PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned Iran‘s violent crackdown on its citizens following the country’s biggest demonstrations since 2022.
“Respect for fundamental freedoms is a universal requirement, and we stand alongside those who defend them,” Macron wrote on social media platform X.
Macron had already condemned the killing of protesters on Friday in a joint statement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
(Reporting by Nicolas Delame, writing by Louise Rasmussen, editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten and Inti Landauro)
