Aya Iskandarani
 
Deputy Bureau Chief for the Gulf & Yemen @AFP

@Aya_Isk
Clear message from the UAE ruling out retaliation on Iran:
 
Its UN ambassador Jamal Al Musharakh told reporters in Geneva today that the UAE “will not partake in any attacks against Iran from our territory, and that we will not be involved in such a conflict.”

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
est l'un des hommes d'affaires les plus influents et respectés des Émirats arabes unis. Fondateur et président du Al Habtoor Group, il a bâti un empire diversifié qui a accompagné la transformation fulgurante de Dubaï depuis les années 1970

En Cisjordanie, les colons multiplient les attaques terroristes sous couvert de la guerre contre l’Iran
En l’espace d’une semaine, cinq Palestiniens ont été tués par des fanatiques juifs et quinze autres ont été blessés. Si ces actes sont parfois dénoncés par l’armée ou par le gouvernement, dans la réalité le pouvoir israélien laisse faire.
https://www.lemonde.fr/internationa [...] _3210.html

@KobeissiLetter
 
BREAKING: Iranian officials have "ruled out" any plans for a ceasefire or negotiations with Israel and the US, per FT.
 
Details include:
 
1. The statement comes as Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu said they are "not done yet"
 
2. US Defense Secretary Hegseth said today would be the "most intense day of strikes inside Iran"
 
3. UAE's largest oil refinery Ruwais has shut down after a drone attack
 
4. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Iraq have cut production by 6.7 million barrels per day
 
US oil prices have rebounded back above $90/barrel.

"Abri public séparé. Entrée pour femmes et enfants seulement."

@yaelyechieli

מה חשבנו שזה לא יגיע למקלטים??
מקלט ציבורי בבני ברק.
ומה עושה אמא לבנים? ומה עושה אבא לבנות?
ציבור חולה

traduction:
Qu'est-ce qui nous a fait croire que ça n'atteindrait pas les abris ?
Abri public à Bnei Brak.

Et que fait une mère pour les garçons ? Et que fait un père pour les filles ?
Public malade

@clary_co
Small numbers here but some signs the UAE's intercept rate is decreasing and that the air defense network is fraying. 25% of Iranian drones made it through today which is an all-time high since the onset of hostilities. (Previous high was 10% of drones hitting UAE on March 3.)

@clary_co
 
The hit vs. intercept rate for ballistic missiles and drone attacks since Feb. 28 for the UAE through today. Today is not like prior days.
 

@KobeissiLetter
BREAKING: The US has asked Israel to stop its strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, particularly oil assets, per Axios.
 
Details include:  
 
1. President Trump aims to “cooperate” with Iran's oil sector after the war
 
2. The request marks the first time the Trump Administration has restricted Israel since the war began
 
3. Fears are growing that strikes could trigger “massive Iranian retaliatory attacks” on energy infrastructure across Gulf states
 
4. US is concerned that continued strikes would send oil prices higher again
 
We are seeing unprecedented volatility in oil markets right now.

@spectatorindex
 
Israel media outlet N12 says a defense source believes that toppling the Iranian regime is looking 'less realistic' at the moment, and instead the goal of weakening it and crippling its infrastructure is achievable.

@DeItaone
U.S. INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HAVE BEGUN TO SEE INDICATIONS IRAN IS TAKING STEPS TO DEPLOY MINES IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ SHIPPING LANE -CBS NEWS REPORTER ON X

Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, was reportedly used by the US military in the barrage of strikes as the technology “shortens the kill chain” – meaning the process of target identification through to legal approval and strike launch.

On Saturday 165 people, many children, were killed in a missile strike that hit a school in southern Iran, according to state media. It appeared to be close to a military barracks and the UN called it “a grave violation of humanitarian law”. The US military has said it is looking into the reports.
 
It is not known what AI systems, if any, Iran has embedded into its war-fighting machine, although it claimed in 2025 to use AI in its missile-targeting systems. Its own AI programme, hampered by international sanctions, appears negligible by contrast with the AI superpowers of the US and China.

