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DIRECT. War in the Middle East: American strikes in Iran; Tehran responds

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RECAP. The results on the 90th day

  • THE United States and Iran have established a agreement framework which provides for an extension of the ceasefire by 60 days but which has not yet been validated by Donald Trump.

  • The Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahou said he had ordered the Israeli army to ignore the terms of the ceasefire that came into force in October and take control of 70% of the Gaza Strip.

  • The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kalla felt that it was in the best interest “de personne” that the war between Iran and the United States continues

21 h 25 – 3,2 milliards d’euros de crédits gelés prévoit Bercy

The Ministry of Action and Public Accounts announced Thursday that it wanted to freeze 3.2 billion euros in credits from the state budget and cancel 847 million euros to compensate for the cost of the war in the Middle East.

These approximately 4 billion euros in savings on the state budget are in addition to the 2.2 billion euros obtained thanks to the freezing of reductions in corporate social security contributions on low salaries announced last week, the minister’s office said during a press point. telephone.

6:25 p.m. – Iran and the United States have established a framework of agreement

The United States and Iran have established a framework of agreement which provides for an extension of the ceasefire by 60 days but which has not yet been validated by Donald Trump, American sources indicated. The information was first revealed by the Axios site, according to which this preliminary agreement does not resolve the question of the Iranian nuclear program but opens the way to more in-depth negotiations on this subject.

17 h 40 – Israël dénonce sa mise à l’index par l’ONU

The decision taken by the UN to add Israel to its list of countries and armed organizations guilty of sexual violence in times of war is “shamefully and absurdlydeclared the spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Oren Marmorstein.

«The UN’s shameful and absurd decision to include Israeli entities in the report’s annex (on conflict-related sexual violence) is further proof of the true nature of the Organization: a politicized and corrupt institution, which has renounced its founding principles and is targeting systematic of Israel its primary mission», stated Oren Marmorstein in a community.

The Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, announced a little earlier that his country was suspending its relations with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, thus denouncing the not yet public decision to include Israel on this blacklist.

17 h 12 – Washington menace de sanctionner Oman

The American finance minister threatened Thursday to sanction the Sultanate of Oman, an ally of the United States, in the event of cooperation with Tehran for the control of the Strait of Hormuz.

“The United States government will not tolerate any attempt to establish a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz.”wrote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on X. “Oman, in particular, must know that the US Treasury will relentlessly attack any actor involved – directly or indirectly – in the establishment of a toll in the strait, and that any complicit partner will be sanctioned.”he added.

4:37 p.m. – Netanyahu orders to take 70% of Gaza Strip

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the Israeli army to ignore the terms of the ceasefire that came into effect in October and take control of 70% of the Gaza Strip, according to a video broadcast by a Israeli television.

“Right now, we have the (Palestinian Islamist movement) Hamas by the throat. We now control 60% of the territory of the (Gaza) Strip. You know, we were at 50 (after the ceasefire came into force), we went to 60, my directive is to go to (…) 70”declared Benyamin Netanyahu during a conference in the occupied West Bank, of which channel 12 broadcast an extract on its site.

4:04 p.m. – Israel suspends relations with UN secretary-general

The Israeli ambassador to the UN announced the suspension of relations with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, thus denouncing the not yet public decision to include Israel on the « liste noire » linked to sexual violence during conflicts.

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“We are done with this secretary generalâ€declared Danny Danon in a video message posted on X. The Israeli mission clarified that this meant the « gel » of its relations with the office of the secretary general until the end of Antonio Guterres’ mandate on December 31, 2026.

3:34 p.m. – Washington wants to block Iranian airlines

The American finance minister announced that the United States wanted to block the operations of Iranian airlines to increase pressure on the authorities in Tehran.

“We will cut off the two Iranian airlines’ access to landing sites, refueling and ticket sales.”said Scott Bessent in a message on the social network X.

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The United States previously placed Iran Air and Mahan Air on its list of sanctioned organizations to prohibit American companies and citizens from doing business with them.

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The American service responsible for international sanctions (Ofac), under the authority of Scott Bessent, very regularly expands its blacklist linked to Iran with the aim of making the situation untenable for the power in place in Tehran.

2:43 p.m. – Iran promises “firm response” in the event of another attack

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s ideological army, warned the United States on Thursday against “Put it back on” in the event of a new attack, after American strikes on the south of the country.

“If this action is repeated, the American army will be exposed to a firm response.”wrote the Guardians in a press release published on their Sepah News site.

2:02 p.m. – Israeli strike on apartment in Beirut

An Israeli strike targeted an apartment south of Beirut, a Lebanese military source said, as Israel intensified its ground and air operations against pro-Iranian Hezbollah.

“An Israeli strike targeted an apartment in Choueifat”indicated this source. Images show smoke rising above the town, located on the edge of the southern suburbs of the capital, a Hezbollah stronghold.

This is the second time that Israel has targeted a locality located south of the capital since the start of the ceasefire, which came into force on April 17 but which has never been respected.

13 h 38 – Israël annonce une « frappe ciblée » à Beyrouth

The Israeli army announced that it had carried out a “hit the target” In Beirut, a Lebanese military source reporting a strike on an apartment south of the capital. The army “Recently carried out a targeted strike in Beirut”said a military press release, without giving further details.

Furthermore, at least 14 people died Thursday in other Israeli bombings in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese authorities.

