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EU Foreign Affairs Minister Kaja Kallas has attended a meeting focused on the Gulf conflict. EPA

European and Gulf ministers assert region's right to self-defence

Iran accused of exporting war to sow chaos in response to the US-led assault

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France’s new and radical stealth warship ready for Gulf within months

Macron says military operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz is on table

France deploys air defences to Gulf and Red Sea after Iranian attacks

Putin to convey Gulf concerns to Iran over air strikes

France ready to defend Gulf states under Iranian attack

Iranian woman in prisoner swap plan with France handed prison sentence for glorifying terrorism



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French Interior Minister heads to Algeria in renewed bid to mend ties

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