Macron refused to call Iran an enemy of NATO amid accusations of allegedly supplying Russia with weapons

2023-07-12T16:37:46.753Z

Highlights: French leader Emmanuel Macron, at a press conference following the NATO summit in Vilnius, refused to call Iran an enemy of NATO. "The purpose of the alliance is not to declare anyone an enemy every week, but to exert pressure where necessary when the interests or security of allies are threatened," he said. On July 6, the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, called the "evidence" provided by Western countries about the alleged use of Iranian drones by Russia in Ukraine comical.

French leader Emmanuel Macron, at a press conference following the NATO summit in Vilnius, refused to call Iran an enemy of NATO, despite accusations of Tehran by the West of allegedly supplying Russia with UAVs.