Beijing: China has criticized a US attack on an Iranian-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and called on all sides to act responsibly and uphold a ceasefire agreement. “We are concerned about the use of force by the United States against…

Paris: Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Jennie Shin, Rosemary Kelanic, Director of the Middle East programme at the think tank Defense Priorities, says that US President Donald Trump “has boxed himself into a corner”, explaining that “this war has failed, th…

Beirut: Less than a week after a fragile ceasefire was announced in Lebanon, a senior Anglophone journalist in the country has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the devastation people are seeing as they start to return home. Thousands of homes have been destr…

Tehran: Irans Khatam al-Anbiya military headquarters has confirmed an attack by the US military on a ship in the Gulf of Oman in a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency. Tehran vowed to retaliate “soon” against what it describes as…

Amsterdam: European natural gas prices rose sharply on Monday after Iran reversed its decision on reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. At the Amsterdam exchange, the benchmark TTF one-month forward contract climbed nearly 6% to pound 41.02 ($48.26) per …

Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian recently announced that the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) had entered its implementation phase. Framed as a potential breakthrough after decades of conflict between Armenia …

Brussels: Press remarks from the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting in Brussels emphasized the European Union’s commitment to supporting the Palestinian Authority and advancing the two-state solution. High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas, Norw…