Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles towards Israel. The unprecedented attack, dubbed “Honest Promise’, was launched in response to a strike attributed to Israel against the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1.
It raises fears of a regional conflagration, in the midst of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “The real economic risks are geopolitical risks”, affirmed Bercy for whom the “prospects of growth and prosperity can be shattered by geopolitical realities” On the eve of the publication by the IMF of its updated global economic forecasts, a source at Bercy also estimated this Monday that “the geopolitical context is not favorable to growth and confidence” French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that France had carried out, at Jordan's request, "interceptions" of Iranian missiles and drones targeting Israel, and affirmed that it wanted to "do everything to avoid conflagment" in the Middle East. French during an exchange with the press, ahead of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington.