MADAME FIGARO : PORTRAIT.- Diplomate et féministe, tantôt admirée, tantôt épinglée pour son train de vie excessif, la princesse iranienne fut tout sauf une princesse docile. Partie en exil à la chute du régime de son frère, elle survécut à une tentative d’assassinat avant de mourir en 2016.
L'Iran est à feu et à sang. Depuis la mort d’Ali Khamenei à la suite des frappes israélo-américaines, le samedi 28 février, le pays se divise davantage. Il y a ceux qui pleurent ce dernier, Guide suprême du régime islamique, et ceux qui, libérés, appellent plus que jamais au renouveau et au changement. La jeunesse iranienne n’a d’ailleurs pas attendu cette attaque pour descendre dans les rues et contester ses conditions de vie. Le 28 décembre dernier, l’image d’une jeune manifestante, immortalisée sous un ciel noir, les cheveux détachés, brûlant du bout de sa cigarette le portrait du chef, avait suffi à cristalliser cette rébellion. Dans ce pays de 90 millions d’habitants, dont la moyenne d’âge est de 32 ans, selon Le Figaro, l’espoir d’un nouveau dirigeant se concrétise enfin. Un nom circule d’ailleurs depuis longtemps dans les cortèges : celui du prince Reza Pahlavi, dit «Reza II», exilé aux États-Unis depuis plus de quarante ans. À 65 ans, il est l’héritier de la dynastie Pahlavi, qui régna jadis sur le pays, et qui se voulut plus moderne et progressiste. Son père, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, était le dernier chah d’Iran, dont le pouvoir a été renversé en 1979 au profit de la République islamique.
Mais derrière la figure du fils, c’est aussi toute une mémoire monarchique qui refait surface. Et, dans son sillage, le souvenir d’une femme ressurgit — sa tante, morte en 2016 — comme une ombre portée sur les manifestations et sur les femmes d’Iran: Ashraf Pahlavi, sœur jumelle dudit chah déchu Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, et pionnière, bien que controversée, de la cause féminine en Iran. » | Par Léa Mabilon | lundi 2 mars 2026
Monday, March 02, 2026
Charles I: A King’s Downfall | ARTE.tv Documentary
Mar 2, 2026 | 130 years before the French Revolution, Charles I, King of England, Ireland and Scotland is executed by his people. How did this act, deeply shocking for 17th century Europe, come to pass?
This documentary sheds light on a major event in European history and the dramatic events leading up to and during the English Civil War.
Charles I: A King’s Downfall | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until: 31/03/2031
This documentary sheds light on a major event in European history and the dramatic events leading up to and during the English Civil War.
Charles I: A King’s Downfall | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until: 31/03/2031
Trump’s Attitude Towards Britain ‘Cools’ | Sir Anthony Seldon
Mar 2, 2026 | “Donald Trump doesn’t have that close affiliation, emotional affiliation that many post-war presidents have had towards Britain.”
Trump’s attitude towards Britain is “cool,” and the UK has become a “poodle” in the special relationship says historian Sir Anthony Seldon.
Trump’s attitude towards Britain is “cool,” and the UK has become a “poodle” in the special relationship says historian Sir Anthony Seldon.
US Urges Citizens to Leave Lebanon during US-Israel War with Iran | BBC News
Mar 2, 2026 | The United States has urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately.
It comes after the Lebanese health ministry said Israeli attacks in Beirut and southern Lebanon killed at least 31 people. Israel said it was responding to Hezbollah attacks.
"The security situation in Lebanon is volatile and unpredictable. Airstrikes have occurred throughout the country, especially in the south, the Beqaa, and parts of Beirut", the US Embassy in Beirut said.
Netanyahu seems to be having trouble trying to keep a straight face! How strange! — © Mark Alexander
It comes after the Lebanese health ministry said Israeli attacks in Beirut and southern Lebanon killed at least 31 people. Israel said it was responding to Hezbollah attacks.
"The security situation in Lebanon is volatile and unpredictable. Airstrikes have occurred throughout the country, especially in the south, the Beqaa, and parts of Beirut", the US Embassy in Beirut said.
Netanyahu seems to be having trouble trying to keep a straight face! How strange! — © Mark Alexander
‘We Are Orphans’: Shiite Muslims Protest the Killing of Khamenei
U.S. Sending More Forces as Mideast Conflict Widens
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran and allied militias, including Hezbollah, attacked Israel and U.S. targets in retaliation for Ayatollah Khamenei’s death, and Israel struck in Lebanon. Top American officials suggested an extended campaign.
U.S. military officials said on Monday that their operation against Iran was in its early stages, with more forces headed to the Middle East, as widening attacks claimed more lives, rattled global markets and risked spiraling into a full-blown regional war.
Israeli fighter jets streaked through the skies over the Iranian capital, Tehran. Iran fired explosive drones across the Persian Gulf. Iran-backed Hezbollah militants launched rockets from Lebanon into Israel, prompting Israel to bombard the militia’s strongholds outside Beirut. U.S. warplanes continued to batter Iran. And three U.S. jets were shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in what the U.S. military called an “apparent friendly fire incident,” with the crew members brought to safety.
At a Pentagon news conference, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not give a time frame for how long the operation against Iran would go on. President Trump told The New York Times on Sunday that the United States and Israel could keep striking Iran for “four to five weeks.”
The president has offered conflicting visions of how the war could end and who should take over in Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s autocratic supreme leader, was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Saturday. Critics say the Trump administration has no clear endgame and casualties are already mounting, including four U.S. soldiers whose deaths the Pentagon has announced since Sunday. “We expect to take additional losses,” General Caine said. Live Updates » | Aaron Boxerman, Christina Goldbaum and Eric Schmitt | Monday, March 2, 2026
U.S. military officials said on Monday that their operation against Iran was in its early stages, with more forces headed to the Middle East, as widening attacks claimed more lives, rattled global markets and risked spiraling into a full-blown regional war.
Israeli fighter jets streaked through the skies over the Iranian capital, Tehran. Iran fired explosive drones across the Persian Gulf. Iran-backed Hezbollah militants launched rockets from Lebanon into Israel, prompting Israel to bombard the militia’s strongholds outside Beirut. U.S. warplanes continued to batter Iran. And three U.S. jets were shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in what the U.S. military called an “apparent friendly fire incident,” with the crew members brought to safety.
At a Pentagon news conference, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not give a time frame for how long the operation against Iran would go on. President Trump told The New York Times on Sunday that the United States and Israel could keep striking Iran for “four to five weeks.”
The president has offered conflicting visions of how the war could end and who should take over in Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s autocratic supreme leader, was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Saturday. Critics say the Trump administration has no clear endgame and casualties are already mounting, including four U.S. soldiers whose deaths the Pentagon has announced since Sunday. “We expect to take additional losses,” General Caine said. Live Updates » | Aaron Boxerman, Christina Goldbaum and Eric Schmitt | Monday, March 2, 2026
All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Burns Down World!
Spain Denies US Permission to Use Jointly Operated Bases to Attack Iran
THE GUARDIAN: Refusal to allow use of bases in Rota and Morón follows Pedro Sánchez’s condemnation of US-Israeli action
Spain has denied the US permission to use jointly operated military bases on its territory to attack Iran as Madrid stepped up its criticism of the “unjustified and dangerous military intervention”.
Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has explicitly condemned the US and Israel’s “unilateral military action” against Iran, warning that it is contributing to “a more hostile and uncertain international order”. The rebukes have been reinforced by his government’s refusal to allow the US to use bases in Rota and Morón for the continuing strikes against Iran.
José Manuel Albares, Spain’s foreign minister, said on Monday that while the government wanted “democracy, freedom and fundamental rights for the Iranian people”, it would on no account allow its bases to be used in the ongoing military action.
“I want to be very clear and very plain,” he told Telecinco. “The bases are not being used – nor will they be used – for anything that is not in the agreement [with the US], nor for anything that isn’t covered by the UN charter.”
