Oil Prices May Not Fall Soon, U.S. Energy Secretary Says
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for oil shipments, remained unsafe for tankers. Iran has been firing projectiles and laying mines.
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Week in pictures: Trouble in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s new leader and a Trump-Epstein statue
From deadly strikes in Iran and Lebanon, to trouble in the Strait of Hormuz and a statue of US President Donald Trump with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a pose from the movie “Titanic”, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the week’s most striking imag…
Pope Leo demands Middle East ceasefire after deadly Iran school attack
Pope Leo made his strongest comments on the war in the Middle East on Sunday
Iran arrests dozens accused of spying for Israel amid escalating conflict
Dozens of people have been arrested in Iran after being accused of collaborating with Israel
Young boy and his pregnant mother killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza, hospital officials say
At least four people have been killed, including a child and his pregnant mother, following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to hospital officials
Middle East war live: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vow to ‘pursue and kill’ Netanyahu
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said they would “pursue and kill” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu “with full force”. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he was not willing to agree a deal with Iran to end the war “because the ter…
Donald Trump urges UK to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuz
The US president piled pressure on Keir Starmer to deepen the UK’s involvement in the escalating conflict in the Middle East
‘There is nothing, no one left’: Inside Lebanon’s destroyed south where Israel threatens ground invasion
For nearly two weeks Israel has been pounding swathes of Lebanon. Bel Trew and Rana Najjar report from Tyre, in the south of the war-ravaged country, as it is locked in a fierce battle with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah
What to know about the port of Fujairah and its importance to the oil industry
The port, attacked by Iran on Saturday, is a major global hub for exports and for refuelling ships
French soldier killed by Iranian drone was on anti-jihad mission in Iraq
The French officer killed by an Iranian-made drone on Thursday was part of a Western military contingent working to combat potential jihadists in Iraqi Kurdistan. The killing of Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion marks France’s first military death in…