Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday (19\/3),\ncriticised French President Emmanuel Macron for failing to react to\nattacks on Iran\u2019s energy infrastructure amid escalating conflict\ninvolving the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n
Macron had previously stated on social media that he had spoken with\nUS President Donald Trump and Qatar\u2019s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani\nregarding Iran\u2019s attack on gas facilities in Qatar.<\/p>\n
He called for a ban on attacks against civilian infrastructure.\nHowever, Araghchi deemed Macron\u2019s stance inconsistent.<\/p>\n
\u201cMacron has not uttered a single word to condemn the Israel-US war\nagainst Iran. He also did not condemn Israel when it blew up a fuel tank\nin Tehran, endangering millions of people. His concern only arises now\nafter Iran retaliates. Sad!\u201d he wrote on platform X.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Qatar\u2019s state-owned energy company QatarEnergy reported\na missile attack and fire in the Ras Laffan industrial area in the north\nof the country, which is the site of Qatar\u2019s largest liquefied natural\ngas production complex.<\/p>\n
Iran had previously warned that it would target energy infrastructure\nin Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for\nIsraeli and US attacks on the South Pars gas field.<\/p>\n
On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched attacks on\nseveral targets in Iran, including in Tehran, causing damage and\ncivilian casualties.<\/p>\n
Iran then retaliated by attacking Israeli territory and US military\nfacilities in the Middle East region. Initially, the US and Israel\ndescribed the attacks as \u201cpreemptive\u201d measures against threats from\nIran\u2019s nuclear programme. However, both later expressed a desire to see\na change of power in Iran.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/macron-accused-of-double-standards-by-iran-heres-the-evidence-1773924689", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }