France is trying to place Lebanon within its negotiating basket, and to form a line of communication for it with Iran through Hezbollah. To present itself as Iran's Western interlocutor, but it could not hide its economic interests in Lebanon, as well as with Iran.

Shortly after the Beirut Port explosion, France appeared on the Lebanese scene with a strong, colonialist face. French President Emmanuel Macron toured Beirut to check on the “injured subjects.” President Macron then came out to say: “I will not tolerate this political class in Lebanon”