Seeking Iranian regime change through military means "would lead to chaos," Macron says

 begin partial quote from: CNN

Seeking Iranian regime change through military means "would lead to chaos," Macron says

From CNN’s Catherine Nicholls

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday cautioned against seeking a change to the Iranian regime through military means.

“I believe that the biggest error today is to seek a regime change in Iran through military means, because that would lead to chaos,” Macron told journalists in Kananaskis, Canada, where the G7 is holding its annual summit.

Macron got into hot water with US President Donald Trump on Monday after telling reporters that Trump had left the meeting early to discuss ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Iran.

Macron said France would support a ceasefire, though Trump quickly rejected the notion that he was working toward one.

“Our responsibility is to resume discussions as quickly as possible to restore a framework for addressing the nuclear and ballistic issues. This is what France has consistently done for the past 10 years,” Macron said.