Macron calls for extreme caution in Gulf, secures critical gas deal for France

French President Emmanuel Macron issued a stern warning on Wednesday in Doha about the Gulf's fragile security situation, urging “extreme caution” to avoid escalating tensions that could reignite conflict, after talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. At the end of his two-day state visit to Qatar, Macron told the media that “no one can ignore that we are in a period that despite everything can lead to tensions: elections in Israel, the midterm elections in the United States, and so during this time efforts and initiatives must be doubled to avoid that these tensions don’t result in a resumption of conflict.