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Following unprecedented US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, Tehran said on Sunday that the US would "receive a response" and all American bases in the Middle East were "legitimate targets," exacerbating fears of a wider conflict.

The UN Security Council met on Sunday at Tehran's request to discuss overnight US strikes launched on three sites connected to Iran's nuclear programme. China, Russia and Pakistan have passed around a draft resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

Spain has struck a deal with the NATO military alliance that would allow the country to avoid spending 5 percent of its GDP on defence spending, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday. US President Donald Trump has been pressuring NATO members to ramp up their defence spending.

A suicide bomber who blew himself up at a church on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday was a member of the Islamic State group, Syria's interior minister said. The attack killed at least 22 people and wounded 52 more, according to the nation's health ministry.

The United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran by dropping 30,000-pound bombs on a uranium enrichment site early Sunday, raising urgent questions about what remains of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. How is the war with Israel affecting civil society? Analysis by global affairs […]

The Israeli military said its fighter jets had struck "dozens" of targets across Iran on Sunday, including a long-range missile site in Yazd in the centre of the country for the first time. This changed from previous strikes, which had been aimed at military and nuclear targets. This higlights what FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga […]

The United States has carried out strikes that caused "extremely severe damage" to three of Iran's nuclear facilities, according to the top US military officer, General Dan Caine President Donald Trump had spent weeks pursuing a diplomatic path to replace the nuclear deal with Tehran that he tore up during his first term in 2018. But he ultimately […]

Nearly 150 people reported being assaulted with syringes across France during its annual "Fête de la Musique" summer festival, with Paris police reporting 13 cases in the capital alone. Twelve suspects in the attacks were arrested, the interior ministry said. More than 370 other people were detained nationwide on various other charges

The Israeli military announced it launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, with 30 jets hitting 'dozens' of military targets across the country. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tehran, Saeed Azimi.

Together with European partners, France has advocated a diplomatic solution to end the conflict between Israel and Iran. President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged Tehran to de-escalate and "exercise the utmost restraint" after US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a call with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian. The UN security council […]