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French Air Force Dassault Rafale B jets escort a refueling aircraft transporting France's President during a flight display in north-western France on March 2, 2026. ยฉ Yoan Valat, AFP
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot on Wednesday said French rafale fighter jets had neutralised Iranian drones targeting the United Arab Emirates. Iranโs Revolutionary Guards claimed โtotal controlโ of the Strait of Hormuz as Israel warned it would assassinate any successor to late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.ย Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's key developments:
- The US military commander in the Middle East said Tuesday that American forces had struck nearly 2,000 targets so far in Iran as part of the largest firepower buildup in the region in a generation.
- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that โsomeone from withinโ the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the US-Israel military campaign is completed โย but said โmost of the people we had in mind are deadโ.
- Syria's defence ministryย said it reinforced its border with Lebanon, and eight Syrian and Lebanese sources said this included rocket units and thousands of troops as conflict spread in the region โincluding between Israel โand Hezbollahย in Lebanon.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
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