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12:06. “France does not sell weapons to Israel,” wrote Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on X, in response to Mathilde Panot, leader of the rebellious deputies, adding: “Our supplies are known: strictly defensive components, especially for Iron Dome and other destinies to be re-exported to third countries, including France.”
12:00. Shortly after announcing on X the arrival of an Iranian delegation in Pakistan Thursday evening for talks with the United States, the Iranian ambassador to Islamabad deleted his message, which had been sent prematurely, according to explanations given to AFP by an embassy official. The message was deleted due to “problems,” he explained, without specifying if the Iranian delegation was still expected on Thursday. Asked to provide more details, the official responded that the message deletion was related to a “timing issue,” saying: “We were not supposed to publish it.”
11:40. “Israel will strike Hezbollah ‘wherever necessary until we have fully restored security for the residents of the north of Israel,'” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X.
11:10. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Fabien Mandon, was auditioned today by deputies. He believes that Europeans “can no longer have the same level of confidence in American commitment to their security.” He deplores “the unbridled use of force” by terrorist groups but also “by major states, to an extent that was unimaginable, especially in the Middle East at the moment.”
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8:00. Good morning and welcome to this live coverage dedicated to the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, described yesterday by both parties. A very fragile ceasefire with many violations observed already yesterday in the Gulf. Find our summary of Wednesday’s events here.
