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Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to fire at any ship passing through it. The narrow waterway is a vital chokepoint for global oil and gas, but also for other commodities such as fertiliser. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Noam Raydan, a maritime risk expert at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about the potential impact of the Strait's closure and how Ir...
Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to fire at any ship passing through it. The narrow waterway is a vital chokepoint for global oil and gas, but also for other commodities such as fertiliser. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Noam Raydan, a maritime risk expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the potential impact of the Strait's closure and how Ira...
Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to fire at any ship passing through it. The narrow waterway is a vital chokepoint for global oil and gas, but also for other commodities such as fertiliser. France 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Noam Raydan, a maritime risk expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the potential impact of the Strait's closure and how Ir...
After US-Israeli strikes on Iran, pro-Tehran accounts circulated fake footage claiming to show the aftermath of missile strikes on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Other videos were misrepresented as depicting Iranian retaliatory attacks in the region, particularly in Israel. We also examine fabricated reviews of Dubai's Palm hotel after debris landed nearby, and debunk AI-generated images that spread aft...
After U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, pro-Tehran accounts circulated fake footage claiming to show the aftermath of missile strikes on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Other videos were misrepresented as depicting Iranian retaliatory attacks in the region, particularly in Israel. We also examine fabricated reviews of Dubai’s Palm hotel after debris landed nearby, and debunk AI-generated images that spread a...
Three men had their jail sentences reduced on appeal by a French court on Monday following criminal convictions over the 2020 jihadist beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who showed cartoons in his classroom of the Prophet Mohammed.
A Tehran resident spoke to FRANCE 24's Observers team, describing the scenes on the ground in Iran. In this report you will hear his take on the events, as US and Israeli strikes continue to hit the country.
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ian Lesser, Distinguished Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, says that "Europe is not only a stakeholder in the crisis but also exposed to the consequences" because Iran has the potential to reach bases in the Mediterranean.
"What's become clear to Europe today is that they are going to be a target". FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels about the European response to the widening war in the Middle East.
Gulf states could pressure Washington to cut short operations against Iran, amid reports that Qatar and the UAE are running out of interceptor missiles used to fend off the barrage of attacks from Iran. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
What's the plan and does it go beyond dropping bombs from the sky? On Day 3 of the US and Israeli campaign that's killed Iran's supreme leader, the United States insist there will be no boots on the ground. But while the US defence secretary talks of nuclear installations and missile launchers, the US president has spoken of laying the groundwork for regime change. Already, the escalation has gone...
What’s the plan and does it go beyond dropping bombs from the sky? On Day 3 of the US and Israeli campaign that’s killed Iran’s supreme leader, the United States insisting there will be no boots on the ground. But while the US defense secretary talks of nuclear installations and missile launchers, the U-S president's spoken of laying the groundwork for regime change. Already, the escalation’s gone...
President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out sending ground troops into Iran, as he warned that the spreading Middle East war unleashed by US-Israeli strikes could last more than a month. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
US President Donald Trump warned of a possible new "big wave" of strikes against Iran, adding he had not ruled out deploying US boots on the ground. Trump also told a briefing at the White House Monday that the US was capable of fighting Iran far longer than projected.
US President Donald Trump warned of a possible new "big wave" of strikes against Iran, adding he had not ruled out deploying US boots on the ground. Trump also told a briefing at the White House Monday that the US was capable of fighting Iran far longer than projected.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed growing concerns on Monday that the US-Israeli strikes in Iran could embroil the United States in a protracted regional conflict by declaring, “This is not Iraq. This is not endless," even as he warned that more American casualties are likely in the weeks ahead.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pushed back after criticism from US President Trump over Britain's decision to stay out of the initial US and Israeli strikes against Iran. It "is my duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest", Starmer told parliament on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran operations are likely to last 4 to 5 weeks but that he’s prepared “to go far longer than that.” Trump spoke Monday at a White House ceremony. He also said the operation was ahead of schedule. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson tells us more from Washington.
Rewatch as US President Donald Trump addresses US strikes in Iran at a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington.
✈️❌ Thousands of flights have been canceled around the world on the third day of war in the Middle East. ➡️ Australia, Indonesia, and Vietnam... hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded. #MiddleEast #Iran #UnitedStates #Israel #Plane #Aviation
With pots clanging and oil sizzling in the background, chef Imad Alarnab maps out his journey. In 2015, he fled war-torn Syria, crossing Europe in the back of lorries, on trains, on foot and even by bicycle to reach the UK. Ten years later, he welcomed Britain's King Charles to one of two restaurants he set up in London.
The Israeli military said on March 2nd it hit more than 70 Hezbollah targets including missile launchers in a wave of strikes against the Iran-backed armed group in southern Lebanon. This comes as Lebanon bans the militant group's military activities. FRANCE 24's Renée Davis has more from Beirut.
Global air travel chaos intensified on March 2nd as the U.S. and Israel continued to bombard Iran. Airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, which are important hubs for travel between Europe, Africa and the West to Asia, remained closed after they were all directly hit by Iranian strikes.
The death of Iran's Supreme leader on March 1st has plunged the country's 87 million inhabitants into total uncertainty. Since, a transitional government made up of the Iranian president, the head of the judiciary and a lawyer from the Guardian Council, has been set up. But who will replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ? And will the Mollah regime hold?
India and Canada on Monday agreed to a number of key trade accords that included cooperation on critical minerals and a "landmark" uranium supply deal for nuclear power, the countries' leaders said in New Delhi.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 2nd said he stood by his decision not to support initial joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran. Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump had criticised his approach. But "there is a universal feeling the UK shouldn't be getting involved", says FRANCE 24's Philip Turle.
Rewatch as British PM Keir Starmer makes statement on the ongoing war in the Middle East.
An Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK's Akrotiri air force base overnight on Monday but caused "minimal" damage, officials said. Britain declined to take part in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but later approved a US request to use its bases for "defensive actions", Britain's minister for the Middle East said.
Qatar's state-run energy firm says it has halted Liquefied Natural Gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of its main gas processing bases. This is only the latest consequence of the Middle East conflict on global markets. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe looks at the ripple effects of a war that's igniting fears of a major energy crisis.
