Being an artist and a refugee: Amir Amiri and Parisa Karimi Molan speak to France 24

15/03/2026 19:14 France 24

France 24’s Gavin Lee speaks with Amir Amiri and Parisa Karimi, two Iranian musicians who now live in canada. They discuss the difficulties and hopes of being refugees and artists from a war-torn country.

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Turnout low in French mayoral elections seen as key test ahead of 2027 presidential race

French voters cast ballots in municipal elections marred by low turnout on Sunday, in the last major test of the public mood ahead of next year’s all-important presidential election. The run-up to the vote was largely overshadowed by the Iran war and its fallout, notably the impact on fuel p...

15/03/2026 18:54 France 24

From missiles strikes to rocketing oil price: Guy Laron speaks to France 24 to analyse the economic consequences of Iran war

France 24’s Gavin Lee speaks with Guy Laron, Senior lecturer in international relations, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, about the economic consequences of the ongoing war in Iran, from rising oil prices to how the strategic Strait of Hormuz can be used as an economic weapon....

15/03/2026 18:46 France 24

Trump administration threatens media outlets over Iran war coverage

The head of the Federal Communications Commission, which oversees US media outlets, has warned that some broadcasters risk losing their licenses over their news coverage of the Iran war. Brendan Carr – a Trump appointee – wrote in a social media post that broadcasters must operate in the public...

15/03/2026 16:43 France 24

US and Israel carry out new strikes on western Iran

Israel says it's carrying out fresh strikes on western Iran - as the war enters its third week. Israeli officials say the bombing campaign is wide-scale and targeting regime infrastructure. This comes as the IDF says it has detected missiles fired from Iran. Details by Hoda Abdel-Hamid, journalist...

15/03/2026 14:40 France 24

The humanitarian crisis worsens in Lebanon, with over 850,000 displaced

In just 10 days, more than 800,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced by war, just over a year since the last conflict uprooted over a million Lebanese from their homes. Israeli strikes have killed 826 people, including 106 children and 65 women, since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel r...

15/03/2026 13:57 France 24

Are Iran's retaliatory strikes across the Gulf region affecting the US' war strategy?

Israel's military said it began a broad wave of strikes on western Iran on Sunday. As the war progresses into the third week, further retaliatory strikes from Iran are likely to occur. So far, Iran has launched strikes across nine countries in the Gulf region. Most of these attacks have been interc...

15/03/2026 13:54 France 24

Trump urges allies to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump has threatened to get the Strait of Hormuz opened "one way or another" and has called on a number of countries including France, the United Kingdom and China to send ships to the area to overcome Iran's blockade on the vital trade artery. It comes as global oil supplies are s...

15/03/2026 13:46 France 24

Who is running Iran? The regime's new strongmen

In the third week of war, who is leading the country? And to what extent have those still in place been destabilised and weakened by the US and Israeli strikes on the country? A veil of mystery surrounds a man who remains out of sight: Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Another figure, Ali...

15/03/2026 11:05 France 24

What role is oil playing in the war in the Middle East and what's at stake?

More than two weeks ago, the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran. Since then, Iran has retaliated against targets across the Gulf and effectively halted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Global oil prices have surged as a result. Did the United States factor this risk into its pl...

15/03/2026 11:03 France 24

Ukraine recovering from Russian strike, concerned Putin is benefiting from Iran war

Ukraine is recovering from a wave of Russian strikes that killed six people and wounded dozens across multiple regions on Saturday. Authorities say residential buildings, educational institutions, businesses and critical infrastructure were hit – particularly in Kyiv where about 30 sites were dam...

15/03/2026 10:37 France 24

Gaza hit by strongest sandstorm in over five years

A cloud of orange-tinted, thick dust spread across the Gaza Strip on Saturday as first responders told Palestinians to stay home, especially those with respiratory illness. People were also urged to secure their tents to prevent them from being blown away. Israel’s war with Hamas has left most of...

15/03/2026 10:35 France 24

She lost 5 brothers to Syria’s war – Now she’s fighting for justice at the UN

Yasmen Almashan’s life was shattered when five of her brothers disappeared during Syria’s war. Now a member of the Syrian National Commission for Transitional Justice, she is speaking at the UN to push for answers and national reconciliation. More than 130,000 Syrians went missing under the Ass...

15/03/2026 10:32 France 24

Qatar, Kuwait, UAE... Iranian reprisals disrupt daily life across the Gulf

Missiles intercepted in Qatar; two drones causing damage at an airbase near a major US military site in Kuwait; an oil facility hit and ports threatened in the UAE Gulf countries continue to pay the price of war every day, more than two weeks after the start of Operation Epic Fury launched by th...

