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How are EU and member states reacting to energy crisis triggered by Iran war?
ByLisa O’Carroll March 10, 2026

Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Iran war has thrown global oil and gas flows into chaos and the prospect of Donald Trump easing US …

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Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 9, 2026March 10, 2026

President reassures Republicans that conflict is intended to be short lived but also says ‘we haven’t won enough’ Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said that the war in Iran is “very complete, pretty much”, as the economic toll of the j…

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Europe Didn’t Want War With Iran. But So Far, It Can’t Stay Out of It.
ByMark Landler March 7, 2026March 7, 2026

From London to Rome and beyond, leaders are facing diplomatic headwinds and criticism at home as they take part in a conflict they did not seek.

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Macron speaks with Lebanon’s leader, as France seeks to broker a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
ByEuan Ward, Natan Odenheimer and Catherine Porter March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

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France, Germany and UK urge Iran to ‘negotiate solution’ after attack
ByDonna Ferguson February 28, 2026

Rare joint statement from leaders of European nations makes clear they did not participate in US-Israeli strikesUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesUS and Israel strikes on Iran – what we know so farEuropean leaders have urged Iran to seek a “negot…

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‘It still rankles’: the French town living in the shadow of being an ayatollah’s refuge
ByKim Willsher February 14, 2026February 14, 2026

Annual remembrance in Neauphle-le-Château revives memories of short exile that reshaped Iran, but which locals would rather forgetEvery February, members of the Iranian diaspora descend on an abandoned plot of land in an unremarkable street in the Fren…

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Paris Court Deals Family Blow in Battle for Rent From the French Embassy in Iraq
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar February 3, 2026February 9, 2026

The court said it was not the right authority to handle the lawsuit for unpaid rent, and the case should be heard in Iraq, where the family’s ancestors had fled persecution.

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French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over ‘complicity in genocide’
ByJon Henley and Emma Graham-Harrison February 3, 2026

Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou said to be accused of trying to block delivery of humanitarian aid to GazaA French investigating magistrate has issued summonses to two French-Israeli nationals in relation to “complicity in genocide” over allegati…

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France’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.

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British and French aircraft attack underground Islamic State weapons store in Syria
ByPA Media January 3, 2026

Guided bombs used to target tunnels at site near to city of Palmyra in raid intended to ‘eliminate dangerous terrorists’British and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria that had been occupied by Islamic St…

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