The defence minister, Margarita Robles, was similarly emphatic, saying neither of the bases had been used in the US military operation. “There is a deal with the US over these bases, but our understanding of the deal is that operations have to comply with international legal frameworks and that there has to be international support for them,” she told reporters. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Monday, March 2, 2026
Pedro Sanchez must be the most courageous leader in Europe for having the courage to stand his ground on this. Kudos! — © Mark Alexander
Spain has denied the US permission to use jointly operated military bases on its territory to attack Iran as Madrid stepped up its criticism of the “unjustified and dangerous military intervention”.
Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has explicitly condemned the US and Israel’s “unilateral military action” against Iran, warning that it is contributing to “a more hostile and uncertain international order”. The rebukes have been reinforced by his government’s refusal to allow the US to use bases in Rota and Morón for the continuing strikes against Iran.
José Manuel Albares, Spain’s foreign minister, said on Monday that while the government wanted “democracy, freedom and fundamental rights for the Iranian people”, it would on no account allow its bases to be used in the ongoing military action.
“I want to be very clear and very plain,” he told Telecinco. “The bases are not being used – nor will they be used – for anything that is not in the agreement [with the US], nor for anything that isn’t covered by the UN charter.”
The defence minister, Margarita Robles, was similarly emphatic, saying neither of the bases had been used in the US military operation. “There is a deal with the US over these bases, but our understanding of the deal is that operations have to comply with international legal frameworks and that there has to be international support for them,” she told reporters. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Monday, March 2, 2026
Pedro Sanchez must be the most courageous leader in Europe for having the courage to stand his ground on this. Kudos! — © Mark Alexander
Islam Scholar Tariq Ramadan Goes On Trial in Paris Accused of Raping Three Women
THE GUARDIAN: Former Oxford University professor and UK government adviser faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan will go trial in Paris on Monday on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016.
Ramadan, who advised previous British governments on Islam and society, denies all the charges in a case that has been seen as one of the biggest repercussions of the #MeToo movement in France.
Ramadan, 63, was a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford before taking a leave of absence in 2017 when rape allegations were first made against him. He took early retirement from Oxford in June 2021.
Ramadan is accused of the rape of three women. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Monday, March 2, 2026
En français :
Tariq Ramadan absent à l’ouverture de son procès pour viols à Paris, invoquant des raisons médicales : L’islamologue, accusé de viols sur trois femmes, est hospitalisé au service de neurologie de Genève, souffrant d’une sclérose en plaques. L’avocat général a demandé de délivrer un mandat d’arrêt international à son encontre. »
The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan will go trial in Paris on Monday on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016.
Ramadan, who advised previous British governments on Islam and society, denies all the charges in a case that has been seen as one of the biggest repercussions of the #MeToo movement in France.
Ramadan, 63, was a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford before taking a leave of absence in 2017 when rape allegations were first made against him. He took early retirement from Oxford in June 2021.
Ramadan is accused of the rape of three women. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Monday, March 2, 2026
En français :
Tariq Ramadan absent à l’ouverture de son procès pour viols à Paris, invoquant des raisons médicales : L’islamologue, accusé de viols sur trois femmes, est hospitalisé au service de neurologie de Genève, souffrant d’une sclérose en plaques. L’avocat général a demandé de délivrer un mandat d’arrêt international à son encontre. »
Jeffrey Sachs: US & Israel Attack Iran - War Is Spreading Across the Region
Javier Milei veut ériger l'« alliance stratégique durable » avec les États-Unis en « politique d'État »
LE FIGARO : Javier Milei s’est dit résolu à pousser plus avant ses réformes, annonçant un train ambitieux de 90 réformes dans l’année, pour « redessiner » l’Argentine « pour les 50 prochaines années ».
Le président ultralibéral argentin Javier Milei a déclaré dimanche au Parlement vouloir faire de « l'alliance stratégique durable » avec les États-Unis de son allié Donald Trump une « politique d'État », notamment pour agir sur le « terrain de rivalité stratégique » de l'Atlantique sud.
« L'Argentine a déjà laissé passer deux fois le train de l'histoire », a déclaré M. Milei dans son discours sur l'État de la nation lançant sa seconde moitié de mandat, en référence à la neutralité argentine pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui « nous a coûté des décennies de marginalisation ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 2 mars 2026
Le président ultralibéral argentin Javier Milei a déclaré dimanche au Parlement vouloir faire de « l'alliance stratégique durable » avec les États-Unis de son allié Donald Trump une « politique d'État », notamment pour agir sur le « terrain de rivalité stratégique » de l'Atlantique sud.
« L'Argentine a déjà laissé passer deux fois le train de l'histoire », a déclaré M. Milei dans son discours sur l'État de la nation lançant sa seconde moitié de mandat, en référence à la neutralité argentine pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui « nous a coûté des décennies de marginalisation ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 2 mars 2026
Reza Pahlavi on the Future of Iran
Mar 2, 2026 | Prince Reza Pahlavi, a leader of the opposition to the Islamic Republic, discusses whether regime change is coming, who leads a transition, and nuclear weapons.
"60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10.
"60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10.
Ali Khamenei Never-before-seen Interview: "The West Does Not Know the Truth about Iran" | 60 Minutes
Mar 2, 2026 | In 1982, 60 Minutes travelled to Iran for a rare and exclusive access to one of the Shah's palaces, transformed into the headquarters of then President Ali Khamenei after the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Ali Khamenei became Supreme Leader in 1989 and led the country until March 2026 when he was killed during an attack by Israel and the United States that hit his compound.
The 1982 60 Minutes programme with George Negus remains the Ayatollah's only one-on-one TV interview with Western media. The interview, conducted with a state-appointed translator, includes portions that have never been broadcasted previously.
Ali Khamenei became Supreme Leader in 1989 and led the country until March 2026 when he was killed during an attack by Israel and the United States that hit his compound.
The 1982 60 Minutes programme with George Negus remains the Ayatollah's only one-on-one TV interview with Western media. The interview, conducted with a state-appointed translator, includes portions that have never been broadcasted previously.
‘So Naïve’ for Starmer to Think Non-involvement In Iran Was an Option | Sir Grant Shapps
Mar 2, 2026 | “I cannot see why this isn't just a straightforward black-and-white decision that should have been made two days ago.”
The UK has a “human rights lawyer as prime minister who just seems to think that the world operates in a way that it clearly does not run”, says former defence secretary Grant Shapps.
US presidents are the puppeteers; UK prime ministers, the marionettes.
This Grant Shapps dude is so unimpressive. He’s trotting out the same ol’, same ol’ arguments which we are all sick of hearing.
It’s very strange to me that we as a nation are rushing to get involved in this war with Iran when we have hesitated so much and so long to help the Ukrainians fight the Russians. Could, perhaps, the fact that there was no oil and money involved help to solve the puzzle? — © Mark Alexander
The UK has a “human rights lawyer as prime minister who just seems to think that the world operates in a way that it clearly does not run”, says former defence secretary Grant Shapps.
US presidents are the puppeteers; UK prime ministers, the marionettes.
This Grant Shapps dude is so unimpressive. He’s trotting out the same ol’, same ol’ arguments which we are all sick of hearing.
It’s very strange to me that we as a nation are rushing to get involved in this war with Iran when we have hesitated so much and so long to help the Ukrainians fight the Russians. Could, perhaps, the fact that there was no oil and money involved help to solve the puzzle? — © Mark Alexander
Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Fire after Iran Attack | BBC News
Mar 2, 2026 | Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have exchanged strikes as the Iran conflict widens across the Middle East.
The Lebanese health ministry said Israeli attacks in Beirut and southern Lebanon have killed at least 31 people, with 149 injured. Israel said it was responding to Hezbollah attacks.
Meanwhile, apparent Iranian strikes around the region continue - with explosions reported in Bahrain and Dubai, while an oil refinery was attacked in Saudi Arabia.
In Kuwait, “several” US fighter planes have crashed, the Kuwaiti military has said.
The Lebanese health ministry said Israeli attacks in Beirut and southern Lebanon have killed at least 31 people, with 149 injured. Israel said it was responding to Hezbollah attacks.
