Paris, March 16 -- French President Emmanuel Macron said he urged Iran to end attacks across the Middle East and called for restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian.

In a post on X following the call, Macron said, "I have just spoken with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian."

Macron said he called on Tehran to immediately halt what he described as unacceptable attacks carried out directly or through allied groups in the region.

"I called on him to put an immediate end to the unacceptable attacks Iran is carrying out against countries in the region, whether directly or through proxies, including in Lebanon and Iraq," he said.

The French President also said Pa...