UN Security Council to vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz

03/04/2026 08:52 France 24

The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain to authorize the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks. Iran has placed a stranglehold on the key shipping lane -- threatening fuel supplies and roiling the global economy -- in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes that triggered the month-old Middle East war. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Andrew Hilliar tells us more.

Continua a leggere su "France 24"

Altre notizie da "France 24"

Trump seeks massive $1.5 trillion defence budget amid Iran war

Engaged in a costly war against Iran, the White House unveiled its proposed budget for 2027 on Friday, asking Congress to increase the United States’ already massive defence spending by more than 40 percent over the course of a year. This would be a record in the country's recent history if Cong...

03/04/2026 19:34 France 24

Iran: US fighter jet downed, War “It’s not a show”, The Space Race, Will Syrians leave Germany?

It’s been a week that began with President Trump addressing the nation for the first time since the Iran War began five weeks ago. Expectations that he might signal an end to the conflict—or announce a ground offensive or a split from NATO—were unmet. Instead, his 18-minute speech echoed his...

03/04/2026 18:22 France 24

Baltic Sea strikes: How Ukraine aims to undermine Russia's oil profits from Iran war

Ukraine has in recent days intensified drone attacks on ports and refineries in Russia’s Leningrad region on the Baltic Sea. Yet Kyiv’s strategy of trying to stop Moscow from reaping the benefits of oil disruption in the Middle East doesn’t come without significant risk....

03/04/2026 16:03 France 24

French-owned CMA CGM container ship passes Strait of Hormuz

A container ship belonging to French shipping group CMA CGM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, MarineTraffic vessel ‌tracking data shows, in a sign that Iran may not consider France ⁠a hostile nation. It is the first French-owned vessel to ‌make it through the channel since US-Israel...

03/04/2026 15:30 France 24

Filmmaker Ilker Catak’s ‘Yellow Letters’ pits artists against the powerful

Filmmaker Ilker Catak explains how his political thriller – exploring authoritarianism and the artistic process – grew out of a desire to examine the complexities of marriage. "Yellow Letters", which won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival, serves as a cautionary tale. Catak says the sto...

03/04/2026 14:27 France 24

How a Russian influence network is spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Ivory Coast

The Company – a network of Russian agents specialised in disinformation operations – has been carrying out a vast propaganda campaign against the Ukrainian embassy in Ivory Coast. When the pan-African media outlet The Continent received a trove of leaked documents about this operation, the FRAN...

03/04/2026 14:17 France 24

From 250 to 700 dollars per article: How Russia influenced West African media content

A leak of confidential documents from a network of Russian agents operating on the African continent reveals how Russia managed to place hundreds of articles in 35 different West African French-language media outlets – sometimes without their knowledge. The FRANCE 24 Observers team worked with a...

03/04/2026 14:16 France 24

Border town of Tiné caught in the crossfire as Sudan war spills into Chad

The war in Sudan is spilling into Chad with increasing intensity. In mid-March, a drone strike – the fourth and deadliest cross-border attack from Sudan – killed 20 people in the town of Tiné, which has become a frontline in the conflict’s spillover. Chadian authorities have not officially...

03/04/2026 13:56 France 24

Strikes hit Lebanon as Israel vows to occupy swathe of south after war

Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut's main airport road on Tuesday, as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the...

03/04/2026 12:38 France 24

Iran Guards recruit children to ‘defend the homeland’, placing them in line of fire

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has launched a campaign aimed at recruiting children as young as 12 for the “defence of the homeland”. More than a month into the war triggered by the US and Israel, rights groups highlight the life-threatening risks for Iranian children and stress...

03/04/2026 11:48 France 24

Artemis II: One giant leap for deep space toiletry

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, April 3: The papers reflect on 1,500 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Libération and Les Échos report an improving outlook in Kyiv, despite four years of bombing and devastation. In other news, Germans are venting their frustration over delays on th...

03/04/2026 10:14 France 24

Russia conducts massive rolling aerial attacks on Ukraine

Russia conducted rolling aerial attacks across Ukraine that began with overnight drone barrages followed by daytime missile and drone attacks that killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Friday. Russia has conducted an increasing number of daytime attacks on Ukraine as it attempts to penetrate...

03/04/2026 09:58 France 24

‘Disturbing trend’ of US-Israeli strikes hitting non-military targets in Iran

Reporting from Tehran early Friday, FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayah says there’s been a “disturbing trend” in recent days of US-Israeli strikes hitting non-military targets across Iran. A strike on Iran’s tallest bridge last night killed eight people and wounded 90 others, said Sayah. The war has...

