The Iran war shows no signs of letting up after US President Donald Trump suggested that operations could last for another three to four weeks, despite global energy instabilities. Trump says neutralising the threat posed by Tehran is more important than oil prices. Follow our live coverage.
Friday marked day 14 of the Iran war, as US-Israeli attacks on Iran continued while Tehran again launched strikes targeting Israel and the Gulf states, while blocking passage to commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said a French soldier was killed in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan on Thursday, after Iranian drones and missiles targeted a base in the Erbil region. The attack also wounded several other service members.
Macron slammed Tehran over the attacks, calling them “unacceptable” and stressing that attacks on Iran “cannot justify” such strikes, which spiral the broader region into war and orchestrate more chaos and instability.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia says its defence forces have intercepted more than two dozen drones over its airspace, after Iran’s new ayatollah vowed to continue attacks on Gulf countries that host US bases.