Meanwhile, apparent Iranian strikes around the region continue - with explosions reported in Bahrain and Dubai, while an oil refinery was attacked in Saudi Arabia.
In Kuwait, “several” US fighter planes have crashed, the Kuwaiti military has said.
Mideast Conflict Widens Across Multiple Fronts
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran and allied militias, including Hezbollah, attacked Israel and U.S. targets in the Gulf in retaliation for Ayatollah Khamenei’s death. Israel struck in Lebanon as President Trump said that the U.S. assault on Iran would last “four or five weeks.”
Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia, traded strikes early Monday after the breakdown of a fragile yearlong truce, opening another front in the widening war in the Middle East following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Hezbollah said it had launched rockets at Israeli territory overnight in retaliation for the death of Mr. Khamenei, who was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation on Saturday. Israel responded by attacking sites south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, that are affiliated with Hezbollah, as Israel’s military chief of staff warned of a prolonged conflict.
The United States and Israel have conducted thousands of airstrikes across Iran since Saturday, and a defiant Iran has responded by firing drones and missiles at Israel and at U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf.
President Trump has framed the war on Iran as an effort to decimate much of its military capabilities and to pave the way for the ouster of the decades-long authoritarian rule of the Islamic Republic. In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Trump said the United States intended to keep up the attack on Iran for “four or five weeks.”
The escalation has heightened fears that the conflict could draw in more countries across the region. Critics say the Trump administration has no clear endgame and that casualties are beginning to mount.
The Iranian Red Crescent said Monday that the U.S. and Israeli strikes had killed 555 people across Iran. China’s foreign ministry said the death toll included one of its citizens who was caught in the crossfire. Live Updates » | Christina Goldbaum, Aaron Boxerman and Yan Zhuang | Monday, March 2, 2026
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. God only knows where this is going to end. Trump has about as much understanding of Middle Eastern religious affairs and politics as a cornflake! — © Mark Alexander
Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia, traded strikes early Monday after the breakdown of a fragile yearlong truce, opening another front in the widening war in the Middle East following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Hezbollah said it had launched rockets at Israeli territory overnight in retaliation for the death of Mr. Khamenei, who was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation on Saturday. Israel responded by attacking sites south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, that are affiliated with Hezbollah, as Israel’s military chief of staff warned of a prolonged conflict.
The United States and Israel have conducted thousands of airstrikes across Iran since Saturday, and a defiant Iran has responded by firing drones and missiles at Israel and at U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf.
President Trump has framed the war on Iran as an effort to decimate much of its military capabilities and to pave the way for the ouster of the decades-long authoritarian rule of the Islamic Republic. In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Trump said the United States intended to keep up the attack on Iran for “four or five weeks.”
The escalation has heightened fears that the conflict could draw in more countries across the region. Critics say the Trump administration has no clear endgame and that casualties are beginning to mount.
The Iranian Red Crescent said Monday that the U.S. and Israeli strikes had killed 555 people across Iran. China’s foreign ministry said the death toll included one of its citizens who was caught in the crossfire. Live Updates » | Christina Goldbaum, Aaron Boxerman and Yan Zhuang | Monday, March 2, 2026
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. God only knows where this is going to end. Trump has about as much understanding of Middle Eastern religious affairs and politics as a cornflake! — © Mark Alexander
Sunday, March 01, 2026
Keir Starmer: Britain Agrees to Help Bomb Iran and Will Work with US after Strikes
Mar 1, 2026 | The UK has agreed to a US request to use British military bases to strike Iranian missile sites, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.
But the UK Prime Minister said the UK “will not join offensive action” in Iran, adding: “We all remember the mistakes of Iraq and we have learned those lessons.”
It comes as Iran continues its assault on the Middle East in revenge attacks for the joint US-Israeli operation yesterday which saw missiles rain down on Tehran.
This man is so weak and ineffectual. Why the hell are we getting involved? Let America and Israel do their own dirty work! This is so dumb and stupid. — © Mark Alexander
But the UK Prime Minister said the UK “will not join offensive action” in Iran, adding: “We all remember the mistakes of Iraq and we have learned those lessons.”
