Macron Welcomes US-Iran Ceasefire, Urges Lebanon's Inclusion in Truce Framework

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire on April 8, 2026, while explicitly calling for Lebanon to be included in the truce framework — adding European diplomatic weight to Washington's own pressure on this question. Macron's endorsement of the ceasefire combined with his Lebanon demand aligns Paris with the position Vance articulated to Tehran: the pause must be extended to cover Israeli operations in Lebanon to be durable. France, which maintains close ties with Lebanon and has historically been a mediating actor in Lebanese crises, brings additional international credibility to calls for ceasefire expansion. The French position adds to growing multilateral consensus that the Iran ceasefire's credibility depends on halting parallel Israeli military action in Lebanon.