Whose legacy is it?: Germany grapples with Merkel's 'no regrets' legacy as govt 'breaks into pieces'

27/11/2024 07:51 France 24

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel is giving a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", including her diplomatic efforts with Russia and open-door migrant policy. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Merkel's "no-regrets" legacy, FRANCE 24's Genie Godula is joined by Dr. Cornelia Woll, Professor of Political Science and Researcher at the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics at Sciences Po.

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Dubai influencers 'interrupted' by Iran strikes wake up from a 'senseless dream'

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, March 4: The war in the Middle East has transformed the lives of influencers and expats living in Dubai. But first: papers discuss why US President Donald Trump chose to strike Iran. Also: junior doctors in England use ADHD as an excuse to skip working overnight. Finall...

04/03/2026 11:24 France 24

Energy prices start climbing after war closes Strait of Hormuz down

Since the start of US Israeli strikes on Iran Saturday, the Middle East has been gripped by widespread conflict and chaos, disrupting important shipping routes for oil and other goods. In an attempt to curb rising prices, US president Donald Trump says the US will provide political risk insurance f...

04/03/2026 11:20 France 24

Us-Israeli strikes on Iran intensify as war enters fifth day

The US and Israel intensified strikes on Iran on March 3rd and 4th. Since the start of the conflict, hundreds of people have been killed in the country, including over 160 students who died in an attack on a girl school in the south of the country. The admiral in charge of US operation revealed tha...

04/03/2026 10:59 France 24

France deploys its aircraft carrier to protect Middle East allies

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 3rd the deployment of additional military resources, including the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle and its escort, to help protect his allies facing the consequences of the war in the Middle East. The flagship of the French fleet is interruptin...

04/03/2026 10:51 France 24

Israel expands strikes in Lebanon and issues new evacuation warnings

Israel and Hezbollah have been trading tit for tat strikes for a second day. According to a Lebanese health ministry official, 52 people have been killed and more than 150 wounded due to Israeli attacks . Thousands of civilians have been displaced, and on March 3rd the Israeli military issued dozen...

04/03/2026 10:48 France 24

Republican concern over effect of Iran war on party popularity ahead of midterms

As the Iran war enters its fifth day, the Trump administration is facing growing criticism. After US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted at Israel having forced the US's hand to strike Iran, MAGA backlash grew as they are "isolationists and often anti-Israel", FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani exp...

04/03/2026 10:45 France 24

Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran as war enters fifth day

The United States and Israel hit Iran's capital and other cities in multiple airstrikes on March 4, the fifth day of the war with Iran. Israel targeted the Iranian leadership and security forces as the Islamic Republic responded with missile barrages and drone attacks on Israel and across the regio...

04/03/2026 10:42 France 24

France deploys military assets to Mediterranean amid war in the Mideast

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets as war in the Middle East showed no signs of de-escalating. Macron also noted that France has defence agreements with several Gulf states as...

04/03/2026 10:33 France 24

Korean stocks suffer worst crash ever as Iran war hits chipmakers

South Korea's main stock index, the KOSPI, lost 12 percent on Wednesday, sending retail investors into a panic as fears of energy shortages due to the war in Iran battered shares in chipmakers and industrial giants. Meanwhile, Donald Trump says the US will insure oil tankers transiting the Persian...

04/03/2026 10:27 France 24

'A war of choice': US Congress opens first Iran war vote amid intensifying debate

The US Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to move toward armed conflict with Iran, a rare congressional test of a fast‑escalating Middle East crisis that has unfolded without a clearly defined US strategy for ending the confrontation....

04/03/2026 07:15 France 24

War in Middle East live: Iran says won’t negotiate with US, can ‘continue the war’

A senior adviser to late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran will not negotiate with the US and is ready to “continue the war”. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz as Israel warned it would assassinate any successor to late Ayatolla...

04/03/2026 05:17 France 24

Ray Takeyh: 'Iran is not a personalised dictatorship, it's an ideological system'

Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). As war rages in Iran, Mr. Takeyh warns that America's "war of choice" is guided by an improvised military strategy that swings wildly between grand ambitions of regime ch...

03/03/2026 22:42 France 24

Unpopularity of Iran war 'almost unprecedented' this early on, expert says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and Programme Director for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, says that "even in the most controversial wars, like Iraq, when the war initiates, people tend to rally around the flag [] th...

