http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:00:30 +0200 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:00:30 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/11/us-and-iranian-officials-arrive-in-pakistan-for-high-stakes-peace-talks-to-resolve-conflic http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/11/us-and-iranian-officials-arrive-in-pakistan-for-high-stakes-peace-talks-to-resolve-conflic Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:08:00 +0200 Three party talks with the US, Iran and Pakistan have begun after a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and other preconditions being met, according to Iran's IRNA news agency. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/16/fears-over-french-art-loans-to-the-louvre-abu-dhabi-as-war-rages-in-the-middle-east http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/16/fears-over-french-art-loans-to-the-louvre-abu-dhabi-as-war-rages-in-the-middle-east Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:24:54 +0100 The museum, which opened in the United Arab Emirates in 2017, has so far escaped damage from nearly 1,800 Iranian drone and missile strikes since the conflict began last month. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/frances-macron-opposed-to-lifting-sanctions-against-russia http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/frances-macron-opposed-to-lifting-sanctions-against-russia Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:24:01 +0100 French President Emmanuel Macron also said he had "no confirmation" Iran was laying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/10/what-we-know-about-ali-larijani-tehrans-most-influential-powerbroker http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/10/what-we-know-about-ali-larijani-tehrans-most-influential-powerbroker Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:50:37 +0100 Although Ali Larijani could not have succeeded Ali Khamenei and holds no position in the interim leadership council, his current status makes him one of top targets for elimination due to the immense power he wields. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/more-than-30-of-irans-ships-sunk-since-start-of-conflict-as-strikes-on-tehran-intensify-us http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/more-than-30-of-irans-ships-sunk-since-start-of-conflict-as-strikes-on-tehran-intensify-us Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:33:04 +0100 US forces say they have sunk over 30 Iranian ships and hit missile and space command sites by early Friday. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/macron-orders-first-evacuations-of-citizens-as-france-boosts-defences-in-the-middle-east http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/macron-orders-first-evacuations-of-citizens-as-france-boosts-defences-in-the-middle-east Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:52:29 +0100 France says it downed drones “in legitimate defence”, will send the warship to Cyprus and deploy air-defence assets to allies as the first two repatriation flights head to Paris on Tuesday night http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/france-to-facilitate-the-evacuation-of-vulnerable-nationals-from-middle-east http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/france-to-facilitate-the-evacuation-of-vulnerable-nationals-from-middle-east Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:41:52 +0100 400,000 French nationals are in countries across the Gulf affected by the Iran war, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/tehran-vows-to-strike-european-countries-if-they-join-iran-war http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/tehran-vows-to-strike-european-countries-if-they-join-iran-war Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:40:29 +0100 In an official announcement in Tehran on Tuesday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said that any action by Europeans will be regarded as an “act of war” and met with a response targeting Europe's cities. http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/03/the-market-winners-which-stocks-are-boosted-by-the-iran-war-so-far http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/03/the-market-winners-which-stocks-are-boosted-by-the-iran-war-so-far Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:32:21 +0100 As US and Israeli jets struck targets in Iran and Lebanon over the last few days and Iranian missiles hit Israel and Gulf states, the death toll has climbed into the hundreds. Yet on trading floors from New York to London, a handful of companies have notched sharp gains. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/03/02/iran-conflict-may-trigger-wave-of-geopolitical-cyberattacks-palo-alto-executive-warns http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/03/02/iran-conflict-may-trigger-wave-of-geopolitical-cyberattacks-palo-alto-executive-warns Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:51:16 +0100 AI deepfakes and state-sponsored hackers pose massive cybersecurity risks, says a Palo Alto Networks executive. http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/european-gas-prices-jump-by-as-much-as-45-as-qatar-stops-lng-production http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/european-gas-prices-jump-by-as-much-as-45-as-qatar-stops-lng-production Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:36:12 +0100 European natural gas prices surged on Monday as the escalating conflict in the Middle East caused Qatar to stop LNG production at the world’s top plant. http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/another-oil-tanker-hit-by-drone-boat-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-rise http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/another-oil-tanker-hit-by-drone-boat-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-rise Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:24:06 +0100 An oil tanker has been struck near the Strait of Hormuz, marking another attack in the area that triggered an explosion and left one crew member dead. http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/european-stocks-dip-as-gulf-exchanges-stay-shut-following-iran-strikes http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/european-stocks-dip-as-gulf-exchanges-stay-shut-following-iran-strikes Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:23:04 +0100 European markets opened in deep negative territory as crude oil prices rose in early trading, alongside gold and other precious metals. US futures are also down as global markets react to the Iran conflict. