War in the Middle East: Trump faces backlash as endgame undefined

03/03/2026 14:18 France 24

President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against mounting criticism that he hasn't done enough to explain why it was necessary to start a war with Iran now or to articulate his vision for an endgame to the escalating conflict. Trump also seemed to leave open the possibility for a more extensive US military involvement. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.

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Gulf states caught in the crossfire as Iran strikes cities, ports and oil facilities

Iran stepped up its attacks on economic targets and US missions across the Middle East on Tuesday as President Donald Trump warned it was "too late" for the Islamic republic to seek talks to escape the war. As drones and missiles crashed into oil facilities and US embassies in the Gulf, Washington'...

03/03/2026 15:22 France 24

War in Iran 'is impacting European interests across the board', researcher says

The deputy director of the European Council on Foreign Relations' Paris office has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how European nations are already being sucked into the war in Iran. Camille Lons pointed out that although any direct help for the US or Israel has been labelled as only defensive, attacks o...

03/03/2026 14:18 France 24

Israeli troops seize new positions in Lebanon, army says creating buffer zone

Israel on Tuesday ordered the military to take control of more positions inside Lebanon to create a buffer zone, as the Lebanese army pulled back some of its forces after Hezbollah attacked Israeli bases in support of its backer, Iran. Lebanon was drawn into the regional war after an initial rocket...

03/03/2026 14:13 France 24

Israeli military says it has hit Iran's presidential office

The Israeli army announced that it carried out airstrikes against the Iranian presidency and the offices of the Supreme National Security Council in Tehran, as part of the war launched against Iran...

03/03/2026 13:58 France 24

Trump to meet Germany's Merz for talks eclipsed by Middle East war

US President Donald Trump will meet Germany's Friedrich Merz on Tuesday at the White House for his first visit with a foreign leader since joining Israel in strikes on Iran that have dragged the Middle East into war....

03/03/2026 13:42 France 24

War in the Middle East: Iran's broad retaliation in the Gulf

Drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday as Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East and Washington warned its citizens to evacuate the entire region. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more about Iran's broad retaliation....

03/03/2026 12:31 France 24

US embassy in Saudi Arabia hit by Iranian drones

Drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday as Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East and Washington warned its citizens to evacuate the entire region. Four days after US and Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader and triggered a regional war, AFP reporte...

03/03/2026 12:13 France 24

Lebanon sucked deeper into war as Hezbollah, Israel trade blows

Lebanon was pulled deeper into the war in the Middle East on Tuesday as the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah launched missiles at Israel for a second consecutive day and Israel sent troops into the south and carried out waves of air strikes. Israel's neighbour to the north and the theatre of...

03/03/2026 12:07 France 24

Israel and US say Iran war will not be “endless”

As the US-Israeli campaign in #Iran continues, Benjamin #Netanyahu and #US secretary of war Pete #Hegseth have said the war will not be “endless”, while Donald #Trump claims it will last “four to five weeks”. It is estimated over 780 people have been killed in Iran since the start of the co...

03/03/2026 12:06 France 24

US & Israel hit Iran for a fourth day, at least 787 civilians killed

Across Tehran, the sound of explosions rang out through the night and into the early hours Tuesday, as the US and Israel have continued to pound Iran since killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday. Airstrikes have killed at least 787 people in Iran since the start of the war, t...

03/03/2026 12:05 France 24

Trump faces MAGA mounting criticism on Iran war

President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against mounting criticism that he hasn't done enough to explain why it was necessary to start a war with Iran now or to articulate his vision for an endgame to the escalating conflict. The frustration is coming not just from the political left but also...

03/03/2026 11:37 France 24

Papers discuss future of Ukraine after Trump's 'Iran gamble'

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 3: Papers discuss the new war in the Middle East and what it could mean for Russia's war in Ukraine. Also: Russian independent paper Meduza analyses the narrative of Russian state TV. Finally, did Jim Carrey attend the César Awards or was it his clone? ...

03/03/2026 11:17 France 24

Israel orders troops to seize new positions in Lebanon

Israel on Tuesday ordered the military to take control of more positions in Lebanon, where the army pulled back some of its forces after Hezbollah attacked Israeli bases in support of its backer, Iran. Lebanon was drawn into the regional war on Monday after an initial rocket attack on Israel by Hez...

03/03/2026 10:52 France 24

Europe 'very likely' to get dragged into conflict after UK base in Cyprus hit

"What's become clear to Europe today is that they are going to be a target". FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels about the European response to the widening war in the Middle East....

