Overview
- France’s top general, Fabien Mandon, said the United States no longer reliably warns Paris before launching or ending military operations.
- Mandon said the shift hurts France’s security and interests, pointing to the U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan that he said came without prior notice.
- He added that recent U.S. actions in the Middle East also went ahead without informing France, which he stressed remains an ally.
- The French armed forces are prioritizing ways to protect citizens traveling through the region as fighting and flight disruptions continue.
- Trump has criticized allies for not helping secure the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that carries about one‑fifth of the world’s oil shipments, while Russian state media cast the broader conflict in far more sweeping terms than Reuters reported.