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Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, as it threatened to expand operations and seize territory in Lebanon if Hezbollah did not stop its attacks. The Israeli military issued a call to evacuate ahead of the Beirut attack, after having also widened its evacuation warning for residents in southern Lebanon.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first statement since his appointment as the war with the United States and Israel rages. The statement was read on state television Thursday by a news anchor. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
In Beirut, refugees from conflict zones like Sudan and Ethiopia have once again been caught up in war — the very thing they hoped to leave behind in their home countries. FRANCE 24's reporter spoke to families sheltering at a Jesuit church in the Lebanese capital, who have lost everything for a second time after fleeing Israeli and US air strikes on Lebanon.
Since the war in the Middle East began nearly two weeks ago, the phone at Ron Hubbard's bomb shelter company in Texas hasn't stopped ringing. Foreign and US clients are rushing to buy his bunkers, seeking refuge in case of air raids, nuclear fallout or apocalypse.
#Dubai was among the targets of fresh Iranian drone strikes early on March 12, alongside Kuwait's airport. This comes after #Iran denounced a #UN Security Council that demanded strikes on the #Gulf countries stop. Eleven civilians have died since the start of Iranian attacks in the region.
As Iran’s new supreme leader calls for the Strait of Hormuz to remain closed, France’s Minister of Armed Forces and Veteran Affairs, Catherine Vautrin, says Paris has no plans to send naval vessels to the strategic waterway. In an interview with FRANCE 24, she also stressed that France is not participating in the war in the Middle East.
Iran's participation in the World Cup seems to be slipping further away on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump saying that Team Melli players would not be “safe” if they came to the United States.
Iran's participation in the World Cup seems to be slipping further away on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump saying that Team Melli players would not be “safe” if they came to the United States.
Iran's participation in the World Cup seems to be slipping further away on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump saying that Team Melli players would not be “safe” if they came to the United States.
Iran's participation in the World Cup seems to be slipping further away on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump saying that Team Melli players would not be “safe” if they came to the United States.
US President Donald Trump warned Iran's football team Thursday their "life and safety" would be at risk if they took part in the upcoming World Cup in North America.
The Israeli military said on Thursday that Hezbollah had fired around 200 rockets at Israel the night beforeFRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports from one of the buildings in Tel Aviv that was hit during the very first days of the war by an Iranian missile. Since then, "a sense of normality has returned to the streets", she explains.
Explosions shook Tehran early Thursday as the US-Israeli airstrikes continued with no end in sight. Minutes after saying Iran had launched missiles into Israel very early on Thursday morning, Israel’s military said it had begun a “wide-scale wave of strikes” in Tehran.
The United States said Tuesday it was striking Iranian ships capable of mining the crucial Strait of Hormuz and threatened escalation if Tehran presses ahead, as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on global oil markets. The US military posted video footage of Iranian boats blasted by missiles and other projectiles as it said it had destroyed 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint t...
As he takes on the presidency of PEN America, Dinaw Mengestu explains why defending a plurality of voices is crucial at a time of censorship and revisionism. He also discusses how the organisation is working to rebuild its credibility after criticism over its failure to condemn the war in Gaza in 2023. The award-winning author’s fourth novel, “Someone Like Us”, has just been published in France, a...
In his first message since he was appointed Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping lane to remain closed and called on Gulf Arab states to "shut down" US bases. It was a message of defiance and continuity, explains FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto.
The UN Security Council held two votes on the Middle East war, the first since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. A Bahrain-sponsored resolution condemning Iran -- but not the US and Israel -- was adopted. A second, Russian-sponsored one, condemning Iran and the US-Israel, was vetoed. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto examines the implications of the UN votes.
In the south Lebanon border village of Qlayaa, hundreds mourn parish priest Father Pierre al-Rai two days after he was killed by Israeli shelling while inspecting the site of an earlier attack. Amid the funeral procession, residents implore the army for protection from the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah, but pledge to stay no matter what.
According to an investigation by the Bloomberg news organisation, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei who has been appointed as the new head of the Islamic republic, has amassed wealth estimated at more than $100 billion. Money from oil sales has been channelled into investments in luxury British real estate, hotels in Europe and property in Dubai.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran’s attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue. The Strait of Hormuz has been at the heart of several conflicts over the years. Here's a closer look at events that have shaken the region, and the world, over the past four decades.
Israel's military said Thursday that Hezbollah had fired around 200 rockets at Israel the night before, in what it described as the Lebanese armed group's "biggest barrage" since the war began. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports from Jerusalem.
Sparking turmoil in global energy markets and undermining Gulf countries’ reputations for economic stability is all part of the Iranian regime’s strategy, according to a Middle East analyst. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Paymon Azmoudeh, senior consultant in the risk and compliance practice at Forward Global, explains that Tehran hopes to pressure Washington to end the war. Iran, he says, is very aware o...
#Israel launched a new 'large-scale attack' against #Hezbollah targets late on March 11, following rocket fire from the militant group. It struck #Beirut's southern suburbs as well as the capital's city centre, for the second time in a day and the third time since the start of the #war.
Nerd Alert! This week we focus on France’s contribution to knowledge and ideas. If French philosopher René Descartes famously said, “I think, therefore I am,” then “we think, therefore we are” could be said of the French. Over the years, France has produced a wide array of world-leading thinkers at the forefront of dazzling theories about knowledge, liberty, justice, the human condition – and, of ...
The European Union is facing an “almost existential moment” as it seeks to weather global turmoil. That is the warning from Ireland’s Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris. He says the current conflict in the Middle East serves as “a stark reminder of how Europe must become much more energy independent and much more economically resilient."
Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Dr H. A. Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for Defence and International Security Studies in London. The succession process currently unfolding in Iran must be understood within the extraordinary context of wartime decision-making, Dr Hellyer explains. The debate over Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment is less about ...
Footage from January and February 2026 captures Israeli aircraft spraying herbicides over agricultural land in southern Syria. The FRANCE 24 Observers team spoke to a farmer who described the significant losses resulting from these spraying operations.
As the US-Israeli war against Iran escalates, fears are rising that covert agents lying low in Western countries could be activated to retaliate. US President Donald Trump said his administration is "on top" of the possibility of Iranian cells operating inside the United States, but has offered few details about the level of threat.
Amid the political uncertainty surrounding Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new Supreme Leader, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr Anahita Motazed Rad, Visiting Senior Fellow in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics. The Islamic Republic is navigating a moment of acute pressure, both internally and externally, and that the elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei serves an im...