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/02/trump-says-iran-war-may-last-four-weeks-or-less-as-strikes-escalate http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/02/trump-says-iran-war-may-last-four-weeks-or-less-as-strikes-escalate Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:11:32 +0100 Trump says the Iran war could last four weeks or less as US–Israeli forces continued their strikes in Iran while Tehran hits Gulf states, Israel and US targets. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/02/britain-says-drone-hit-its-military-base-in-cyprus-the-first-impact-of-mideast-conflict-in http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/02/britain-says-drone-hit-its-military-base-in-cyprus-the-first-impact-of-mideast-conflict-in Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:15:03 +0100 The suspected drone strike came shortly after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK has agreed to let the US use its bases for attacks on Iran’s missiles and their launch sites. http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/01/first-oil-tanker-attacked-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-according-to-oman http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/01/first-oil-tanker-attacked-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-according-to-oman Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:34:31 +0100 An oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Musandam in the Strait of Hormuz. Four people were injured and all 20 crew members were evacuated, according to Oman's Maritime Security Centre. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/26/iranian-woman-jailed-in-france-may-become-pawn-in-iran-prisoner-swap http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/26/iranian-woman-jailed-in-france-may-become-pawn-in-iran-prisoner-swap Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:35:14 +0100 Convicted in France for “glorifying terrorism”, the Iranian national is being mentioned as part of a potential prisoner-swap scenario with Tehran involving French detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who have been released from jail but cannot leave Iran. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/20/europe-today-albanese-joins-us-live-amid-calls-from-france-for-her-resignation http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/20/europe-today-albanese-joins-us-live-amid-calls-from-france-for-her-resignation Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:48:49 +0100 Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme at 8 am Brussels time. In just 20 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/04/iran-and-the-us-to-hold-nuclear-talks-friday-in-oman-iranian-foreign-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/04/iran-and-the-us-to-hold-nuclear-talks-friday-in-oman-iranian-foreign-minister-says Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:34:52 +0100 Foreign Minister Araghchi's announcement on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering, and some media reports that they had been cancelled over changes in the format and content of the talks. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/04/pm-nawaf-salam-to-euronews-all-out-war-in-the-middle-east-must-be-avoided http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/04/pm-nawaf-salam-to-euronews-all-out-war-in-the-middle-east-must-be-avoided Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:10:22 +0100 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he welcomed renewed US-Iran talks set for this Friday, as well as efforts to promote stability and avoid “all-out” war in the Middle East. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/iran-on-edge-explosions-diplomacy-and-trumps-next-move http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/iran-on-edge-explosions-diplomacy-and-trumps-next-move Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:16:07 +0100 Despite multiple suspicious explosions in Iran, no major military strike occurred early Sunday. Amid ongoing diplomacy and rumors, such as possible uranium transfers to Turkey, and a massive US naval presence, the only thing clear is, that it remains uncertain what action Trump will actually take. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/15/iranian-footballers-killed-in-protests-as-former-national-team-captain-slams-fifa-silence http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/15/iranian-footballers-killed-in-protests-as-former-national-team-captain-slams-fifa-silence Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:48:08 +0100 Media and human rights reports indicate that several footballers have been killed during Iran’s recent protests, developments that have once again raised serious concerns about the widespread use of live ammunition against unarmed demonstrators. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/14/death-toll-from-irans-crackdown-on-protests-jumps-to-at-least-2571-activists-say http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/14/death-toll-from-irans-crackdown-on-protests-jumps-to-at-least-2571-activists-say Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:11:45 +0100 The toll exceeds deaths from any Iranian unrest in decades and recalls chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution, analysts said. