IEA to release record amount of emergency oil reserves as Middle East war rattles markets

11/03/2026 15:46 France 24

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said its 32 members would release a record 400 million barrels from strategic reserves to steady markets as the Middle East war continue to push oil prices higher and threaten global supply.

Continua a leggere su "France 24"

Altre notizie da "France 24"

G7 releases record amount of oil stocks to 'calm the markets down'

G7 leaders have announced the record release of 400 million barrels of oil in response to the war in the Middle East. This represents about twenty days worth of usual oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, currently through dangerous to go through due to the threat of Iranian strikes. This initi...

11/03/2026 16:38 France 24

Beirut: FRANCE 24 in the heart of the bombed southern suburbs

Our special correspondents in Beirut were able to visit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, which have been under Israeli bombardments for a week.At least 500 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the war in the Middle East and some 700,000 others have been forced to flee,...

11/03/2026 16:28 France 24

Trump a lot more concern about how war and oil prices will affect midterms

Since the war has started, fourteen ships have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran vows to carry out an 'oil blockade'. Although oil prices have gone down after sharply increasing, concern remains. French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on G7 leaders to work together to reestablish 'free...

11/03/2026 15:54 France 24

Strait of Hormuz traffic down 97% as fourteen ships struck since war started

A British monitoring agency says three ships in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz were struck in separate incidents on March 11, a day after several US media reported Iran had started laying mines in the strategic passagepoint. The UN meanwhile has urged...

11/03/2026 15:52 France 24

Centre of Beirut shocked after Israeli army strikes apartment block

Over 700,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes, with nearly 600 having died since the start of the war. Although the capital has mostly been spared, it has suffered two strikes in its heart. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent speaks from where the latest bomb struck...

11/03/2026 15:50 France 24

UK deploys warship in the Mediterranean to protect British bases in Cyprus

A British warship is on its way to Cyprus. More than a week ago, a British Royal Air Force base was hit by an Iranian-made drone. The opposition criticizes the UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer for taking too long to send reinforcements. The country's minist...

11/03/2026 15:08 France 24

Israeli government is undertaking a 'power grab under cover of war'

Twelve days after the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, Israelis are spending hours a day in bomb shelters as Iranian bombs pour on the country. But since the start of the conflict, neither the Prime minister nor the Defence minister have directly addressed the Israeli population. On top o...

11/03/2026 15:06 France 24

FRANCE 24 speaks to displaced Lebanese in mountains north of Beirut

An Israeli strike hit an apartment block in the heart of Beirut. it is the second time Israel has targeted the heart of the Lebanese capital since the war started. The southern suburbs of Beirut and south Lebanon have come under a regular intense Israeli attack with more than 500 killed and around...

11/03/2026 15:01 France 24

Lebanon grapples with death, displacement and widening Hezbollah-Israel conflict

With 570 people killed and more than 750,000 displaced amid fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon finds itself in what Iva Kovic-Chahine, head of the Beirut-based news outlet L’Orient Today, describes as an “absurd” situation. She tells FRANCE 24 that many Lebanese felt “intense ra...

11/03/2026 14:09 France 24

New Iranian supreme leader 'safe and sound' amid rumours surrounding wellbeing

The son of Iran's president has said the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound" following reports the late ayatollah's son was injured in a strike that killed his father and his wife on the first day of the war. Khamenei has not been seen since his nomination, sparking rumours rega...

11/03/2026 13:30 France 24

Central Beirut targeted by Israeli strikes for second time since war started

An Israeli strike hit an apartment block in central Beirut on March 11, further widening Israeli attacks in the capital beyond the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs where heavy bombardment continued. Israeli strikes have killed nearly 600 people in Lebanon, a...

11/03/2026 11:45 France 24

Tehran vows to keep blockade on regional oil flow as it targets Gulf states

More than 2,000 Iranian drones have been fired at Gulf states since the start of the war in the Middle East on February 28, with Tehran targeting US allies in the Gulf. The Iranian regime claims to have decimated the US military in the region, while the US says it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-layi...

11/03/2026 11:39 France 24

Ukraine sending drone experts to three Gulf countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 11 countries had asked Kyiv for help in how to counter Iranian drones being fired by Tehran in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. In return, Ukraine is sending drone experts to three countries - with the hope this will pro...

11/03/2026 11:05 France 24

Dubai airport and Saudi oil field among targets of Iranian drones

Israel has warned of attacks as Iranian counterstrikes continue against it and US allies in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia said it has neutralised five drones targeting one of the kingdom's oil field, while drones also fell near Dubai's airport....

11/03/2026 10:33 France 24

Iran adoption a strategy of 'war of attrition on several fronts'

On the second week of the war in the Middle East, Iran continues to target Israel and US allies in the Gulf. More strikes have been intercepted, according to reports across several countries. Iran's targets include oil infrastructures, which is part of its "war of attrition" strategy, which applies...

11/03/2026 10:24 France 24

Israel strikes central Beirut, as number of displaced goes over 700,000

Central Beirut was targeted by fresh Israeli strikes in the early hours of March 11, for the second time since the star of the war. More than 560 people have been killed and over 700,000 displaced - about a tenth of the population - since Israeli started striking the country. FRANCE 24's Catherine...

11/03/2026 10:22 France 24

Oil markets swing on stockpile release and Hormuz Strait mine reports

Oil markets fell and picked up again on Wednesday, as the International Energy Agency reportedly considers its largest-ever release of emergency crude stockpiles to stabilise global markets, while Iran is said to have laid naval mines in the Hormuz Strait. In this edition, we look at how the latest...

11/03/2026 10:21 France 24

Concern grows over possibility of Iran mining Strait of Hormuz

The US says it has destroyed over a dozen Iranian ships capable of laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The crucial passage point for oil has been effectively closed due to Iranian threats. Trump warned Iran that the presence of mines would lead to military consequences "at a level never seen befo...

11/03/2026 10:18 France 24

US-Israeli bombing destroyed nearly 10,000 civilian sites, says Iranian UN envoy

Tehran was targeted by heavy bombardments on March 11 as the US-Israeli military campaign continued. The day before, US Secretary Pete Hegseth had warned that Iran would know the 'most intense day' of US strikes. Nearly 10,000 civilian sites have been destroyed since the war started, according to I...

11/03/2026 10:16 France 24

Ukraine sends drone experts to Gulf, viewing an ‘opportunity’

Ukraine has sent drone expert teams to several Gulf countries to help in their fight against Iran's drones. The Ukrainian military has experience downing Iranian Shahed drones and the government “sees this as an opportunity,” explains FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg, reporting from Kyiv. With the...

11/03/2026 08:05 France 24

War on Iran risks emboldening hardliners, reinforcing value of covert nuclear programme

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Nicole Grajewski, Assistant Professor at the Centre de recherches internationales (CERI), Sciences Po. As a specialist in nuclear strategy, Ms. Grajewski argues the current military strikes against Iran have not fundamentally altered the core reality of the Irani...

11/03/2026 07:38 France 24

Modern wars grow interconnected as Ukraine and Russia seek strategic foothold in Iran war

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, journalist and Professor of American Studies and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. The war in Ukraine and the escalating confrontation with Iran are no longer separate geopolitical theatres, explains Professor L...

11/03/2026 05:11 France 24

Global development our 'first line of defence’: Marcos Neto warns 'multilateral system under strain'

François Picard is very pleased to welcome Marcos Athias Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General & UNDP Assistant Administrator. In the view of Mr. Neto, the world today is experiencing a profound crisis of development. Global development should not be understood as a secondary or charitable concern,...

11/03/2026 04:41 France 24

Middle East war live: Iran warns it will target economic, banking interests in region

Iran on Wednesday said it will target economic and banking interests in the Middle East region linked to the US and Israel following an attack on an Iranian bank. The Iranian military attacked commercial ships across the Persian Gulf and Dubai's key international airport as the conflict in the oil-...

11/03/2026 02:39 France 24

US strikes Iranian mine-laying vessels as Middle East war intensifies

Tensions in the Middle East escalated on Tuesday as the US destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels and Iran vowed to block regional oil exports. Heavy strikes hit Iran, Lebanon, and Gulf states, with civilian casualties rising. Global markets and energy supplies face disruption as the conflict ent...

11/03/2026 01:18 France 24

Trump says US destroying Iranian mine-laying boats

The U.S. military "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement, as President Donald Trump warned that any mines laid in ‌the Strait by Iran must be removed immediately. Trump previously said the U.S. had "complet...

10/03/2026 23:16 France 24

‘Radical acceleration’ in AI military targeting raises oversight fears

Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Elke Schwarz, Professor of Political Theory at Queen Mary University of London, warned of a “radical acceleration” in the speed at which military targets are identified through the use of AI, and how quickly action is taken against them. She said this...

10/03/2026 22:15 France 24

EU chief says turning away from nuclear energy was a 'strategic mistake'

As the Iran war continues to disrupt oil supplies from the Middle East, Paris has hosted a summit aimed at boosting the use of civilian nuclear energy. Announcing a plan to provide a €200 million guarantee for investment in innovative nuclear technologies, European Commission President Ursula von...