02/03/2026 20:38 France 24

Trump mulls ground troops in Iran, says operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks

President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out sending ground troops into Iran, as he warned that the spreading Middle East war unleashed by US-Israeli strikes could last more than a month. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports....

02/03/2026 19:17 France 24

Trump warns of new 'big wave' of strikes on Iran, does not rule out ground troops

US President Donald Trump warned of a possible new "big wave" of strikes against Iran, adding he had not ruled out deploying US boots on the ground. Trump also told a briefing at the White House Monday ‌that the US was capable of fighting Iran far longer than projected. ...

02/03/2026 17:58 France 24

'This is not endless,' US defense chief Hegseth says amid fears of wider war in Middle East

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed growing concerns on Monday that the US-Israeli strikes in Iran could embroil the United States in a protracted regional conflict by declaring, “This is not Iraq. This is not endless," even as he warned that more American casualties are likely in the weeks...

02/03/2026 17:49 France 24

Iran war "different situation" to US Venezuela operation as could take up to five weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran operations are likely to last 4 to 5 weeks but that he’s prepared “to go far longer than that.” Trump spoke Monday at a White House ceremony. He also said the operation was ahead of schedule. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson tells us more from Washington....

02/03/2026 17:22 France 24

War in the Middle East: Thousands of flights cancelled… across the globe

✈️❌ Thousands of flights have been canceled around the world on the third day of war in the Middle East. ➡️ Australia, Indonesia, and Vietnam hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded. #MiddleEast #Iran #UnitedStates #Israel #Plane #Aviation...

02/03/2026 16:56 France 24

From refugee to restaurateur: Syrian chef’s London success story

With pots clanging and oil sizzling in the background, chef Imad Alarnab maps out his journey. In 2015, he fled war-torn Syria, crossing Europe in the back of lorries, on trains, on foot and even by bicycle to reach the UK. Ten years later, he welcomed Britain's King Charles to one of two restaura...

02/03/2026 16:41 France 24

Air travel undergoes worst disruption since Covid with Middle East war

Global air travel chaos intensified on March 2nd as the U.S. and Israel continued to bombard Iran. Airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, which are important hubs for travel between Europe, Africa and the West to Asia, remained closed after they were all directly hit by Iranian strikes....

02/03/2026 16:17 France 24

Replay: British prime minister makes statement on Middle East conflict

Rewatch as British PM Keir Starmer makes statement on the ongoing war in the Middle East....

02/03/2026 16:05 France 24

UK base in Cyprus hit by drone as fallout from Iran war spreads beyond Middle East

An Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK's Akrotiri air force base overnight on Monday but caused "minimal" damage, officials said. Britain declined to take part in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but later approved a US request to use its bases for "defensive actions", Britain's minister for the...

02/03/2026 16:05 France 24

What the war in Iran means for global energy security

Qatar's state-run energy firm says it has halted Liquefied Natural Gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of its main gas processing bases. This is only the latest consequence of the Middle East conflict on global markets. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe looks...

02/03/2026 16:04 France 24

"No clarity" regarding US plan for the future in Iran

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that the new war in the Middle East would "not be endless" like other wars led by previous administrations. The briefing comes as the conflict has intensified into a wider war in the region FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert looks into why the future of the US oper...

02/03/2026 16:04 France 24

Lebanon bans Hezbollah military activities as Middle East war spreads

The Lebanese government has imposed an "immediate ban" on Hezbollah's military activities and called on the group to hand over its weapons to the state. The decision comes after Iran-backed Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, provoking retaliatory Israeli strikes, which killed at least 31 people...

02/03/2026 15:42 France 24

Iran conflict is 'a just war', Israeli opposition leader Lapid says

As the US and Israel wage war on Iran, Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid told FRANCE 24 he backs the current offensive, despite being "Netanyahu's biggest rival". Calling it "a just war," he argued that Tehran has "miscalculated" by attacking the Gulf states and that th...

02/03/2026 15:28 France 24

Middle East war to have economic and military fallouts for Europe

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East are quickly dragging Europe in, forcing the continent into defensive action to protect military bases and evacuate citizens caught up in the conflict. FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian looks at the concrete fallouts the...

02/03/2026 15:26 France 24

European heavyweights react following Iranian strikes on regional bases

France, the UK and Germany have put out a joint statement saying they will defend their interests and those of their allies in the Middle East if needed. It comes as Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Gulf countries. While Britain says it's not at war, London is allowing the United States to use...

02/03/2026 15:21 France 24

France to allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 2nd that France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300, but did not give a figure for the increase. He also announced that the nuclear umbrella could be extended to the European continent. FRANCE 24's Arme...

02/03/2026 15:19 France 24

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