Mr Macron has called for “all parties” to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “without delay and conditions” after a telephone talk with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Mr Khamenei was killed Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a pre-dawn assault on the country.
Mr Trump will be in Europe for the World Economic Forum in Davos, on Wednesday.
The French leader said Mr Maduro, himself, rubbished the dignity of the Venezuelan people with his disregard of fundamental rights and freedoms.
Following a visit to China, Mr Macron raised the prospect of countermeasures against China.
Mr Macron said on Sunday evening that France stood in solidarity with Nigeria amid a deteriorating security situation, especially in the country’s north.
France had demanded the couple’s release and accused Iran of holding the pair as state hostages.
It is not yet clear whether Sébastien Lecornu, who resigned after just four weeks in office, will stay on after all, or whether a new person will fill the role.
Mr Shettima is representing President Bola Tinubu at the UN epochal event.
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the UN conference jointly with Saudi Arabia, starting at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT), to promote the two-state solution.