10/03/2026 21:57 France 24

Video shows US Tomahawk missile strike next to bombed Iranian school

A newly released video by Iran’s Mehr News Agency – verified and geolocated by fact-checking experts – shows an American Tomahawk cruise missile striking a naval base next to a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran. The footage puts the US in the spotlight, contradicting Donald Trump’s...

10/03/2026 21:49 France 24

Trump's war: What's the endgame in Iran?

Why this war of Donald Trump’s choosing? As death and destruction widen in Iran and across the region, and as oil and gas markets take fright, the US president’s reasons for launching what his administration calls Operation Epic Fury continue to shift, as do the stated scale and duration....

10/03/2026 20:31 France 24

BREAKING NEWS

11/03 17:00 - US responsible for deadly bombing of Iranian girls school, preliminary findings reportedly say – live 11/03 16:57 - News24 | Trump's 'racist hate speech' fuelling rights abuses: UN watchdog 11/03 16:57 - ‘The shine has been taken off’: Dubai faces existential threat as foreigners flee conflict 11/03 16:45 - Jeremy Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large 11/03 16:41 - UN warns of widening crisis as Israeli attacks displace 750,000 in Lebanon 11/03 16:41 - UN warns of widening crisis as Israeli attacks displace 750,000 in Lebanon 11/03 16:38 - G7 releases record amount of oil stocks to 'calm the markets down' 11/03 16:28 - Beirut: FRANCE 24 in the heart of the bombed southern suburbs 11/03 16:00 - 'Even under missiles we carry on living' - how young Iranians are coping with war 11/03 15:57 - UK schools warned kids’ drawings could be blasphemous under Islam 11/03 15:54 - Trump a lot more concern about how war and oil prices will affect midterms 11/03 15:52 - Strait of Hormuz traffic down 97% as fourteen ships struck since war started 11/03 15:50 - Centre of Beirut shocked after Israeli army strikes apartment block 11/03 15:46 - IEA to release record amount of emergency oil reserves as Middle East war rattles markets 11/03 15:31 - US military confirms use of ‘advanced AI tools’ in war against Iran 11/03 15:31 - US military confirms use of ‘advanced AI tools’ in war against Iran 11/03 15:22 - ‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU 11/03 15:21 - Russia Says Ukraine’s Strike on Factory City Was Deadly 11/03 15:08 - UK deploys warship in the Mediterranean to protect British bases in Cyprus 11/03 15:06 - U.S. Inflation Stayed Subdued Before Onset of Iran War 11/03 15:06 - Israeli government is undertaking a 'power grab under cover of war' 11/03 15:01 - FRANCE 24 speaks to displaced Lebanese in mountains north of Beirut 11/03 14:55 - Nations agree to release oil reserves as war in Iran hits global economy 11/03 14:55 - Kiev bankrolling Hungary’s pro-Ukraine opposition – Budapest 11/03 14:42 - Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs 11/03 14:36 - Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry 11/03 14:36 - Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen 11/03 14:36 - Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen 11/03 14:29 - IEA agrees release of 400m barrels of oil from strategic reserves 11/03 14:29 - IEA agrees release of 400m barrels of oil from strategic reserves 11/03 14:29 - News24 | ‘Not our fight’: Iran war exposes divide among Europe’s far-right parties 11/03 14:27 - IEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price 11/03 14:13 - EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war 11/03 14:12 - Due diligence report warned of ‘general reputational risk’ in Mandelson appointment - UK politics live 11/03 14:09 - Lebanon grapples with death, displacement and widening Hezbollah-Israel conflict 11/03 14:00 - Payman, Thorpe and Faruqi demand Labor change parliamentary rules to counter ‘overt’ racism 11/03 13:46 - Record release of emergency oil reserves planned as prices surge 11/03 13:46 - US inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February before effects of war on Iran kicked in 11/03 13:32 - What happened in Ukraine missile attack in Russia’s Bryansk? 11/03 13:32 - What happened in Ukraine missile attack in Russia’s Bryansk? 