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Reporting from Doha in Qatar for FRANCE 24, Hoda Abdel-Hamid explains that Iran has been able to keep striking Gulf countries, despite claims made by US President Donald Trump that its arsenal had been decimated, because most of its weapons may be underground and the country has decentralised its military, giving regional commanders the right to call the shots.
#Iran #UAE #Qatar #Bahrain #Kuwait #UnitedStates #Trump

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Iran's Tasnim news agency has published a list of potential targets for Iran on Telegram, including the offices of tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia in Gulf countries and Israel. Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Doha for FRANCE 24.
#Iran #technology #war #Amazon #Nvidia #Microsoft #Google #UAE #Qatar #Bahrain #GulfStates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J1l48cvHGU

While Iranian forces continue to block the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries around 20 percent of global oil supplies, a number of ships linked to China have managed to transit through the strait, leaving some to speculate a deal has been made between Beijing and Tehran.
#Iran #Hormuz #China #shipping #trade #war #UnitedStates #oil

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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 liberals and the left, but much of Trump's spaces as well".
#Iran #US #politics

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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 Madrid
#Spain #Iran #US #war #Israel

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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 military strikes".
#Iran #US #war #Israel #MiddleEast

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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.
#Iran #US #Rubio

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"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.
#Iran #GulfStates #war #Qatar #UAE #Kuwait #Bahrain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF58iUvPqHg

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.
#Iran #US #MAGA #war #Israel #Republicans

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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.
#Iran #Israel #US #war

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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. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
#Israel #Iran #Lebanon #war #UnitedStates

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BREAKING

US President Donald #Trump has announced the United States will 'cut off all trade' with #Spain
Trump said he had instructed US Treasury Secretary Scott #Bessent to 'clear off all dealings' with Spain after #Iran response

https://elpais.com/internacional/2026-03-03/ultima-hora-del-ataque-de-ee-uu-e-israel-contra-iran-en-directo.html

Since Israel and the United States launched a barrage of strikes on Iran Saturday, Tehran’s allies and proxies in the region have had a minimal role in the response.
#Iran #AxisofResistance #Hamas #Houthis #Hezbollah #Russia #China

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President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France will expand its atomic arsenal and could deploy nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries for the first time, as he unveiled an unprecedented plan to bolster security on the continent. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
#France #nuclear #Europe #Russia #Ukraine #NATO

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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 Iran could further escalate the situation.
#shipping #oil #gas #Iran #war

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Three men, including one formerly in charge of the silverware at the French presidential palace, are on trial starting this Thursday, February 26, for stealing dozens of pieces of porcelain from the Élysée. The estimated value of the stolen items exceeds €350,000. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
#France #Elysée #porcelain

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands to allow wider use of its tech. Defense officials in the Trump administration warned they could designate Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, as a supply chain risk — or invoke a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act to give the military more sweeping authority to use its products, even if the company doesn’t approve.
#Anthropic #Pentagon #AI
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Iceland's government will soon propose a date for a #referendum on resuming talks for its possible accession to the EU, the country's foreign ministry told AFP Thursday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Eirikur Bergmann, Professor of Politics at Bifröst University, who says that "the security aspect and the dilemma over Greenland have enhanced the urgency (for a referendum) amongst some people in Iceland".
#Iceland #Greenland #EU

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Breaking via AFP

A loud explosion rocked #Kabul on Friday, AFP journalists in the Afghan capital said, hours after the #Taliban government said it launched a border offensive against Pakistan.

The blast was heard after the sound of at least one jet over the city and was followed by successive rounds of gunfire, the AFP team reported.

#Pakistan #Afghanistan

Reports are coming in (Al Arabiya) that #Pakistan is bombing #Kabul

Earlier today via AP :

Afghanistan’s military launched an attack on Pakistan Thursday to retaliate for Pakistani airstrikes on #Afghan border areas earlier in the week, claiming to have captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts in the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbors.