03/03/2026 22:39 France 24

Can Iran's economy survive if the war drags on?

Iran has taken the risky gambit of closing the Strait of Hormuz, which could backfire and hurt its own economy. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Iranian-Austrian economist Mahdi Ghodsi from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies about Iran's unsustainable economic path and whethe...

03/03/2026 21:42 France 24

African leaders call for dialogue amid escalating Iran crisis

In tonight's edition: The Global South widely condemns the war in Iran, with many countries accusing the US and Israel of violating international law and acting unilaterally. Also, the United States imposes sanctions on the Rwandan army and several top military officials over their role in the figh...

03/03/2026 21:37 France 24

Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran war refusal

Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran. Spain's left-wing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of Europe's most defiant leaders against Trump, has said that bases long used by US forces could only be allow...

03/03/2026 21:36 France 24

'Not Churchill': Trump criticises UK PM Starmer over Iran strikes

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not initially permitting American warplanes to use UK bases to strike Iran, saying "this is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with"....

03/03/2026 21:18 France 24

'The patience for Hezbollah's actions has worn out', analyst says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, says that "as time has gone on and as Hezbollah has repeatedly dragged the country into war, the patience of everyone else for this excuse 'well, we're fighting Israel, so it's ok' has wor...

03/03/2026 20:54 France 24

'A feeling of bitter betrayal' - Gulf States' fears grow over Iran war fallout

"There is possibly a feeling of bitter betrayal" among Gulf countries over the Iranian response to the attacks, according to journalist Hoda Abdel-Hamid, who is reporting for FRANCE 24 in Doha....

03/03/2026 20:22 France 24

US war on Iran divides American conservatives, MAGA voters

President Trump has launched into a war while he’s facing some of the lowest approval ratings of his political career and while a recent poll showed that just one in four Americans approved of his attack on Iran. But it’s not just the general American public. The war is also beginning to sho...

03/03/2026 20:00 France 24

'Strangely normal': As war rages in Iran, daily life in UAE remains 'orderly, calm'

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Susan Marie Ossman, anthropologist, artist, historian, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor of Movements, Spaces and Cultural Practices Affiliationat NYU Abu Dhabi. As war rages in Iran and across the Middle East, Professor Ossman's classes have moved...

03/03/2026 19:44 France 24

Israeli attacks on Lebanon displace more than 58,000 in two days, authorities say

Israel sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate, as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel, dragging Lebanon into the US-Israeli-Iran conflict. According to the Lebanese health minist...

03/03/2026 19:34 France 24

Macron addresses French nation on widening war in the Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron delivered on Tuesday a speech to the nation about the war in Iran and its consequences, after France vowed to protect its nationals and bases in the Middle East. ...

03/03/2026 19:00 France 24

Our Observers in Tehran: 'For us to achieve freedom, war is the only option'

Three days after US and Israeli air strikes started hitting their country, Iranians are torn between conflicting emotions: many are expressing joy for what they see as an opportunity to topple the Islamic regime, but also fear that the strikes will cause more civilian casualties. Two of our Observe...

03/03/2026 18:54 France 24

REPLAY: Trump says Iran 'in for a lot of hurt' in Oval Office address

US President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the White House on Tuesday for talks as the US-Israel war ‌against Iran widened, sending oil prices to their highest level since 2024. Trump, speaking in ⁠the Oval Office alongside Merz, told reporters the two leaders wou...

03/03/2026 17:52 France 24

Trump team offers shifting views of US goals as Iran war engulfs Mideast

US President Donald Trump's administration offered conflicting responses to questions over the attack on Iran and how to bring an end to the conflict even as joint US-Israeli air strikes over the weekend morphed into a larger regional war. ...

03/03/2026 16:50 France 24

Trump administration 'hoping to essentially do away with the rule of law and democracy in the US'

Oliver Farry welcomes Pierre Gervais, Professor of American Civilisation at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. He describes the attacks on Iran beyond the prism of geopolitics: a veritable constitutional crisis made in America. He sees the unfolding war with Iran in the cadre of democratic resilience o...

03/03/2026 16:50 France 24

Energy prices soar, stocks tumble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

Energy prices surged on Tuesday, sending stocks tumbling and the dollar rising as investors worried about inflation amid fears of a fresh energy crisis over the war with Iran....