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/us-defends-strikes-on-irans-nuclear-sites-at-unsc-as-russia-and-china-condemn-action http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/us-defends-strikes-on-irans-nuclear-sites-at-unsc-as-russia-and-china-condemn-action Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:47:09 +0200 The US military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, entering into the conflict and Israel's effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime adversary. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/04/iran-confirms-its-nuclear-programme-was-discussed-between-us-and-russia http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/04/iran-confirms-its-nuclear-programme-was-discussed-between-us-and-russia Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:29:33 +0100 The comment came from an Iranian government spokesperson amid reports that Tehran is accelerating its production of near weapons-grade uranium. http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/11/trumps-campaign-says-its-emails-were-hacked-and-suggested-iranian-actors-were-involved http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/11/trumps-campaign-says-its-emails-were-hacked-and-suggested-iranian-actors-were-involved Sun, 11 Aug 2024 08:00:17 +0200 Former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign claim they had been hacked, a day after a Microsoft report detailed foreign agents' attempts to interfere in the 2024 US presidential election. http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/10/iran-accelerating-cyber-activity-that-appears-meant-to-influence-us-election-microsoft-say http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/10/iran-accelerating-cyber-activity-that-appears-meant-to-influence-us-election-microsoft-say Sat, 10 Aug 2024 05:51:22 +0200 In their newest threat intelligence report, Microsoft said Iran was accelerating online activity which appears intended to influence the upcoming US election. http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/02/27/iran-refuses-to-recognise-national-currencys-fall-in-free-markets http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/02/27/iran-refuses-to-recognise-national-currencys-fall-in-free-markets Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:57:58 +0100 The Iranian rial has plunged rapidly against the dollar ever since the Israel-Hamas war led to increased worries of a direct US-Iran confrontation. http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/01/29/middle-east-tensions-fuel-chances-of-oil-price-surge http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/01/29/middle-east-tensions-fuel-chances-of-oil-price-surge Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:47:12 +0100 Following a drone attack on a US airbase in Jordan, the Middle Eastern conflict could get worse. US President Joe Biden says his country "will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing". http://www.euronews.com/business/2023/11/21/how-could-iranian-drones-potentially-threaten-european-oil http://www.euronews.com/business/2023/11/21/how-could-iranian-drones-potentially-threaten-european-oil Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:01:54 +0100 Iran has recently equipped its Revolutionary Guard’s navy with drones to increase surveillance in the Strait of Hormuz as the country continues to export drones to Russia. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/18/us-iran-prisoner-swap-likely-after-transfer-of-six-billion-dollars http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/18/us-iran-prisoner-swap-likely-after-transfer-of-six-billion-dollars Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:18:24 +0200 Some experts believe the deal signifies an easing of tensions between Tehran and Washington. http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/20/iran-nuclear-deal-is-dead-claims-us-president-joe-biden http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/20/iran-nuclear-deal-is-dead-claims-us-president-joe-biden Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:29:19 +0100 Tensions between Iran and the West have spiked in recent months, following Tehran's brutal suppression of protestors and drone shipments to Russia. http://www.euronews.com/2022/03/13/us-blames-iran-for-attack-near-its-compound-in-irbil-tehran-denies-involvement http://www.euronews.com/2022/03/13/us-blames-iran-for-attack-near-its-compound-in-irbil-tehran-denies-involvement Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:22:10 +0100 Iraqi security officials said there were no casualties from the Irbil attack, which occurred after midnight and caused material damage in the area. http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/16/iran-begins-enriching-uranium-to-60-purity-its-highest-ever-level http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/16/iran-begins-enriching-uranium-to-60-purity-its-highest-ever-level Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:21:29 +0200 Iran appears to have followed through on its vow to increase enrichment after a bomb attack on its nuclear facility in Natanz. http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/06/remaining-iran-nuclear-deal-countries-meet-in-effort-to-bring-back-us http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/06/remaining-iran-nuclear-deal-countries-meet-in-effort-to-bring-back-us Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:02:12 +0200 Officials from Iran and five other world powers who remain part of the Iran Nuclear Deal are to meet on Tuesday, amid efforts to bring the US back to the accord. http://www.euronews.com/2021/01/01/trump-s-blackwater-pardons-could-fuel-retaliation-on-anniversary-of-soleimani-s-assassinat http://www.euronews.com/2021/01/01/trump-s-blackwater-pardons-could-fuel-retaliation-on-anniversary-of-soleimani-s-assassinat Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:45:17 +0100 As has been the case in the past, Donald Trump doesn’t see the links between his impulsive, corruption-driven decisions, like the Blackwater pardons, and threats to US national