ماكرون يرد على ترامب بعد سخريته من صفعة بريجيت له العام الماضي

The incident stems from Trump's criticism of France's lack of support in military operations against Iran, during which he mocked Macron by referencing a year-old clip where Macron's wife Brigitte slapped him on a plane. Trump recounted a White House lunch conversation where he asked Macron for naval support in the Gulf, claiming Macron refused and said France could only help after the war was won. Trump's ridicule came after France refused to allow Israel to use its airspace for transporting American weapons used against Iran, according to Reuters sources. French politicians across party lines, including parliament president Yael Brown-Pivet and opposition leader Manuel Bomper, defended Macron and condemned Trump's statements as inappropriate, especially given the serious nature of ongoing conflicts. Macron, speaking from South Korea, responded diplomatically by calling Trump's words 'neither elegant nor up to par' and stating they didn't deserve a response, emphasizing that war is too serious a matter for such discourse. The tensions extend beyond France, with Trump also criticizing NATO as a 'paper tiger' for not supporting military operations to secure the Strait of Hormuz, while Britain, Spain, and other European nations have similarly refused participation or closed their airspace to military aircraft involved in the Iran conflict.