03/04/2026 05:38 France 24

Middle East war live: Israeli army says will strike two bridges in east Lebanon

The Israeli army on Friday said it would strike two bridges in east Lebanon. In Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned against any "provocative action" ahead of an expected UN Security Council vote on the use of force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest developm...

03/04/2026 02:09 France 24

Russia's military campaign in Ukraine stalls for first time in more than two years

Russia’s advance in Ukraine stalled in March, with no territorial gains for the first time in over two years, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Ukrainian forces recaptured small areas, signalling a slowdown in Moscow’s momentum after months of progress, raising new questions abou...

02/04/2026 20:33 France 24

Fact-checking Trump's address on the war in Iran

In a 19-minute address to the nation from the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump defended his war in Iran, now entering its second month, presenting the operation as a success “nearing completion.” But the President also stretched the truth on several points, including certain bat...

02/04/2026 19:44 France 24

Europe, NATO under pressure over Iran war: 'Trump strong with the weak and weak with the strong'

François Picard welcomes Hélène Conway-Mouret, French Senator and Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. She warns that Donald Trump’s Iran strategy is fuelling instability across Europe, straining transatlantic relations, and stirring political tensions in the United States....

02/04/2026 19:41 France 24

'He wasn't convincing to the world and to the American people', former US ambassador to NATO says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ivo Daalder, Former US Ambassador to NATO and Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University, says that US President Donald Trump's address to the nation failed to convince, stressing that communication about the war "is almost a repeat of Vietnam. We'...

02/04/2026 19:40 France 24

No longer so mighty? Iran war tests US strength and resolve

Might is right until it's not. 2026 began with US commandos grabbing Venezuela’s president with zero casualties, an operation that put the rest of the world was on notice. But now, Donald Trump's first prime time address in nearly five weeks of war worrying markets instead of reassuring them....

02/04/2026 18:12 France 24

Russia to send second oil tanker to Cuba, minister says

Russia is sending a second oil tanker to Cuba as the island struggles with a deepening energy crisis under a US fuel blockade, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said Thursday. The move follows a first delivery this week amid widespread blackouts and shortages after Washington cut off key supplies, pr...

02/04/2026 16:11 France 24

US war on Iran: 'Absolute disaster' for Middle Eastern airlines

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Wouter Dewulf, professor at the University of Antwerp AMS where he serves as Academic Director for the Master of Maritime/Air Transport Management. According to Dr. Dewulf, the current crisis facing global airlines must be understood as a convergence of geopol...

02/04/2026 15:32 France 24

EU and democracy at stake in Hungary parliamentary polls

If long-time Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban emerges victorious from this month's general election it will have consequences far beyond the central European country, analysts say. Since his return to power in 2010, Orban has repeatedly tussled with the European Union, with Polish and Irish le...

02/04/2026 14:50 France 24

Iran's military warns of crushing attacks until adversaries' 'surrender'

Tehran will press on with the Middle East war until the United States and Israel face "permanent regret and ‌surrender", the ⁠spokesperson of its armed forces' unified ‌command said on Thursday, according ⁠to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The threat followed comments by...

02/04/2026 14:42 France 24

Middle East war creates multi-faceted challenge for airlines

Global air travel remains ⁠severely disrupted, with many people still unable to fly as planned to destinations after the Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi....

02/04/2026 14:12 France 24

'People are exhausted': No end in sight as Lebanon enters second month of war

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Thursday there was no end in sight to a war that had already displaced a million people over the last month, as families fleeing Israeli strikes said they were exhausted by repeated rounds of conflict. Lebanon is entering the second month of conflict b...

02/04/2026 14:11 France 24

'The scale of sexual violence is horrific': MSF head of mission Amande Bazerolle

Sexual violence has become a hallmark of conflict in Sudan, according to a new report from MSF, as the country approaches the fourth anniversary of its civil war. The report highlights the scale of devastation inflicted on civilians in Darfur, set against an even longer history of repeated cycles o...

02/04/2026 13:39 France 24

Hani’s race against time: Cancer in a time of war in Lebanon

In Lebanon, the reach of the war is stretching far beyond the front lines. For those with chronic illnesses, the conflict has created a silent, secondary crisis - cutting off access to the life-saving medicine they need to survive. In Beirut’s oncology wards, the cost of treatment is too much for...

02/04/2026 12:10 France 24

Macron says 'unrealistic' to open Hormuz Strait by force, urges Trump to 'be serious'

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump challenged allies to work towards reopening it. In unusually strong criticism, Macron accused Trump of constantly contradicti...

