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The state funeral for Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is set to take place on Wednesday evening in Tehran and will last three days. The 86‑year‑old former leader was killed on Saturday in US-Israeli air strikes. Israel said that any successor to him would be "a target".
The US Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to move toward armed conflict with Iran, a rare congressional test of a fast‑escalating Middle East crisis that has unfolded without a clearly defined US strategy for ending the confrontation.
A senior adviser to late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran will not negotiate with the US and is ready to “continue the war”. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz as Israel warned it would assassinate any successor to late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday said French rafale fighter jets had neutralised Iranian drones targeting the United Arab Emirates. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz as Israel warned it would assassinate any successor to late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Sri Lanka rescued 30 sailors from an Iranian frigate sinking just outside its territorial waters on Wednesday, the fifth day of the war in the Middle East. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz as Israel warned it would assassinate any successor to late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for oil and gas, warning that any vessels attempting to pass through the waterway risk damage from missiles or stray drones. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for oil and gas, warning that any vessels attempting to pass through the waterway risk damage from missiles or stray drones. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for oil and gas, warning that any vessels attempting to pass through the waterway risk damage from missiles or stray drones. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Britain will stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, the government said on Tuesday, as it moves to curb asylum claims via legal routes. The Home Office said asylum applications from students of those countries rose more than 470% between 2021 and 2025.
Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). As war rages in Iran, Mr. Takeyh warns that America's "war of choice" is guided by an improvised military strategy that swings wildly between grand ambitions of regime change and more narrowly framed goals, including disabling Iran’s missile program, neutralising its pro...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and Programme Director for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, says that "even in the most controversial wars, like Iraq, when the war initiates, people tend to rally around the flag [...] this is remarkable that at the very beginning of the war there's overwhelming opposition not only from libera...
Iran held a mass funeral this Tuesday for at least 165 schoolgirls killed Saturday in a strike on Minab. But online, some users claim the tragedy was staged by Iranian authorities. In this edition of Truth or Fake, we confirm the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school, a building separated from nearby IRGC military barracks for nearly a decade. We also examine claims blaming U.S.-Israeli s...
Iran took the risky gambit of closing the Strait of Hormuz, which could backfire and hurt its own economy. France 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Iranian-Austrian economist Mahdi Ghodsi from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies about Iran's unsustainable economic path and whether it's headed for hyperinflation.
In tonight's edition, the Global South widely condemns the war in Iran, with many countries accusing the US and Israel of violating international law and acting unilaterally. And the United States imposes sanctions on the Rwandan army and several top military officials over their role in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran. Spain's left-wing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of Europe's most defiant leaders against Trump, has said that bases long used by US forces could only be allowed for activities consistent with the United Nations Charter. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from M...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University, says that the prospect of Iran coming back to the negotiating table is very remote, arguing that the United States has lost any goodwill because during the past two rounds of diplomatic talks "diplomacy has seemingly been used as a fig leaf to prepare for mili...
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the United States is stepping up its campaign in Iran, widening the scope of airstrikes in the country. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not initially permitting American warplanes to use UK bases to strike Iran, saying "this is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with".
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, says that "as time has gone on and as Hezbollah has repeatedly dragged the country into war, the patience of everyone else for this excuse 'well, we're fighting Israel, so it's ok' has worn out".
"There is possibly a feeling of bitter betrayal" among Gulf countries over the Iranian response to the attacks, according to journalist Hoda Abdel-Hamid, who is reporting for FRANCE 24 in Doha.
President Trump has launched into a war while he’s facing some of the lowest approval ratings of his political career... and while a recent poll showed that just one in four Americans approved of his attack on Iran. But it’s not just the general American public. The war is also beginning to show some cracks in his diehard “Make America Great Again” base. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis explains.
Israeli and US strikes on Tuesday hit the Tehran building of a body tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader, local media reported, showing footage of the building severely damaged in the strikes. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli strikes on Saturday. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran.
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Susan Marie Ossman, anthropologist, artist, historian, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor of Movements, Spaces and Cultural Practices Affiliationat NYU Abu Dhabi. As war rages in Iran and across the Middle East, Professor Ossman's classes have moved to Zoom, echoing the pandemic era. All the while, Abu Dhabi's infrastructure and daily routines rema...
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, its air assets, and its frigate escort to set sail for the Mediterranean following the situation in the Middle East, he said on Tuesday in an address to the nation.
Israel sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate, as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel, dragging Lebanon into the US-Israeli-Iran conflict. According to the Lebanese health ministry, 40 people have since been killed and around 250 wounded in Israeli strikes over the past 2 days. FRAN...
It's only Day 4 and already, an under attack Iran's drawn in the whole region: targets incude the US embassy in Saudi Arabia, oil and gas installations up and down the Gulf, France’s military base in Abu Dhabi - all part of Iran’s strategy to employ cheap homemade drones to shut business, spook markets and scare away tourists as it defends against an existential threat that saw its leader eliminat...
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, its air assets, and its frigate escort to set sail for the Mediterranean following the situation in the Middle East, he said on Tuesday in an address to the nation.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivered on Tuesday a speech to the nation about the war in Iran and its consequences, after France vowed to protect its nationals and bases in the Middle East.
French President Emmanuel Macron is delivering a speech to the nation about the war in Iran and its consequences, after France vowed to protect its nationals and bases in the Middle East. Follow his speech live by clicking on the player above.
