Macron says bombing cannot bring regime change in Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron said regime change in Iran could not be achieved through bombing, in an interview with ABC News on Tuesday.

“Having a regime change by bombing a country is not something I think [is] feasible … It doesn’t work,” Macron said.

On Monday, Macron said in a post on X that he met US President Donald Trump in New York and that they agreed to work together to ease pressure on energy markets by protecting critical infrastructure in the Middle East and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

He added that France and the US would also coordinate efforts to secure a moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure and Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.