02/04/2026 12:07 France 24

US war on Iran: Reactions in Israel as Trump’s address 'barely' mention ally

Iran responded to US President Donald Trump’s address to Americans on the war with new missile attacks targeting Israel and the Gulf Arab states Thursday, underlining Tehran’s insistence that it rejected Washington’s outreach for a ceasefire while maintaining its grip on the Strait of Hormuz....

02/04/2026 12:04 France 24

‘Back to the Stone Ages’: #Trump says #Iran war nearly over in national #address

US President Donald Trump delivered his first nationwide address since the start of the war in the Middle East on Wednesday. Trump claimed the US was “very close” to achieving its objectives in Iran and vowed to hit the country “extremely hard” in the coming days....

02/04/2026 10:44 France 24

BREAKING NEWS

03/04 19:34 - Trump seeks massive $1.5 trillion defence budget amid Iran war 03/04 18:59 - One of two US crew members rescued after F-15E jet shot down over Iran 03/04 18:36 - 1 rescued after U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran; search ongoing for crew member 03/04 18:32 - Drone strike on Sudan hospital kills 10, medical charity MSF says 03/04 18:32 - Drone strike on Sudan hospital kills 10, medical charity MSF says 03/04 18:22 - Iran: US fighter jet downed, War “It’s not a show”, The Space Race, Will Syrians leave Germany? 03/04 18:10 - Liberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks 03/04 17:43 - Foakes leads superb Surrey recovery at Edgbaston 03/04 17:39 - Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 5 people; nearly 20 animals die in fire 03/04 17:35 - US unemployment rate drops despite economic uncertainty and Iran war 03/04 17:35 - US unemployment rate drops despite economic uncertainty and Iran war 03/04 17:30 - Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. 03/04 17:11 - Relationship with Trump may be beyond repair, Keir Starmer told 03/04 17:06 - University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war 03/04 16:35 - Leyland helps St Helens fight back to stun Wigan in derby 03/04 16:24 - French-owned container ship transits Hormuz Strait in first since Iran war 03/04 16:24 - French-owned container ship transits Hormuz Strait in first since Iran war 03/04 16:05 - Three teenagers arrested after 14-year-old boy shot dead in south-east London 03/04 16:03 - Baltic Sea strikes: How Ukraine aims to undermine Russia's oil profits from Iran war 03/04 16:01 - Cuba begins to free more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade 03/04 16:01 - Trump’s ‘just for fun’ strikes on Iran could be ‘war crime’ – experts 03/04 16:01 - 27 Warm-Weather Clothing Pieces From Abercrombie That Reviewers *Love* 03/04 15:44 - Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia’s war chest 03/04 15:44 - Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia’s war chest 03/04 15:30 - French-owned CMA CGM container ship passes Strait of Hormuz 03/04 15:13 - Red Crescent supply warehouse attacked in southwest Iran 03/04 15:13 - Red Crescent supply warehouse attacked in southwest Iran 03/04 14:27 - Filmmaker Ilker Catak’s ‘Yellow Letters’ pits artists against the powerful 03/04 14:17 - How a Russian influence network is spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Ivory Coast 03/04 14:16 - From 250 to 700 dollars per article: How Russia influenced West African media content 03/04 14:00 - Northern Ireland leads surge in fuel prices since start of Iran war 03/04 13:56 - Border town of Tiné caught in the crossfire as Sudan war spills into Chad 03/04 13:35 - US jobs surge unexpectedly in March despite Iran war 03/04 13:31 - Trump seeks $1.5tn for defense department in budget request to Congress – US politics live 03/04 13:27 - Iran a victim of illegal war – Jeffrey Sachs to RT’s Rick Sanchez (VIDEO) 03/04 13:26 - Iran war is ‘the end of American empire’ – Tucker Carlson 03/04 13:04 - UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes 03/04 13:00 - LA drivers get creative as surging gas prices threatens love affair with the car 03/04 13:00 - Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure? 03/04 12:56 - EU refuses to reverse Russian LNG ban despite looming energy crisis – FT 03/04 12:46 - How the US and Israel are waging war on Iran’s medicines, vaccines 03/04 12:46 - How the US and Israel are waging war on Iran’s medicines, vaccines 03/04 12:38 - Strikes hit Lebanon as Israel vows to occupy swathe of south after war 03/04 12:37 - US jobs market surpassed expectations in March but February losses were worse than first reported 03/04 12:30 - With Mideast in conflict, Pope Leo criticizes those who invoke God for war 03/04 12:24 - Middle East crisis