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Spain hardened its stance towards Washington on Wednesday over the use of Spanish bases in operations against Iran, defying US President Donald Trump’s threats of trade reprisals and deepening the friction between the NATO allies. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez repeated his call of “no to the war,” insisting Madrid would not be complicit in the conflict, even as the White House made claims that Spai...
The #US and #Israel have intensified strikes on #Iran, as shown in these images obtained by France 24 via Telegram. “The death toll stands at 787 people, many of them civilians,” explains our Tehran correspondent Reza Sayah.
An American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday, March 4, after the Sri Lankan navy reported that the Iranian frigate Dena had sunk off its coast.
The rapidly expanding war in Iran is creating ripple effects beyond the Middle East, rattling global energy markets and reshaping the economics of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Iran's retaliatory strikes across the Gulf have driven oil prices up, potentially boosting Moscow’s revenues just as sanctions and Ukrainian strikes had begun to weaken Russia's campaign. With energy exports funding the Kremlin’...
As joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran began last week, the United States deployed LUCAS – a cheaper kamikaze drone modelled on Iran’s Shahed – for the very first time. The US military has learned lessons from the war in Ukraine, where similar single-use drones have been used to overwhelm enemy air defences at minimal cost.
Delano D'Souza welcomes Dr. Carla Martinez Machain, Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Machain offers a damning assessment of Donald Trump’s decision to initiate military strikes against Iran: It must be understood through the lens of domestic political strategy rather than a coherent foreign policy doctrine. The conflict reflects what political scientists call “gambl...
Delano D'Souza welcomes Dr. Carla Martinez Machain, Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Machain offers a damning assessment of Donald Trump’s decision to initiate military strikes against Iran must be understood primarily through the lens of domestic political strategy rather than a coherent foreign policy doctrine. From her perspective, the timing of the conflict refl...
Spain's Prime Minister doubled down on his criticism of Washington on March 3rd, a day after Donald Trump threatened to cut off all trade with the country. That itself came in response to Spain's refusal to allow the use of military bases shared with the US in its territory for Washington's continued war with Israel on Iran. Pedro Sanchez warned Trump he was playing Russian roulette with the lives...
Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes against Iran, a council of 88 Shiite clerics are set to appoint a new supreme leader. The long-running favourite is the late supreme leader's son, but he faces reservations: the supreme leadership was never supposed to become a family dynasty like the Shahs. But what does the supreme leader actually do?
Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes against Iran, a council of 88 Shiite clerics are set to appoint a new supreme leader. The long-running favourite is the late supreme leader's son, but he faces reservations: the supreme leadership was never supposed to become a family dynasty like the Shahs. But what does the supreme leader actually do?
As the funeral procession of the late Ali Khamenei has been postponed amid continued US-Israeli strikes, the council of clerics charged with choosing his successor are yet to make an announcement, despite whispers that a decision may already have been taken. This after Israel said early on March 3rd that any new appointment would be immediately targeted for assassination.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez doubled down Wednesday, criticising US and Israeli military actions in Iran and refusing to bow to trade pressure from Washington. In a defiant televised address, Sanchez warned that the escalating conflict in the Middle East was akin to “playing Russian roulette” with millions of lives.
A container ship was struck off the coast of Oman on March 3rd while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have full control of the key waterway for global oil transit, but traffic has currently come to a halt following drone attacks on ships.
In a shock for South Korea, the country's KOSPI index dropped by over 12 percent Wednesday in its worst sell off ever. Share prices took a dive as investors panicked about a potential energy crisis if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. South Korea, alongside many Asian countries, is especially dependent on Middle Eastern oil, making its businesses vulnerable to the geopolitics of the region.
In a press conference in Washington, several Democrat lawmakers, all of whom had previously served in the army, denounced what they called the Trump's administration's "war of choice" in Iran. This took place ahead of debates ahead of a vote of a war powers resolution, which gives lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out.
Rewatch as Democrat lawmakers, all of whom have served in the US military, denounce the unilateral decision from the Trump administration to strike Iran, ahead of a Senate vote on Trump's war powers.
A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on March 4th. The Pentagon also warned the operation in Iran was "far from over". "We are seeing an administration that is trying to make a very confused narrative seems to take on the air of cohesion", says FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert.
A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on March 4th. The Pentagon also warned the operation in Iran was "far from over". "We are seeing an administration that is trying to make a very confused narrative seems to take on the air of cohesion", says FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert.
One of the officials leading efforts to provide humanitarian aid for people who have been forced to flee their homes in Lebanon has told FRANCE 24 that the needs are immense. Many of those displaced are from the capital Beirut, amid the Israeli bombings there. Others are from the south of the country, where Israeli forces are carrying out what they call a limited incursion as they tell civilians t...
Rewatch US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's press conference on the war in Iran as US-Israeli strikes continue.
As China’s annual “Two Sessions” gathers thousands of political delegates in Beijing, Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jean-François di Meglio, Honorary Chair of Asia Centre. Beyond the 5 percent growth target, China is undergoing a broader structural transition: demographic decline, slower consumption, renewed tensions with the US and the long-term effects of the real estate crisis. As conflict...
The French foreign minister said several repatriation flights for French nationals, around 400,000 of whom are in the region, were planned for March 4th. It has deployed consular teams at Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan to facilitate land exits so people can fly onward, and has put in place a similar mechanism in the UAE at borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, where airspace has remained op...
Swiss food giant Nestlé is facing criticism over the sugar content of Cerelac, its infant cereal brand sold in Africa. An investigation by the NGO Public Eye found that while the product is sold without added sugar in Europe, African versions can contain up to 15 percent sugar.
French citizen Louis Arnaud was detained in Iran in 2022 and spent nearly two years in the country’s notorious Evin prison. He tells FRANCE 24 why Israeli-US strikes on Iran have brought new dangers for Iran's prisoners, tens of thousands of whom have been locked up for opposing the regime.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hit back on Wednesday at US President Donald Trump's criticisms of Madrid's refusal to let US planes use its bases to attack #Iran. #Trump called #Spain a "terrible" ally on Tuesday.
Some 148 sailors are still missing after a US submarine strike sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lankan authorities said Wednesday. The authorities said they had managed to rescue 32 people on board the IRIS Dena.
A US submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean killed at least 80 people, Sri Lanka's deputy foreign minister told local television on Wednesday. Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 people on board the IRIS Dena.
An Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, has sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lankan authorities saying on Wednesday they had rescued 32 people who were on board and recovered several bodies from the sea.
An Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, has sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lankan authorities saying on Wednesday they had rescued 32 people who were on board and recovered several bodies from the sea.
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate are set to vote on March 4th on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign against Iran and require that any hostilities against it be authorised by Congress. This comes as Trump faces little voter support for the war. But lawmakers' efforts to curb Trump's ability to "goad alone with Israel in this war against Iran are almost sure to fai...