security. http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/22/us-officials-link-iran-to-emails-meant-to-intimidate-voters http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/22/us-officials-link-iran-to-emails-meant-to-intimidate-voters Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:12:38 +0200 US officials accused Iran on Wednesday of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states. http://www.euronews.com/2020/08/21/us-demands-restoration-of-un-sanctions-against-iran-over-nuclear-deal-violations http://www.euronews.com/2020/08/21/us-demands-restoration-of-un-sanctions-against-iran-over-nuclear-deal-violations Fri, 21 Aug 2020 00:03:19 +0200 The EU argues that as the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, it cannot demand a snapback of sanctions. http://www.euronews.com/2020/07/24/iranian-passenger-plane-harassed-over-syria-by-us-fighter-jet http://www.euronews.com/2020/07/24/iranian-passenger-plane-harassed-over-syria-by-us-fighter-jet Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:47:49 +0200 One F-15 fighter plane did briefly surveil the Iranian passenger jet from a safe distance but disengaged after it established it was a civilian aircraft, the US confirmed. http://www.euronews.com/2020/07/20/iran-executes-man-convicted-of-spying-on-slain-general-qassem-soleimani-for-us-and-israel http://www.euronews.com/2020/07/20/iran-executes-man-convicted-of-spying-on-slain-general-qassem-soleimani-for-us-and-israel Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:16:20 +0200 Iranian state television has reported that Iran has executed Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, an alleged spy who passed information about Qassem Soleimani to the US and Israel. http://www.euronews.com/2020/02/02/eu-foreign-policy-chief-josep-borell-to-make-first-iran-visit http://www.euronews.com/2020/02/02/eu-foreign-policy-chief-josep-borell-to-make-first-iran-visit Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:54:09 +0100 Josep Borrell, the European Union's new foreign affairs chief, is traveling to Iran to meet the country's leaders as part of a visit to the Middle East. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/25/dozens-of-us-soldiers-suffered-traumatic-brain-injuries-in-iran-attack-says-the-pentagon http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/25/dozens-of-us-soldiers-suffered-traumatic-brain-injuries-in-iran-attack-says-the-pentagon Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:16:31 +0100 After the first reports that some soldiers had been hurt, Trump referred to them as ``"headaches" and said the cases were not as serious as injuries involving the loss of limbs. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/21/iran-mp-offers-three-million-dollar-bounty-to-whoever-kills-trump http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/21/iran-mp-offers-three-million-dollar-bounty-to-whoever-kills-trump Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:49:00 +0100 Lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh announced the reward in the Iranian parliament on Tuesday http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/21/russian-made-missiles-were-fired-at-doomed-ukrainian-flight-ps752-iran http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/21/russian-made-missiles-were-fired-at-doomed-ukrainian-flight-ps752-iran Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:18:42 +0100 The Tor short-range air defense system, code-named the SA-15 by NATO, was designed during Soviet times to shoot down aircraft and precision guided weapons. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/12/europe-urges-iran-to-keep-nuclear-deal-as-tehran-protesters-defy-regime http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/12/europe-urges-iran-to-keep-nuclear-deal-as-tehran-protesters-defy-regime Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:25:44 +0100 Videos on social media showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans in Tehran and other Iranian cities despite the presence of security forces. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/11/britain-condemns-arrest-of-ambassador-in-iran-as-flagrant-violation-of-international-law http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/11/britain-condemns-arrest-of-ambassador-in-iran-as-flagrant-violation-of-international-law Sat, 11 Jan 2020 23:56:35 +0100 The arrest came amid anti-government protests in Tehran over the missile blunder. Donald Trump warned Iran against "another massacre" of protesters. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/11/iran-says-it-unintentionally-shot-down-ukrainian-jetliner http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/11/iran-says-it-unintentionally-shot-down-ukrainian-jetliner Sat, 11 Jan 2020 06:13:56 +0100 Regulators urged airlines to avoid all Iranian airspace after Tehran admitted one of its missiles downed flight PS752 in a "disastrous mistake." http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/10/european-ministers-meet-to-salvage-iran-nuclear-deal http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/10/european-ministers-meet-to-salvage-iran-nuclear-deal Fri, 10 Jan 2020 06:32:27 +0100 European foreign ministers met to discuss the Iran crisis and the 2015 nuclear deal at an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/09/iranian-missile-caused-crash-of-ukrainian-boeing-737-us-officials http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/09/iranian-missile-caused-crash-of-ukrainian-boeing-737-us-officials Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:29:16 +0100 Iranian cabinet spokesman Ali Rabiei said that such allegations “rub salt on a painful wound” for the families of the victims. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/08/iran-launches-missile-attack-against-us-forces-inside-iraq http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/08/iran-launches-missile-attack-against-us-forces-inside-iraq Wed, 08 Jan 2020 07:34:25 +0100 Trump said there were no American casualties in the Iranian missile strike and "only minimal damage was sustained."