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Iran, Israel, and U.S. moves
Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would continue strikes against Iran while resuming attacks targeting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Netanyahu maintient la pression sur l'Iran”
France 24’s live coverage says Trump suspended “toute action militaire contre les centrales électriques, ainsi que les infrastructures énergétiques iraniennes” and that the decision came after Trump had “reporter de nouvelles frappes contre l'Iran.”
In parallel, France 24 reported that Iran fired missiles at Israel and that the Israeli army said a salvo targeted the north of Israel while it worked to “intercepter la menace,” with Magen David Adom dispatching rescuers to an area where an impact was reported.
France 24 also described an Israeli call for evacuations in Lebanon, saying the Israeli army asked the population to evacuate two coastal localities near Tyre in the south of Lebanon.
In Iraq, France 24 reported that a “frappe américaine” in the west of Iraq killed seven fighters of Hachd al-Chaabi and wounded 13, with the formation’s statement confirming the death of its “commandant des opérations d'Al-Anbar.”
Voices and political fallout
In Israel’s Knesset on Monday, Netanyahu told deputies that “We are going through days that are very complex and difficult” and said Israel would respond with “a power they cannot even imagine” if “the ayatollahs perhaps commit the gravest mistake in their history and attack the State of Israel.”
The Times of Israël reported that Avigdor Liberman, leader of Yisrael Beytenu, accused Netanyahu of being the “principal responsible” for October 7 and called it “the greatest and most terrible massacre in the history of the Jewish people after the Shoah.”
The Times of Israël also said Yair Lapid, after criticizing Netanyahu, told the Knesset that if war with Iran broke out, “all disagreements would be temporarily set aside” until the end of the conflict.
In France, L’Humanité said Netanyahu sent letters to Emmanuel Macron and Anthony Albanese accusing them of fueling antisemitism and “betrayed Israel,” and it quoted Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s reply on the ABC channel: “Strength is not measured by the number of people you can blow up or by the children you can leave hungry.”
L’Humanité further reported that Tel Aviv retaliated after Canberra canceled Simcha Rothman’s visa, by revoking the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority.
What’s at stake next
France 24 framed the escalation as part of a wider regional pattern, reporting that the Israeli army announced it had “commencé à frapper l'infrastructure du Hezbollah à Beyrouth” and that it authorized people to leave shelters about 20 minutes after missile strikes were announced.
“industrial city of Ras Laffan in Qatar”
Courrier international described the March 18 strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field as a gravest escalation since the conflict began, noting that Israel had assured the United States it would not target fuel depots or other energy infrastructure.
Courrier international said Tehran multiplied reprisals “particularly against the industrial city of Ras Laffan in Qatar” and against natural gas facilities vital to the world energy market, presenting the escalation as one that could upend global energy markets.
In the same coverage, Courrier international said the conflict has “once again laid bare the tensions that exist between the United States and Israel,” while describing the U.S. president’s attempt to calm things down as a key point in the disagreement.
Separately, France 24 linked the military decisions to energy prices, saying the baril de Brent “rebondi pour repasser au-dessus des 100 dollars” and that Brent rose to 102,84 dollars while WTI reached 91,20 dollars in Tuesday’s Asia morning.