live: drone hits oil refinery in Kuwait; Iran says it shot down US fighter jet 03/04 12:20 - Trump accused of running ‘misogynistic administration’ after Bondi dismissal | First Thing 03/04 12:16 - War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you 03/04 12:16 - War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you 03/04 12:13 - Ukraine rocked by new multimillion-dollar corruption scandal 03/04 11:53 - International law experts allege violations in Iran war 03/04 11:48 - Iran Guards recruit children to ‘defend the homeland’, placing them in line of fire 03/04 11:41 - Top US army officer steps down after Hegseth reportedly demanded removal 03/04 11:28 - When will the Iran war end? Tracing the Trump administration's timelines 03/04 11:24 - ‘I don’t know how we’ll emerge from this’: How much more can Israelis take? 03/04 11:24 - ‘I don’t know how we’ll emerge from this’: How much more can Israelis take? 03/04 11:00 - Iraqi leaders face balancing act as Iran conflict exposes deep rifts 03/04 10:57 - Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says 03/04 10:49 - Over 100 US legal experts condemn strikes on Iran as possible ‘war crimes’ 03/04 10:49 - Over 100 US legal experts condemn strikes on Iran as possible ‘war crimes’ 03/04 10:42 - The Human Cost of War 03/04 10:35 - 'This has got me worried': Iranians fear what comes next after US strike on Karaj bridge 03/04 10:14 - Artemis II: One giant leap for deep space toiletry 03/04 10:00 - How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis? 03/04 09:58 - Russia conducts massive rolling aerial attacks on Ukraine 03/04 09:07 - At War With Iran Again, Some Israelis Fear Conflict Is Becoming Routine 03/04 08:52 - UN Security Council to vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz 03/04 07:47 - Hegseth fires top US Army officer in ‘race and gender’ row – NYT 03/04 07:01 - 27 Affordable Wardrobe Staples From Amazon You’re Going To Wear On Repeat 03/04 07:00 - ‘Every night they are bombarding’: at border crossing, some Iranians are fleeing war and some are heading home 03/04 06:49 - Myanmar's coup leader who set off a brutal civil war becomes president 03/04 06:42 - Iran war: What is happening on day 35 of US-Israeli attacks? 03/04 06:42 - Iran war: What is happening on day 35 of US-Israeli attacks? 03/04 05:57 - How China’s ‘teapot’ refineries are cushioning it from Iran war oil crisis 03/04 05:57 - How China’s ‘teapot’ refineries are cushioning it from Iran war oil crisis 03/04 05:38 - ‘Disturbing trend’ of US-Israeli strikes hitting non-military targets in Iran 03/04 05:00 - Iran war live: Water plant hit in Kuwait; Tehran attacks the Gulf, Israel 03/04 05:00 - Iran war live: Water plant hit in Kuwait; Tehran attacks the Gulf, Israel 03/04 04:55 - How war on Iran turned Pakistan’s LNG surplus into a looming shortage 03/04 04:55 - How war on Iran turned Pakistan’s LNG surplus into a looming shortage 03/04 04:00 - A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis 03/04 03:59 - Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE is released after nearly three weeks of detention 03/04 02:09 - Middle East war live: Israeli army says will strike two bridges in east Lebanon 03/04 02:04 - Middle East crisis live: Trump urges Iran to make deal after bridge strike that killed at least eight – live 03/04 00:59 - Firm backed by Trump sons tries to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran 03/04 00:20 - Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy offers expertise on keeping waterways open amid Middle East conflict 02/04 23:16 - Fears cost of water and beer to soar as India's scorching summer hits 02/04 22:34 - Trump Hails Strike on Iranian Bridge, Warning ‘More to Follow’ 02/04 22:28 - Serious risk of ‘poisoning the jury’ in Charlie Kirk murder trial – former lawyer to RT 02/04 22:11 - As Trump doubles down on Iran war, markets shudder and oil prices climb 02/04 21:12 - Orban urges EU to ditch Russia sanctions to avoid energy crisis 02/04 21:09 - Maryland man receives 20-year sentence for pet crematorium scam 02/04 21:04 - Oil shock triggers global price spikes as Iran war drags on 02/04 21:04 - Oil shock triggers global price spikes as Iran war drags on 02/04 21:01 - 27 Home Improvement Products You Should Buy Now That Winter’s Over 02/04 20:51 - Russia sending second ship with oil to Cuba amid US blockade 02/04 20:51 - Russia sending second ship with oil to Cuba amid US blockade 02/04 20:33 - Russia's military campaign in Ukraine stalls for first time in more than two years 02/04 20:24 - As war drags on, US reiterates Trump open to diplomacy with Iran 02/04 20:24 - As war drags on, US reiterates Trump open to diplomacy with Iran