity-with-spain-after-us-threats-over-madrids
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday voiced solidarity with Spain following recent threats by US President Donald Trump over Madrid’s stance on Iran.
Macron has just spoken with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez “to express France’s European solidarity in response to the recent threats of economic coercion that Spain was targeted with yesterday," the French Presidency told broadcaster BFMTV.
European Council President Antonio Costa also expressed the EU’s solidarity with Madrid and noted that the bloc “will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.”
Iran has been hitting military targets and other infrastructure that’s supporting military targets. What exactly would they be defending? France is out of range.
I see the geopolitics understanders have logged on…
Are embassies military targets or other infrastructure supporting military targets? How about gas terminals?
Are hospitals supporting military targets because they heal soldiers? Are schools military targets because kids can become soldiers?
Embassies, yes. Check out what the US embassy was doing in Tehran during the 70s. Gas terminals, yes. But also Iran has been claiming the strike in SA wasn’t them. Hospitals, no. I haven’t seen anything about Iran striking hospitals. US and Israel regularly strike hospitals. Schools, no. Once again, Iran isn’t, but you can’t say the same about the agressors
So anything that Iran hits is automatically a valid target… How come it doesn’t work the other way?
Are hospitals and school girls valid targets? One side is acting defensively. If you’ve been following this conflict for a while, you’d know that Iran has done as much as possible to avoid this conflict. Their back is against the wall and they’re swinging.
Absolutely not valid targets, bordering on war crimes.
Which in no way justifies attacking civilians on the other side. Hotels, airports, embassies…
Embassies often hold intelligence offices. They’re absolutely a valid target. Airports are infrastructure that supports military operations. (Flying in food and other supplies) Hotels that have been hit were where military personnel were staying. (When other countries do this it’s called ‘using human shields’)
Bullshit excuse. You can use the same reasoning to excuse Israel actuons: hospitals support military operations, schools educate future soldiers, weddings are attended by potential soldiers.
Ben Gurion airport LITERALLY has an Airforce Base attached to it. The US LITERALLY evacuated their bases and had personnel staying in local hotels. Arguing against this is like saying the Iranian frigate in Indonesia wasn’t a valid target because it wasn’t in the theater of war
Gas terminals can be. The others, no.
Embassies are often safehouses for intelligence and espionage, but that doesn’t justify bombing them.