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According to the American president, Xi Jinping also offered his help on Thursday to try to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, closed by Iran since the start of the war on February 28.
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Xi Jinping “affirmed it forcefully”. Donald Trump declared, Thursday, May 14, that the Chinese president had assured him that he would not send military equipment to his Iranian ally, during an interview in Beijing where the American leader is on an official visit. “He said he would not provide military equipment”he assured, according to an extract from an interview with the Fox News channel. Still according to Donald Trump, Xi Jinping has also offered his help to try to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, closed by Iran since the start of the war on February 28. Follow our live stream.
- Iran has authorized the passage of “several Chinese ships” through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian Tasnim news agency said this on Thursday, mentioning “a decision of the Islamic Republic”. For its part, Iranian state television declared that “more than 30 ships” were allowed to cross the passage, without specifying whether they were Chinese boats.
- A ship “boarded” near the Strait of Hormuz is heading towards Iranian waters. The ship was “boarded by unauthorized personnel while at anchor”approximately 70 km off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, and is currently heading towards Iranian territorial waters, announced the British maritime security agency (UKMTO) on X. The identity of the attackers and their objective are currently unknown.
- “Several Israeli civilians” injured by Hezbollah explosive drone. The device fell near the border between the Jewish state and Lebanon, the Israeli army said on social networks. “Two people are seriously injured”specifies the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, Israeli strikes in Lebanon left at least 22 dead, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
- Israel and Lebanon meet for talks in Washington. Israeli and Lebanese representatives resumed their discussions on Thursday, a few days before the expiration of the truce. A first meeting, on April 2, resulted in an extension of the truce for three weeks. But this ceasefire did not prevent hundreds of additional deaths during Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah.
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• #MIDDLE_EAST Donald Trump says Xi Jinping will not send military equipment to Iran and that China is ready to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “He said he would not provide military equipment… He stated it forcefully”declared the American president, according to an extract from an interview with the Fox News channel after his meeting with the Chinese leader in Beijing. He also specified that Xi Jinping wanted “see the Strait of Hormuz open”. #CHINE• #HANTAVIRUS “Today, all contact cases of a person positive for hantavirus, present in France, have all tested negative, without exception”announced the Minister of Health, Stéphanie Rist. “These 26 people will continue to be followed medically and be tested three times a week”a-t-elle précisé. Follow our live.#CANNES A procession of stars is expected this evening at the Cannes Film Festival, for the screening from 8:30 p.m. ofParallel stories, by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. Vincent Cassel, Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney and Isabelle Huppert share the spotlight in this story of intersecting destinies which end up colliding in the streets of Paris. To be continued in our live. -
#MIDDLE_EAST According to Donald Trump, Xi Jinping assured that China would not send military equipment to Iran and that he was ready to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “He said he would not provide military equipment… He stated it forcefully”declared the American president, according to an extract from an interview with the Fox News channel after his meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. The US president also said that Xi Jinping wanted “see the Strait of Hormuz open”. #CHINE
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#MIDDLE_EAST Iran’s foreign minister accuses UAE of playing role “active” alongside the United States and Israel in the war against Iran. “The United Arab Emirates is an active partner of the aggression [contre l’Iran]there is no doubt about it.”declared Abbas Araghchi at the summit of the Brics countries which is being held in India. “It is now clear that they participated in these attacks, perhaps even that they acted directly against us”he added.
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#MIDDLE_EAST Israel will continue the New York Times in court following an article denouncing widespread sexual abuse against Palestinian detaineesannounced Thursday the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The press release describes this publication as “one of the most heinous and falsified lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press, with the added support of the newspaper”.
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#MIDDLE_EAST A new “flotilla for Gaza” made up of around fifty boats left the Turkish port of Marmaris at midday today, organizers announced to AFP. This is the third attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory of Gaza since October 7, 2023.
(ORHAN CICEK / ANADOLU / AFP)
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#MIDDLE_EAST Israel and Lebanon launched a new session of discussions in Washington today to achieve rapprochement, according to diplomats, as a ceasefire expires. This third cycle of discussions, which should last two days, began shortly after 9 a.m. (2 p.m. in Paris) at the State Department.
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#MIDDLE_EAST The Iranian Tasnim news agency announced that Iran’s naval forces have authorized the passage of “several ships” Chinese in the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Tehran since the start of the war in the Middle East. Iran’s Fars news agency also reported similar reports, while Iranian state television reported that “more than 30 ships” were authorized to cross the maritime passage, without specifying whether they were exclusively Chinese ships.
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#CHINE #MIDDLE_EAST During their meeting in Beijing (China), Donald Trump and Xi Jinping expressed their convergence of views on the fact that the Strait of Hormuz must “stay open“, the White House said, “in order to guarantee the free movement of energy products”. According to this same source, the Chinese president expressed his interest in purchasing more American oil to reduce its dependence on imports transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. For its part, China, however, did not mention such an interest in its own report of the discussions.
(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
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#MIDDLE_EAST The Israeli army has just announced that “several civilians” were injured after a drone attack launched by Hezbollah on Israeli territory. In a message published on Telegramshe specifies that these injured were “evacuated to hospital to receive medical care”. Two people were seriously injured, specifies on X the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denouncing “another blatant violation of the ceasefire”.
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#CHINE #MIDDLE_EAST “China (…) does not intervene directly in the Middle East, it does not want to, particularly on a military level”analysis on BFMTV the doctor in geopolitics Frédéric Encel. “She doesn’t want it because she couldn’t militarily challenge the United States, particularly in the Middle East.”
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