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Why countries are slow to condemn the Iran war

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in calling the ...

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18.23 4 Mar 2026


Why countries are slow to condemn the Iran war


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French President Emmanuel Macron has joined Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of strikes on Iran into question, Macron said the strikes on Iran that began Saturday were conducted "outside of international law" and that Paris "cannot approve of them."

Joining Shane to discuss this is Sean Bell, former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast & Dan Mulhall, former Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.

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