Trump: France 'wouldn't let planes fly over territory to Israel' — 'The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!'

In a follow-up Truth Social post on March 31, President Trump accused France of blocking US military aircraft from flying over French territory: 'France wouldn't let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory.' He described Iran's leadership as 'the Butcher of Iran, who has been successfully eliminated.' He concluded: 'France has been very unhelpful with respect to the Butcher of Iran, who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!' The accusation against France adds to Spain's already-confirmed airspace restriction and Italy's Sigonella bomber denial — but France's denial would be more geographically significant as French airspace is a key transit corridor between the eastern US and the Levant. France has been one of the most vocal EU critics of the Iran war, calling for UNSC emergency sessions over Lebanon. If France is blocking US military supply flights, it represents a significant NATO fracture point. Trump's direct public naming of France as an adversarial actor ('The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!') signals a potential broader realignment in the US-France relationship.