It comes as Iran continues its assault on the Middle East in revenge attacks for the joint US-Israeli operation yesterday which saw missiles rain down on Tehran.
This man is so weak and ineffectual. Why the hell are we getting involved? Let America and Israel do their own dirty work! This is so dumb and stupid. — © Mark Alexander
Trump Open to Talks with Iran as Conflict Deepens in Middle East
THE GUARDIAN: US president signals willingness to engage with Tehran’s surviving leadership as strikes and retaliatory attacks intensify across region
Donald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to talk to what was left of the Iranian leadership in the wake of the killing of the country’s supreme leader by US-Israeli air strikes aimed at overthrowing the regime.
Trump was speaking as a second day of intense bombing of Iranian cities and Tehran’s missile counter-attacks sent tremors across the region and through the global economy.
Oil prices jumped 10% to $80 a barrel for Brent crude, amid predictions that the continuing war could soon drive it to $100, after attacks on two ships largely choked off tanker traffic through the strait of Hormuz out of the Gulf.
Amir-Saeid Iravani, the Iranian ambassador to the UN, told an emergency security council meeting on Saturday that hundreds of civilians had been killed or injured in the US-Israeli strikes. He said they had deliberately targeted civilian neighbourhoods in multiple cities.
The death toll is expected to climb after a second day of bombing. Iranian state media said that 165 people had been confirmed dead in a bomb attack on a girls’ primary school in the southern city of Minab on Saturday. » | Julian Borger in London and Jason Burke in Jerusalem | Sunday, March 1, 2026
Donald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to talk to what was left of the Iranian leadership in the wake of the killing of the country’s supreme leader by US-Israeli air strikes aimed at overthrowing the regime.
Trump was speaking as a second day of intense bombing of Iranian cities and Tehran’s missile counter-attacks sent tremors across the region and through the global economy.
Oil prices jumped 10% to $80 a barrel for Brent crude, amid predictions that the continuing war could soon drive it to $100, after attacks on two ships largely choked off tanker traffic through the strait of Hormuz out of the Gulf.
Amir-Saeid Iravani, the Iranian ambassador to the UN, told an emergency security council meeting on Saturday that hundreds of civilians had been killed or injured in the US-Israeli strikes. He said they had deliberately targeted civilian neighbourhoods in multiple cities.
The death toll is expected to climb after a second day of bombing. Iranian state media said that 165 people had been confirmed dead in a bomb attack on a girls’ primary school in the southern city of Minab on Saturday. » | Julian Borger in London and Jason Burke in Jerusalem | Sunday, March 1, 2026
Les rois d’Angleterre : trois siècles de scandales et d’efforts pour garder la confiance des Britanniques
LE FIGARO : GRAND RÉCIT - Les souverains du Royaume-Uni ont affronté des crises spectaculaires et des pics d’impopularité, mais la monarchie a surmonté toutes les épreuves et conservé, jusqu’ici, le soutien de l’opinion.
L’affaire Epstein éclabousse la monarchie britannique et s’approche dangereusement du trône. L’ex-prince Andrew, fils préféré de la défunte reine Elizabeth II, a été arrêté, spectaculaire déchéance. Le roi Charles III s’efforce de préserver l’image et le crédit de la couronne auprès de ses sujets. Or cette préoccupation, qu’on pourrait croire récente et liée à l’ère des médias de masse, parcourt en réalité toute l’histoire de la monarchie britannique depuis la fin du XVIIe siècle.