03/03/2026 16:15 France 24

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

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04/03 11:28 - 'No to war': Pedro Sánchez hits back as Trump threatens full trade embargo on Spain 04/03 11:24 - Dubai influencers 'interrupted' by Iran strikes wake up from a 'senseless dream' 04/03 11:20 - Energy prices start climbing after war closes Strait of Hormuz down 04/03 11:09 - Middle East crisis live: Israel launches ‘wave of strikes’ on Tehran and threatens to assassinate new leader 04/03 11:06 - Spain tells of ‘surprise’ at Merz’s White House comments over Trump’s trade threats – Europe live 04/03 11:05 - Minister dismisses Trump’s claim Starmer is ‘no Churchill’ – UK politics live 04/03 11:00 - Senate to vote on war powers resolution to prevent Trump from continuing Iran conflict 04/03 10:59 - Us-Israeli strikes on Iran intensify as war enters fifth day 04/03 10:51 - France deploys its aircraft carrier to protect Middle East allies 04/03 10:48 - Israel expands strikes in Lebanon and issues new evacuation warnings 04/03 10:45 - Republican concern over effect of Iran war on party popularity ahead of midterms 04/03 10:42 - Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran as war enters fifth day 04/03 10:33 - After Iran’s warning, Europe fails to unite on war launched by US, Israel 04/03 10:33 - After Iran’s warning, Europe fails to unite on war launched by US, Israel 04/03 10:33 - France deploys military assets to Mediterranean amid war in the Mideast 04/03 10:28 - Donald Trump ‘really does not care’ if Iran play at World Cup 2026 04/03 10:27 - Korean stocks suffer worst crash ever as Iran war hits chipmakers 04/03 10:25 - China lists five lessons from US-Israeli war on Iran 04/03 10:22 - War in Middle East ‘could wipe out growth in UK living standards’ 04/03 10:14 - ‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain 04/03 10:12 - UK stock market calms but oil prices rise over fears Iran war may drag on 04/03 10:11 - How Iran fights an imposed war 04/03 10:11 - How Iran fights an imposed war 04/03 10:10 - Ex-Nato commander defends Starmer after Trump’s ‘no Winston Churchill’ jibe 04/03 10:03 - European nations facing ‘hell’ over Iran war energy disruption – Serbia 04/03 10:03 - Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause 04/03 10:02 - Global Leaders Brace for the Fallout From Trump’s Fast Metastasizing War 04/03 09:58 - ‘We were just praying’: Pakistani students recount escape from war-hit Iran 04/03 09:58 - ‘We were just praying’: Pakistani students recount escape from war-hit Iran 04/03 09:30 - Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb, experts warn 04/03 09:04 - Submarine sinks Iranian warship off coast of Sri Lanka – Reuters 04/03 08:53 - Hundreds of drones target Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iran war 04/03 08:53 - Hundreds of drones target Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iran war 04/03 08:38 - Analyst says interest in Epstein files plummeted after war on Iran launched 04/03 08:38 - Analyst says interest in Epstein files plummeted after war on Iran launched 04/03 08:20 - IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats 04/03 08:20 - IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats 04/03 08:09 - EU’s Kallas and von der Leyen on ‘collision course’ – Politico 04/03 08:01 - How long can Israel sustain a military conflict with Iran? 04/03 08:01 - How long can Israel sustain a military conflict with Iran? 04/03 07:32 - Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last? 04/03 07:15 - 'A war of choice': US Congress opens first Iran war vote amid intensifying debate 04/03 07:05 - Major parties knock back inquiry into racism and sexism in the Senate – as it happened 04/03 06:53 - Israeli forces bomb hotel in Beirut, residential building in Lebanon’s east 04/03 06:53 - Israeli forces bomb hotel in Beirut, residential building in Lebanon’s east 04/03 06:48 - US and Israel step up attacks as war with Iran engulfs region 04/03 06:48 - US and Israel step up attacks as war with Iran engulfs region 04/03 06:19 - South Korea’s stock market suffers biggest drop in history amid US-Iran war 04/03 06:19 - South