Sky News’ correspondent Lisa Holland breaks down the rumours surrounding Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on...
Iran’s new Supreme Leader vows to keep blocking Strait of Hormuz in first statement | BBC News
Iran’s new supreme leader has vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel, in a statement read by a presenter on state TV. Mojtaba Khamenei also said Iran will "avenge the blood of...
Israeli missiles leave thousands homeless in Beirut
The Lebanese army cordoned off a street in central Beirut after a missile struck cars near tents housing displaced people. Israeli attacks have displaced about a million people across Lebanon. Many are still without...
Strategic Strait of Hormuz at the heart of conflicts over the years • FRANCE 24 English
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran’s attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue. The Strait of Hormuz has been...
How Iran’s attacks on Gulf energy sites are shaping decision making in Washington • FRANCE 24
Sparking turmoil in global energy markets and undermining Gulf countries’ reputations for economic stability is all part of the Iranian regime’s strategy, according to a Middle East analyst. Speaking to FRANCE 24...
Thinking à la française: How French intellectuals shaped the world • FRANCE 24 English
Nerd Alert! This week we focus on France’s contribution to knowledge and ideas. If French philosopher René Descartes famously said, “I think, therefore I am,” then “we think, therefore we are” could be said of the...
Brent crude oil almost $100 a barrel, as three more cargo ships attacked in the Gulf | BBC News
Oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel and stock markets fell after three more cargo vessels were hit in the Gulf. News of further strikes on shipping helped to push Brent crude up by more than 9% on Thursday...