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Donald Trump rejected Iran's plan to reopen the Strait of Ormuz within seven days, said the Wall Street Journal on Friday, citing American officials. The President would also consider a resumption of bombings in Iran after the mid-term elections in November, according to the financial daily.
The offensive of the pro-Iranian Houthis rebels against Saudi Arabia was condemned by the UN Security Council in the aftermath of further attacks. In Yemen, the head of the Presidential Council, Rachad al-Alimi, called for a general mobilization of the population against the Houthis, calling on all those who would defect into the Houthis ranks to join the armed forces.
The Huthist rebels and Yemeni government forces have rejected their responsibility for a double strike in a crowded civilian market in Lahj Governorate on 21 September. An analysis of the video surveillance images, and testimony, provide more information about this incident.
A video broadcast in mid-September, showing Iranian police officers beating and sexually harassing a teenager during his arrest, provoked a wave of outrage in Iran. This type of abuse is not uncommon during interrogations, but these images are a new visual evidence.
The Cartooning for Peace network celebrates its 20th anniversary with "150 press drawings to make democracy live". A collective work that questions, through drawing and analysis, the means of reinvigorating the democratic debate.
This is their second meeting in one-to-one since the beginning of the pontificate of Leo XIV. The pope is received this Friday by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée. Among the topics that could be addressed are the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as topics of society such as abortion or the end of life. Natalia Mendoza, a special envoy from France 24, discusses these different dossiers.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an emergency meeting as part of their joint defence agreement to discuss ways to support Riyadh targeted by Iran-supported Huthis rebel attacks. They reported firing dozens of missiles and drones at Saudi targets on Thursday. Iraq and Lebanon are expected Friday at the UN rostrum, which is holding its General Assembly in New York. Follow our direct.
On Thursday, Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis attacked several areas in Saudi Arabia using missiles and drones. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the sending of "military means" to "protect" the Yanbu oil terminal, a strategic link of the Saudi energy system.
Without a visa for the second consecutive year, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a video broadcast on Thursday at the UN, denounced Israeli policy threatening Palestinians with a new Nakba. He also argued that his people would remain "on his lands".
On Wednesday, the Syrian President recalled at the UN rostrum that the Golan Heights "will remain a Syrian territory" while Colombia recently acknowledged its annexation by Israel, joining the United States line. Ahmed al-Charaa also denounced Israeli military operations since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
Architect of the circumvention of the Iranian oil embargo, billionaire Babak Zanjani was sentenced to death in 2016 in a corruption case before making an unexpected return in grace. Today, Washington suspects him to be at the head of a cryptocurrency platform managing payments received for transit through the Strait of Ormuz.
On Monday, a ship was targeted by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Ormuz, causing two light injuries, a few hours after the Iranian Revolutionary Guards threatened to use "new weapons" and to target "new targets" in the event of an American attack.
On Sunday, Iranian justice announced the closure of the Centre de langue française (CLF), one of the main French educational institutions in Iran, linked to the French Embassy. She accuses him of carrying out "illegal activities". France denounced an unjustified decision and raised the threat of possible elections.
Back to the highlights of the week's news and his most striking images: Mark Carney's seduction operation in Europe, Zidane's first list at the head of the Blues, Quito under fire smoke, Celine Dion's return to the stage and protests in Syria against rising fuel prices.
The United States warned on Saturday that Iran-supported hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis could "know a rapid escalation" after an attack on the Saudi capital for the first time in months. Yemeni rebels claimed responsibility for two attacks with missiles and drones.
The residents of the Saudi capital were awakened during the night of Saturday to Sunday by an attack risk alert followed by two large explosions. On Saturday, the Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility for an attack on "sensitive" sites in the Saudi capital, where explosions had sounded during the night for the first time since the resumption of hostilities between Ryad and these pro-Iranian fighters.
The Houthis offensive on the West Coast of Yemen highlighted the deep fractures of the government camp recognized by the international community, composed of different organizations with not necessarily convergent interests.
The Trump administration approved on Thursday the sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia for $24.3 billion. The draft still needs to be considered by Congress, where elected officials are concerned, inter alia, that aircraft technology is leaking to China.
