France announced on Sunday evening that it would immediately send the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" to the eastern Mediterranean amid escalating regional tensions following the outbreak of war between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other.
This French move came a day after the start of joint military operations against Iran, which targeted senior Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his advisor Ali Shamkhani, in addition to other military commanders, through hundreds of missile strikes and suicide drones. Iran responded by targeting Israel and American bases in the Gulf states and the Kurdistan region, following bombing operations on towers and airports in the UAE and Kuwait. On Sunday, the American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was targeted, while the United States launched strikes on military sites inside Iranian territory. France's dispatch of the aircraft carrier comes as a measure to support regional stability and protect strategic sea lanes in the eastern Mediterranean, amid escalating military confrontations that threaten energy security and regional and international stability.
