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Earth News

Fossil fuel shocks strengthen Gulf investment in African renewables

Gulf oil money is flowing into African renewables – and the Iran war is only accelerating the trend.

The Cube

Fact check: What do we know about the airstrike on a school in Iran?

Conflicting narratives have emerged following the bombing of a school in Iran amid US-Israeli strikes in the country. The Cube breaks down satellite images and news reports that claim to show what happened.

No Comment

Drone incident sparks fire near Dubai International Airport

The incident comes as Iran continues attacks in the Gulf region, raising concerns about security and the safety of key infrastructure.

Economy

Oil prices rise as Trump presses allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices continue to rise as the Iran war enters its third week, with President Trump pushing allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as investors react to threats facing Middle Eastern export facilities.

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Europe News

Kallas eyes EU naval mission shift to protect Strait of Hormuz

The EU's 27 foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss ways to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as US President Donald Trump urged allies to help open the waterway or face a “very bad” future within NATO.

France

Macron presses Iranian president to stop 'unacceptable' attacks

The French president urged Iran to halt regional attacks, restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and let detained French citizens Kohler and Paris return home.

Europe Today

EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels as Iran war enters third week

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.

EU.XL

Can Europe’s power grid shield it from the next energy shock?

The conflict in Iran is causing major problems in the Middle East, a key oil and gas region. Take our poll!

Iran

Trump says unclear if Iran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'dead or not'

Speaking in the East Room of the White House, Trump said that the “powerful military campaign” in Iran is continuing and that all of Iran’s military has been “obliterated.”

Europe Today

Newsletter: EU ministers to mull bolstering naval mission

Also in this newsletter: Belgian Prime Ministers calls on Europe to cut deal with Russia on war in Ukraine, and EU diplomats expect tensions over the closed Druzhba pipeline to play out until after April's Hungarian elections.

Qatar

The Iran war could trigger deeper economic fallout than markets expect

Beyond the battlefield, the Iran war is exposing fragile economic chokepoints from energy routes to fertilisers and industrial gases, raising concerns among economists that supply disruptions could shape global prices and trade long after the conflict ends.

Earth News

Fossil fuels are ‘ripping away national security’ says UN exec

‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ says UNFCCC’s Simon Stiell.

Iran

Trump says he is assembling coalition to police Strait of Hormuz

Trump says attacks on Iran could last several more weeks despite soaring energy costs. The US president says he is assembling a coalition to help police the Strait of Hormuz and escort stranded oil vessels out to address international energy supply crises caused by the war.

Europe News

Ministers to discuss extending EU naval mission to Strait of Hormuz

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday are set to discuss extending the bloc's naval mission Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz, as the Iran war pushed global energy prices up. Over the weekend, US President Trump called on several countries to send ships to secure the passage.

Lebanon

Israeli strikes kill at least four in Lebanon as UN urges diplomacy

Israel is fighting a second front in the war in the Middle East in southern Lebanon, against Hezbollah, alongside the air campaign against Iran it launched with the United States more than two weeks ago.

Iran

Iran launches strikes on Gulf states day after US threatens oil assets

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE warned people that they were working to intercept incoming projectiles, a day after Iran called for port evacuations, threatening for the first time a neighbouring country’s non-US assets.

United Arab Emirates

UAE will oppose Iran’s 'nihilism,' minister tells Euronews

For policymakers in Abu Dhabi, the ongoing crisis is viewed as another test of a development model that has enabled the UAE's rapid expansion over the past five decades.

Iran

Trump and Starmer discuss the reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Trump’s appeal for other countries to deploy warships to help the US secure the Strait received no commitments on Sunday. Meanwhile, Germany expressed scepticism about the proposed naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz, signalling that it would not take part.

Azerbaijan

Balkan ex-presidents slam Iran war at Global Baku Forum

Two former Balkan leaders criticised the US-Israeli war against Iran as intensifying a global crisis after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Ukraine

Iranian lawmaker says Ukraine a legitimate target over drone support

Eleven countries have requested Kyiv’s help in countering Shahed-type drones amid the Iran war and Tehran's ongoing attacks against the Gulf states, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week.

The Iran war refers to the ongoing military confrontation involving Iran, Israel and the United States, with fighting and tensions spreading across the region — stay up to date on the latest developments as the situation unfolds