#Afghanistan #Taliban

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-513791ef82fb8c2e4acce08c2b80c41a

World Economic Forum head Børge Brende said Thursday that he is stepping down after facing pressure over his contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister, said in a statement that he had decided “after careful consideration” to step down as president and chief executive of the forum, known for its annual January summit in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos.
#WEF #Davos #Epstein #BørgeBrende
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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that she had scheduled this year's general election for March 24, against a backdrop of tensions with both the United States and Russia. The vote comes at a time when Denmark's relationship with the United States -- which Copenhagen considers its closest ally -- has been strained over US President Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland. Trine Villeman reports from Copenhagen.
#Denmark #Greenland #Trump

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Iran and the United States are expected to hold technical-level talks next week in Vienna, home to the International Atomic Energy Agency. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center, who says that "it could be a good step if you bring the International Atomic Energy Agency into the conversation".
#Iran #UnitedStates #nuclear

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Award-winning ⁠Korean director Park ​Chan-wook will preside over the ​jury of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, the organisers said on Thursday.
#SouthKorea #cinema #CannesFilmFestival #Cannes

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Cuba’s government said Wednesday that its soldiers killed four people aboard a speed boat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. Cuba’s Interior Ministry issued a statement that provided few details about the shooting, but noted that the boat was roughly 1.6 km northeast of Cayo Falcones, off Cuba’s north coast. It was unclear if any U.S. citizens were aboard. FRANCE 24's Ed Augustin reports from Havana.
#Cuba #Florida #UnitedStates

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Members of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party have been gathering in Pyongyang this week, where Kim Jong Un is pledging to boost the economy over the next fives years. While there's been no sign of his daughter, who's emerged as Kim's heir apparent, the secretive leader has promoted his sister to the equivalent of a cabinet position. We speak with Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Professor of International Relations at King’s College London.
#NorthKorea ##KimYoJong #KimJongUn

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German culture officials plan to summon organisers of the Berlin film festival Thursday after the event was rocked this year by controversy over the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Gaza war. Bild daily reported that Tricia Tuttle, the US director of the Berlinale, is expected to be sacked at the meeting, citing sources close to the KBB, the state-owned company that runs the festival. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin.
#Berlinale #Gaza #cinema

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Iceland ​will hold a #referendum "in the coming months" on restarting European ​Union accession talks, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Wednesday during a visit to Poland. FRANCE 24's August Hakansson reports.
#Iceland #EU #Russia #Greenland #Ukraine #Trump

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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Nathan P. Jones, Associate Professor of Security Studies in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, says that "the Mexican government will be making a strong show of security as a matter of national pride" ahead of the World Cup in the aftermath of the killing of drug lord El Mencho, whose death sparked several days of violence across the country.
#Mexico #cartel #WorldCup

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#Brazil 's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of #Rio de Janeiro councilwoman #MarielleFranco , a popular black activist whose murder exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime. Franco, an #LGBTQ activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio's powerful militia groups, was 38 when she was gunned down in the city center alongside her driver, Anderson Gomes.

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This Wednesday it has emerged that there could be missing information in the Epstein Files, in particular relating to a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault decades ago. Democrat lawmaker Robert Garcia has flagged up the missing links. Garcia is on the House Oversight committee. FRANCE 24's Caroline Baum reports.
#Trump #Epstein #DOJ #Bondi

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France on Wednesday appointed Christophe Leribault as the new head of the Louvre, bringing in the director of the Palace of Versailles to turn around ​the world's most-visited ‌museum after a humiliating jewellery heist and staff strikes. He will succeed Laurence des ⁠Cars, who resigned on Tuesday.
#Louvre #heist #Paris #arts #museum #culture

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Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flag. The EU's sports commissioner Glenn Micallef said he would also skip the opening ceremony. FRANCE 24's Camille Corcoran reports.
#Ukraine #Russia #Paralympics

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Discussing the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in war-torn Sudan, Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, explains that the Sudanese people face "generations of trauma" and "they're crying out for peace", stressing that "the world isn't responding with the generosity and solidarity that we need".
#Sudan #Africa #CivilWar

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Pressure is mounting on France's #FarLeft political party France Unbowed, in the wake of the brutal killing of a #FarRight student activist last week. 11 people have been arrested in connection with the 23-year-old's death, including two parliamentary assistants of a #France Unbowed MP. This Wednesday, It comes one month before municipal elections and as the left seeks to position itself ahead of next year's presidential vote. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland explains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAOG-4J3J1k