« Free Gaza » : l’INPI rejette la marque déposée par un entrepreneur pro-israélien

Interrogé par Al-Kanz lors de notre précédente enquête, Y. B. avait assumé une démarche strictement commerciale : « C’est une question de business. Je suis commerçant. Je fais ce que je veux. »
 
L’INPI en a décidé autrement. L’expression demeure ce qu’elle est dans le domaine commun : un slogan politique libre.

@DeItaone
 
ISRAEL WORRIED TRUMP’S ‘VICTORY’ MAY DIFFER
 
Senior Israeli officials warn that Donald Trump’s view of ending the Iran war may be sooner than Israel prefers. Israel is preparing to intensify strikes if the U.S. pushes for a quicker conclusion.
 
Officials say IDF and U.S. operations continue as normal, with coordination ongoing. Ballistic missile targets have seen progress, but drone launches remain high, prompting U.S. focus on Iranian drone production and launch sites.

@academic_la
 
I have talked to some Israeli officials and read a good deal of Israeli media. Here is how the war in Iran is perceived there so far:
 
1) On a tactical level, they believe it has gone very well and Israel has destroyed more of the Iranian military capability than expected.  
2) They are disappointed that the regime has not been weakened as much as expected and that they remain in firm control. In particular the lack of a "rise up" among the population is a cause of concern.  
3) They are finding Trump to be unreliable. While Israel favors a prolonged campaign to ensure total dismantlement of threats, Trump has signaled a desire to end the war "soon," creating a potential rift in war aims.
4) Hezbollah is stronger than expected. It has hit Israel with drones and missiles and killed soldiers. They have recovered better than expected.  
5) The inability of Ben-Gurion airport to withstand closing and chaos has shown fragility in Israeli social cohesion.  
6) They are disappointed in the lack of support from Gulf States who want an end to the war rather than the escalation Israel wants.
7) Israel accepts that the regime in Tehran will survive and just hopes that this weakens them in preparation for the next round.
8) There is a growing fear among Israeli strategists that they are winning the war but losing the region. While military targets are being obliterated, the civilian infrastructure damage is causing a backlash.  
9) The war is proving very expensive. The need to divert NIS 28 billion ($9 billion) to the military has forced the government to freeze social projects, leading to the first significant anti-government protests since the war began, specifically from the middle class bearing the tax burden.
10) They are aware that the war is very unpopular in the US and that Israel is being blamed. They are concerned about the ramifications for the alliance.  
 
While Netanyahu is painting this as a huge success, it really doesn't look like one to Israeli strategic planners. The public knows it as well.

@LindseyGrahamSC
 
I was just informed that the Spanish government has permanently recalled their ambassador to Israel. This is hard for me to absorb. Spain is a member of NATO, and the United States and Israel are in joint operations against the Iranian regime who openly calls for the destruction of the Jewish State, attacks against the West, and seeks to purify Islam in its own image.
 
The religious Nazi regime in Iran is the problem, not the Jewish State. I hope Spain’s actions will not encourage the tyrannical, fanatical regime in Iran — that abuses its own people — to hang on.
 
Time will tell.

Les États-Unis ont suspendu leur coordination avec l’armée libanaise, dans une volonté d’accentuer la pression pour obtenir la destitution du commandant de la troupe, Rodolphe Haykal, a appris L'Orient-Le Jour auprès de plusieurs sources diplomatiques.  
 
Une telle mesure est toutefois rejetée au Liban alors que la guerre se poursuit. Des acteurs internationaux seraient d'ailleurs intervenus pour empêcher toute atteinte au commandant de l’armée à ce stade. Les États-Unis ont envoyé mardi un message limpide à Beyrouth : « désarmez le Hezbollah et entamez des négociations directes avec Israël », ce à quoi le Liban essaye de répondre.

@FaytuksNetwork
 
BREAKING: Israel is preparing for a potential “significant expansion” of attacks by Iran and Hezbollah later Wednesday night, according to two Israeli sources.
 
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is convening senior political and security officials to assess the situation, an Israeli official told CNN.

Israël | Au moins 100 roquettes tirées par le Hezbollah sur le Nord. 1 blessé léger. Rappelons que le cessez-le-feu en vigueur était censé désarmer le Hezbollah…