Korea’s stock market suffers biggest drop in history amid US-Iran war 04/03 06:18 - The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel 04/03 06:18 - The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel 04/03 06:00 - Middle East conflict offers economic lifeline to Russia’s flagging war machine 04/03 06:00 - There Is Nothing Inevitable About a Russian Victory in Ukraine 04/03 05:17 - War in Middle East live: Iran says won’t negotiate with US, can ‘continue the war’ 04/03 05:00 - News24 | Military identifies 4 soldiers killed as US nearly doubles Iran bombs compared to Iraq 04/03 03:51 - News24 | Africa urges restraint as US-Israel strikes escalate in Iran 04/03 03:47 - News24 | No timeline, rising risks: US plays down ‘endless war’ fears as Iran conflict intensifies 04/03 03:47 - News24 | Iran crisis threatens turmoil in global gas markets 04/03 03:03 - Russia, China raise diplomatic voices against US-Israeli attacks on Iran 04/03 03:03 - Russia, China raise diplomatic voices against US-Israeli attacks on Iran 04/03 02:37 - US senators fear ‘boots on the ground’ after Iran war briefing 04/03 02:37 - US senators fear ‘boots on the ground’ after Iran war briefing 04/03 02:32 - Is the US at war with Iran, why did US, Israel attack Tehran? 04/03 02:32 - Is the US at war with Iran, why did US, Israel attack Tehran? 04/03 01:45 - Protests in Venezuela against US-Israeli war on Iran 04/03 01:45 - Protests in Venezuela against US-Israeli war on Iran 04/03 01:43 - Iran war live updates: Trump says US may escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz; IDF launches strikes on Iran 04/03 01:34 - The 4 Americans Killed in the Iran War Who Have Been Identified 04/03 01:28 - Pentagon names four of six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base 04/03 01:25 - Oil on Fire: War impacts global energy markets 04/03 01:25 - Oil on Fire: War impacts global energy markets 04/03 01:23 - Ukraine blocks EU mission to inspect Russian oil pipeline – FT 04/03 01:05 - Ukraine war briefing: Merz tells Trump Ukraine must not give up more territory 04/03 01:00 - Fight between Texas Republicans for US Senate seat leaves party on edge 04/03 00:58 - The Iran War Is Trump’s War 04/03 00:55 - Apalachee High School Shooting: Colin Gray Found Guilty of Murder 04/03 00:18 - Rubio claim of Israeli role in US Iran attack reverberates, despite denial 04/03 00:18 - Rubio claim of Israeli role in US Iran attack reverberates, despite denial 04/03 00:06 - Macron warns Israel against Lebanon invasion 04/03 00:06 - Macron warns Israel against Lebanon invasion 03/03 23:46 - Trump denies that Israel forced US’s hand in launching strikes against Iran 03/03 23:31 - Live updates: 4 U.S. soldiers killed in Iran conflict identified; U.S. Consulate in Dubai hit 03/03 23:31 - 13 Heated Cat Beds To Keep Your Kitty Warm And Cozy 03/03 23:21 - Trump Lays Out His ‘Worst Case’ Scenario in Iran 03/03 23:16 - Pre-Quiz WARNING: This Nostalgia Quiz Is Literally Impossible To Pass, So Good Luck 03/03 23:10 - UK to send Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus 03/03 22:44 - Binyamin Netanyahu is the big winner from the Iran war, for now 03/03 22:42 - Ray Takeyh: 'Iran is not a personalised dictatorship, it's an ideological system' 03/03 22:39 - Unpopularity of Iran war 'almost unprecedented' this early on, expert says 03/03 22:07 - ICE Officials Must Acknowledge Court Orders in Writing, Judge Says 03/03 21:59 - Travellers stranded, airlines under pressure as Iran war escalates 03/03 21:59 - Travellers stranded, airlines under pressure as Iran war escalates 03/03 21:42 - Can Iran's economy survive if the war drags on? 03/03 21:37 - African leaders call for dialogue amid escalating Iran crisis 03/03 21:36 - Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran war refusal 03/03 21:29 - Have America and Israel just started a forever war with Iran? 03/03 21:22 - Oman renews push for diplomacy, says ‘off-ramps available’ in Iran war 03/03 21:22 - Oman renews push for diplomacy, says ‘off-ramps available’ in Iran war 03/03 21:21 - US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges 03/03 21:18 - 'Not Churchill': Trump criticises UK PM Starmer over Iran strikes