1:35 p.m. – Washington denounces a “blatant violation of the ceasefire”

The US military condemned the strikes attributed to Iran against Kuwait, denouncing “a blatant violation of the ceasefireâ€.

“Iran launched a ballistic missile against Kuwait, which was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. This flagrant violation of the ceasefire by the Iranian regime comes a few hours after the launch by Iranian forces of five drones which constituted an obvious threat to the Strait of Hormuz and its surroundings.wrote the American military command for the Middle East (Centcom) on X, emphasizing that the drones were intercepted.

13 h 32 – Le Koweït dénonce une « escalade dangereuse »

Kuwait condemned drone and missile attacks it blamed on Iran, amid renewed clashes between the United States and Iran threatening the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East war.

In a press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “stronger condemnation of the Iranian criminal attacks targeting the territory of the State of Kuwait with missiles and drones, in a dangerous escalationâ€. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards had earlier announced that they had targeted an American base, without specifying which one, in retaliation for American strikes in recent days on southern Iran.

1:19 p.m. – Iran accuses the United States and Israel of “bringing the nation to its kneesâ€

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said the United States and Israel were seeking to « mettre la nation à genoux »after the recent clashes between these countries and Iran, the most serious since the entry into force of a truce on April 8.

“The blind plan of the enemy (…) is to create division and destruction in order to compensate for its military defeats, and to bring the nation to its knees.”indicated Mojtaba Khamenei in a written statement broadcast by state television.

11:58 a.m. – Eleven dead, including two children, killed in Lebanon

Israeli strikes left at least eleven dead and 21 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry, in the south of the country, where Israel designated a new “combat zone”.

A strike targeted a building in the town of Saida at dawn, killing five people, the ministry said. Another on a car traveling in the same region left six people dead, including two children and their parents.

10:25 a.m. – Iran denounces “violations” of the ceasefire

The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned what it called “violations” of the ceasefire by the United States after American strikes on the coastal town of Bandar Abbas, in the south of the country.

Iran will take “all necessary measures to defend its national sovereigntyâ€assured in a press release the spokesperson for the ministry, Ismaïl Baghaï, denouncing the “Threatening rhetoric from US officials against Iran and several countries in the region”is the suite of declarations of Donald Trump leading to “ pulvériser » sur Oman.

8:44 a.m. – Israeli soldier killed by Hezbollah drone

The Israeli army said that one of its soldiers had been killed the day before by an explosive Hezbollah drone near the border with Lebanon.

Sergeant Rotem Yanaï, 20 years old, “Fell during a military operation in northern Israel”indicated the army in a short press release. She was killed by an explosive Hezbollah drone, an army spokeswoman said.

In total, 24 Israelis have been killed, including 23 soldiers and a civilian contractor, since the resumption of hostilities with Iran-backed Hezbollah in early March.

7 h 24 – L’UE estime que la guerre n’est dans l’intérêt « de personne »

The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, considered that it was not in the interest “de personne” that the war between Iran and the United States continues at a time when Donald Trump raises the specter of a resumption of hostilities in the event of failure of negotiations.

“They find themselves, right now, in this very dangerous zone between war and peace, and it is in no one’s interest for this war to continue.”she declared during a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Limassol, on the island of Cyprus.

6:47 a.m. – Israeli strikes on Lebanon

The Israeli army announced that it had struck the infrastructure of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement in Tyre, in southern Lebanon, after ordering the surrounding population to evacuate.

“Urgent alert to the attention of Lebanese residents, in particular the inhabitants of Tire (…) for your safety, you must evacuate immediately and head north of the Zahrani Riverâ€wrote Avichai Adraee, the spokesperson for the Israeli army, on Telegram.

6:16 a.m. – Revolutionary Guards target American base

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they had targeted an American base in retaliation for strikes carried out earlier by the United States in the south of the country, according to state television Irib.

The Kuwaiti army had earlier indicated that it was pushing back “Dismiss enemy missile and drone attacks”.

6 h 09 – Missile attacks on Kuwait

Kuwait is facing missile and drone attacks, the emirate’s army said, shortly after the United States announced strikes against southern Iran.

“Kuwaiti air defenses are currently repelling attacks by enemy missiles and drones.”wrote the Kuwaiti army on the social network X.

6:05 a.m. – Iran fires on four ships towards Hormuz

Iranian forces fired on four ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz, state television (Irib) reported.

“Four ships attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz and enter the Persian Gulf without coordination with security forcesâ€wrote Irib on Telegram, specifying that the incident occurred around 00:35 a.m. (local time), but without providing details on the type of ships or their nationality.

“They were warned, but when they ignored this warning, warning shots were fired at them, forcing them to turn back.”she added.

The news of the night

  • Le Trésor américain a noncé sanctions against the Iranian Persian Gulf Strait AuthorityTehran’s new agency responsible for collecting navigation rights in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

  • L’armée israélienne a appelé à the evacuation of several buildings in the city of Tire and their surroundings in southern Lebanon, before planned operations against pro-Iranian Hezbollah, despite the current truce.

  • L’armée américaine shot down four Iranian drones and carried out strikes on a ground base in the south of the country, several American media said, which constitutes the second American operation of this type this week.

  • The United States has reinstated the sanctions taken against Francesca Albanesea UN expert specializing in the Palestinian territories having strongly criticized Israelonly a few days after their emergence.