11/03 13:31 - Thousands of pets being abandoned in Dubai as owners flee over Iran war 11/03 13:30 - New Iranian supreme leader 'safe and sound' amid rumours surrounding wellbeing 11/03 13:29 - Nigel Farage says Iran ‘bigger danger than Putin’ in New Statesman interview 11/03 13:24 - Pentagon gutted civilian watchdogs before Iran school strike – Politico 11/03 13:21 - Tornadoes hit Illinois, Indiana and Texas as severe storms sweep US 11/03 13:05 - Why Iraq was attacked from all sides amid US-Israel war on Iran 11/03 13:05 - Why Iraq was attacked from all sides amid US-Israel war on Iran 11/03 13:03 - Turkish president urges end to Iran war 11/03 13:03 - Turkish president urges end to Iran war 11/03 12:59 - Biggest ever release of oil reserves to ease war supply disruption 11/03 12:52 - Return to Russian fuels would be ‘strategic blunder’ says top EU official 11/03 12:52 - Return to Russian fuels would be ‘strategic blunder’ says top EU official 11/03 12:48 - Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis 11/03 12:42 - Spain removes ambassador from Israel in protest to Iran war, Gaza genocide 11/03 12:42 - Spain removes ambassador from Israel in protest to Iran war, Gaza genocide 11/03 12:40 - Mortgage rates rise and deals pulled over Iran war turmoil 11/03 12:39 - Looks like the EU might have to pay Zelensky just to shut up 11/03 12:27 - Zelensky sends drone teams to Middle East, touting Ukraine's expertise 11/03 12:20 - News24 | Hezbollah returns to guerrilla warfare as it awaits full-scale Israel invasion of Lebanon 11/03 12:17 - Middle East crisis live: Claims new Iranian supreme leader ‘safe’ despite war injuries; ships hit in strait of Hormuz 11/03 12:04 - Weather warnings issued as gales set to batter parts of the UK 11/03 12:00 - Ukraine records first territorial gains since 2023 amid Russian army woes 11/03 12:00 - Ukraine records first territorial gains since 2023 amid Russian army woes 11/03 11:51 - Which countries have seen the highest petrol prices since the Iran war? 11/03 11:51 - Which countries have seen the highest petrol prices since the Iran war? 11/03 11:45 - Central Beirut targeted by Israeli strikes for second time since war started 11/03 11:43 - Iran security chief warns against anti-government protests 11/03 11:43 - Iran security chief warns against anti-government protests 11/03 11:40 - How much a day of war on Iran costs the US 11/03 11:40 - How much a day of war on Iran costs the US 11/03 11:39 - Tehran vows to keep blockade on regional oil flow as it targets Gulf states 11/03 11:38 - 12 days: How 2025 Iran blueprint trapped US, Israel in longer war 11/03 11:38 - 12 days: How 2025 Iran blueprint trapped US, Israel in longer war 11/03 11:16 - Ukraine says it has hit Russian 'missile component' plant 11/03 11:06 - Germans protest against Russia on Paralympic podium 11/03 11:05 - Ukraine sending drone experts to three Gulf countries 11/03 10:54 - Iran reports hospitals, civilians affected during war with US, Israel 11/03 10:54 - Iran reports hospitals, civilians affected during war with US, Israel 11/03 10:46 - Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments 11/03 10:38 - Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea FC sale cash may be under investigation as ‘proceeds of crime’ 11/03 10:33 - Dubai airport and Saudi oil field among targets of Iranian drones 11/03 10:24 - Iran adoption a strategy of 'war of attrition on several fronts' 11/03 10:22 - Israel strikes central Beirut, as number of displaced goes over 700,000 11/03 10:21 - Oil markets swing on stockpile release and Hormuz Strait mine reports 11/03 10:18 - Concern grows over possibility of Iran mining Strait of Hormuz 11/03 10:16 - US-Israeli bombing destroyed nearly 10,000 civilian sites, says Iranian UN envoy 11/03 10:06 - Iran’s strategic patience tactic failed, what comes next could be far worse 11/03 10:06 - Iran’s strategic patience tactic failed, what comes next could be far worse 11/03 10:00 - After Iran assault, Russians say U.S. can’t be trusted in Ukraine talks 11/03 10:00 - Iranians Feel the War Is ‘Closing In,’ and Bondi Is Said to Move Because of Threats 11/03 09:44 - How Trump’s War With Iran Changed the World in a Week 11/03 09:07 - EU members could loan billions directly to Kiev – Politico 11/03 09:03 - Russia kills two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv; war grinds on, focus on Middle East 11/03 09:03 - Russia kills two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv; war grinds on, focus on Middle East 11/03 09:03 - Why Voters Might Finally Blame Trump for Rising Costs 11/03 08:38 - Iran war cost will be passed to consumers, shipping giant boss tells BBC 11/03 08:05 - Ukraine sends drone experts to Gulf, viewing an ‘opportunity’ 11/03 08:03 - Europe’s hard right fractures over US-Israel war on Iran 11/03 08:03 - Europe’s hard right fractures over US-Israel war on Iran 11/03 07:46 - NSW police visited home where foster children lived with convicted killer weeks before government removed her