Macron convenes emergency meeting to discuss Greenland, Iran


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  • Thursday, 15 Jan 2026

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' summit, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - President ‌Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency defence cabinet in ‌Paris on Thursday to discuss U.S. President Donald's Trump's ‌stated intent to acquire Greenland and the forceful crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran.

In an overnight message on X, Macron said a first ‍group of French military personnel were already ‍headed to Greenland to ‌participate in an exercise organised by Denmark and Greenland, an ‍overseas ​Danish territory.

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