Iran sends to the United States a plan for the reopening of the Strait of Ormuz in seven days
Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi conditions the unlocking of the maritime route to return Washington to the June memorandum commitments
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi conditions the unlocking of the maritime route to return Washington to the June memorandum commitments
The French Government announced the extension of fuel aid for drivers who "travel many kilometres" until 31 December. The measure is not new, since it has been implemented since prices started to rise since spring and have been aggravated by the prolonged closure of the Strait of Ormuz. On the other hand, the country is preparing for the visit of Pope Leo XIV, which will be received by President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. Our journalist Natalia Ruiz Giraldo reports.
Massoud Pezshkian will not tolerate the use of the Strait of Ormuz for "aggression" against his country and "to impose insecurity" in the region, warned the President of the Islamic Republic before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, 23 September. The explanations of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.
Architect of the circumvention of the Iranian oil embargo, billionaire Babak Zanjani was sentenced to death in 2016 in a corruption case before making an unexpected return in grace. Today, Washington suspects him to be at the head of a cryptocurrency platform managing payments received for transit through the Strait of Ormuz.
Iran started talks with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York on Wednesday, 23 September, and set out certain conditions. In particular, Tehran called for an end to the war on all fronts and for a halt to what it calls "acts of aggression" on the part of Washington, said the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The explanations of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.
Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, September 22, that the dialogue with Tehran had resumed to put an end to a conflict that was politically ravaging him, a few minutes after threatening, in the UN rostrum, to destroy Iran. According to Iranian State TV IRIB, Tehran communicated during these talks its conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Ormuz.
Ormuz, Bab el Mandeb and the closure of the Saudi pipeline, with the damage to Russian refineries as a colophone, cause the biggest price explosion since 2022
Emmanuel Macron proposed Monday, September 21, several initiatives to Donald Trump to curb the boom in oil prices that is driving the world economy, including a UN resolution on the Strait of Ormuz, the protection of Saudi sites and an "energy crisis" in the conflict in Ukraine. The explanations of Gauthier Rybinski, an international columnist in France 24.
French President Emmanuel Macron talked to Donald Trump in New York about measures to restore navigation through the Strait of Ormuz, protect oil facilities in the Red Sea and accelerate the delivery of interceptor missiles to Ukraine. He then addressed with Volodímir Zelenski a possible energy truce and a temporary suspension of the attacks in the Black Sea.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) reported that two oil tankers were hit by "unknown projectiles" when they were passing through the Strait of Ormuz. One of the impacts caused minor injuries to two crew members. With the tensions back up, the Iranian Army said it was "ready" to face any U.S. attack. After Donald Trump declared himself in a "decision-making phase" about Iran, without ruling out new bombings.
On Monday, a ship was targeted by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Ormuz, causing two light injuries, a few hours after the Iranian Revolutionary Guards threatened to use "new weapons" and to target "new targets" in the event of an American attack.
Conflicts in the Middle East have an impact on the world economy. The fuel crisis affects many countries, including France. Seven months before the presidential elections, the executive was deployed to try to calm the social grunt that was rising due to the high prices at the pump. The Prime Minister is holding two meetings today in Matignon to act on aid and oil supplies.
The prices of fuel and gas in France were fired. The concern led President Emmanuel Macron to convene a meeting of the G7, whose presidency this year France exercises, to strengthen energy cooperation and to consider a possible coordinated release of strategic oil reserves. The tension over the US-Iran war and the blockade of the Ormuz Strait has increased prices and made it difficult for oil and liquefied natural gas to pass around the world.
The war in Ukraine and the closure of the Ormuz Strait for the war in Iran have direct consequences in France. President Emmanuel Macron met with the Welsh political leaders and then addressed the press to announce that he gave the order to protect the critical infrastructure and facilities of the country's defence industry from "Russian hybrid attacks." The president also stated that the fuel crisis in the country is not linked to any Government decision. Our journalist Erika Olavarría has added information.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, addressed the press after meeting with political leaders, with whom he assessed the situation in the country, in the midst of external situations that have affected the Galo territory, such as the war in Ukraine, the changes in the Russian strategy and the oil crisis caused by the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Ormuz. The President said that although France is not involved in these events, it is being affected and diplomatic efforts are being made to reopen the strategic trade step in the Middle East.
Strangling the strait, where one fifth of the world's oil and natural gas flows, triggers 500% of local demand for synthetic materials made from fossil fuels in Egypt
The closure of the Saudi pipeline Este- West is the last adversity for the supply of crude oil to the world, while the fall of reserves and diesel and gasoline are increasing record
About 12 per cent of world trade in oil by sea through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. As the Strait of Ormuz is heavily disrupted by the war, Iran's allies threaten to further disrupt world trade by closing this second crucial maritime route in the Middle East.