NNA – France stayed out of a Britain-US coalition thatnbsp;carried out airstrikesnbsp;against Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea as Paris feared an escalation, says French President Emmanuel Macron.
ldquo;France has decided not to join a coalition that has carried out pre-emptive strikes against the Houthis on their soil. Why? Precisely because we have a position that seeks to avoid any escalation,rdquo; Macron told reporters, emphasizing that the subject was not ldquo;militaryrdquo; but ldquo;diplomatic.rdquo;–AFP
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