15/03/2026 10:27 France 24

Undercover in Iran: How French spies gather Intelligence in the Middle East

What role does human intelligence gathering have to play in the war in Iran? In a conflict defined by sophisticated weaponry, secret agents operating on the ground across the Middle East are still crucial to Western efforts to combat Iranian forces....

15/03/2026 09:45 France 24

Israel pounds Beirut, deepening the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon

Overnight strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least four people, Lebanese state media and the government said on Sunday. Israel is fighting a second front in the war in the Middle East in southern Lebanon, against Hezbollah, alongside the air campaign against Iran it launched with the United Stat...

15/03/2026 09:44 France 24

Middle East war live: Iran warns countries against ‘escalating’ conflict in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday warned other countries to refrain from actions "that could lead to escalation and expansion of the conflict" in Iran. Araghchi made the comments in a phone call with French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot after US President Donald Trump called for c...

15/03/2026 06:08 France 24

Propaganda in 21st-century wars: WITNESS associate director Mahsa Alimardani speaks to France 24

France 24’s Gavin Lee speaks with Mahsa Alimardani, associate director at WITNESS, about the challenges the militaries, but also the societies as wholes, face in a time of AI-generated content and misinformation spreading through social media. ...

14/03/2026 19:12 France 24

Literature in time of crisis: world-renowned writer Azar Nafisi speaks to France 24

France 24’s Gavin Lee speaks with Azar Nafisi, Iranian-American writer, whose best-selling book "Reading Lolita in Tehran" remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over one hundred weeks. They discuss the role of literature and its subversive power in a time of war....

14/03/2026 18:19 France 24

Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days

An overnight Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a dozen health workers at a clinic, with health authorities saying 26 paramedics have been killed since March 2. Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, their first since the start of the ‌Iran war that...

14/03/2026 16:54 France 24

Israel threatens to strike ambulances in Lebanon in Hezbollah fighting

⁠The Israeli military warned on Saturday that it may strike ambulances and medical facilities which it said were being used unlawfully by Hezbollah in Lebanon, though it did not provide evidence for the claim. At least 26 medics and first responders have been killed in Israeli strikes since...

14/03/2026 16:25 France 24

Why did the US bomb Kharg Island? What is its significance for Iran?

The islands off Iran have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites Friday on Kharg Island, which is vital to Iran's oil network. The US strike on the island in the Persian Gulf left its oil infrastructure intact, but President Donald Trump warned that if Iran o...

14/03/2026 15:56 France 24

Israeli strike kills 12 medics in a clinic in southern Lebanon

An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, health authorities said earlier Saturday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem said his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when...

14/03/2026 14:19 France 24

Iraq: US embassy complex in Baghdad hit by a drone strike

Explosions rocked cities across the Middle East on Saturday as the US embassy in Baghdad was hit by a drone strike and Tehran warned Emiratis to stay away from ports as it targets the world's energy supply lines. Details by Caroline Baum....

14/03/2026 14:12 France 24

NATO defence systems shoot down Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey

Turkey's defence ministry says a ballistic missile fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace after passing Syria and Iraq was destroyed by NATO air and missile defence systems in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It's the third such incident since the war began. Turkey's president Erdogan says...

14/03/2026 12:37 France 24

Two weeks into the war in the Middle East - What happens next?

This Saturday marks two weeks since the US and Israel launched their first attacks on Iran. Where are we at in this conflict, what has it taught us, and where does it go from here? Scott Lucas, a Professor of US and International Politics at University College Dublin's Clinton Institute helps us ta...

14/03/2026 10:56 France 24

US deploys USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship to Middle East

The US is sending an amphibious assault ship, the USS Tripoli, and its Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East according to a report by Axios quoting a senior US official. This includes personnel, F-35 fighter jets and warships. The decision comes as both President Trump and his defense secret...

14/03/2026 10:00 France 24

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 the Middle East war....

14/03/2026 09:59 France 24

US military bombs military sites on Kharg island, Iranian media reports no damage

President Donald Trump said the US destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that its oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Fars news agency, citing sources on Kharg Island,...

14/03/2026 09:57 France 24

Shark nets planned for €100 million Club Med resort threaten endangered species in South Africa

Scientists warn that proposed shark nets for protecting swimmers near a new €100 million Club Med resort in South Africa could threaten a host of endangered species, calling for a full environmental impact assessment to prevent endangered marine life from becoming casualties of the luxury resort...

14/03/2026 09:56 France 24

Trump urges France, UK, China to help open Strait of Hormuz as Iran war enters its third week

Two weeks after the US and Israel attacked Iran, prompting Tehran to block the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged France, Britain, China, Japan and South Korea to help secure the shipping lane through which 20% of global oil and gas travels. Iranian strikes hit the US emb...

14/03/2026 09:47 France 24

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