La «Glorieuse Révolution» de 1688-1689 a vu la chute du roi catholique Jacques II, souverain de la dynastie des Stuart qui avait succédé aux Tudor en 1603. Le protestant Guillaume d’Orange, venu des Pays-Bas (qu’on appelait à l’époque les Provinces-Unies) lui succède. C’est la victoire définitive du Parlement sur les prérogatives du roi, après des siècles de lutte entre ces deux institutions. Le Bill of Rights (1689), Déclaration des droits du Parlement et des sujets, expose les nombreuses obligations constitutionnelles du monarque. Ce dernier est toujours, «par la grâce de Dieu», roi de ce qui s’appelle depuis 1801 le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande. Toute autorité politique, administrative et judiciaire émane de lui et s’exerce en son nom. Gardien de la Constitution non écrite du royaume, le souverain reste omniprésent dans les actes officiels. Drapeau vivant, c’est à lui que les officiers prêtent serment. C’est en son honneur que les sujets entonnent les paroles de l’hymne God Save the King. Dans l’ordre spirituel, il demeure le gouverneur suprême de l’Église anglicane, nomme les évêques et les ministres du culte lui jurent obéissance lors de leur ordination. » | Par Guillaume Perrault | dimanche 1 mars 2026
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L’affaire Epstein éclabousse la monarchie britannique et s’approche dangereusement du trône. L’ex-prince Andrew, fils préféré de la défunte reine Elizabeth II, a été arrêté, spectaculaire déchéance. Le roi Charles III s’efforce de préserver l’image et le crédit de la couronne auprès de ses sujets. Or cette préoccupation, qu’on pourrait croire récente et liée à l’ère des médias de masse, parcourt en réalité toute l’histoire de la monarchie britannique depuis la fin du XVIIe siècle.
La «Glorieuse Révolution» de 1688-1689 a vu la chute du roi catholique Jacques II, souverain de la dynastie des Stuart qui avait succédé aux Tudor en 1603. Le protestant Guillaume d’Orange, venu des Pays-Bas (qu’on appelait à l’époque les Provinces-Unies) lui succède. C’est la victoire définitive du Parlement sur les prérogatives du roi, après des siècles de lutte entre ces deux institutions. Le Bill of Rights (1689), Déclaration des droits du Parlement et des sujets, expose les nombreuses obligations constitutionnelles du monarque. Ce dernier est toujours, «par la grâce de Dieu», roi de ce qui s’appelle depuis 1801 le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande. Toute autorité politique, administrative et judiciaire émane de lui et s’exerce en son nom. Gardien de la Constitution non écrite du royaume, le souverain reste omniprésent dans les actes officiels. Drapeau vivant, c’est à lui que les officiers prêtent serment. C’est en son honneur que les sujets entonnent les paroles de l’hymne God Save the King. Dans l’ordre spirituel, il demeure le gouverneur suprême de l’Église anglicane, nomme les évêques et les ministres du culte lui jurent obéissance lors de leur ordination. » | Par Guillaume Perrault | dimanche 1 mars 2026
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IHIP News: Hegseth's Pastor Claims He's "A Friend to Paedophiles" and Project 2026 Targets Women!
Very strong language alert!
Jeffrey Sachs: “US Will Fail” in Iran War | Israel a Terror State? | Russia & China’s Next Move
Homosexuality in Europe between Two Dictatorships I PART 1 | SLICE Who | Reupload
Jan 19, 2026 | In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged.
Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.
From small-town France to Parisian cabarets, his story reveals a hidden world rarely documented.
A portrait of queer life before repression returned. In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged. Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.
Documentary: Snapshots of History EP:20 Pierre Louis
”Pilou”, Homosexuality in the Interwar Years
Direction : Delphine Deloget
Production : Bonne Compagnie
Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.
From small-town France to Parisian cabarets, his story reveals a hidden world rarely documented.
A portrait of queer life before repression returned. In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged. Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.
Documentary: Snapshots of History EP:20 Pierre Louis
”Pilou”, Homosexuality in the Interwar Years
Direction : Delphine Deloget
Production : Bonne Compagnie
Palantir Is Taking Over Britain. This Is How | Martin Wrigley Interview
Oil Price Expected to Surge after Iran Strikes and Strait of Hormuz Closure
THE GUARDIAN: Stock markets around the world could tumble on Monday and motorists are likely to pay more at the pump
The price of oil is expected to soar on Monday as the US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the crucial strait of Hormuz rattles investors despite major producers’ pledges to increase its output.
US crude is on track to rise by 11% when trading resumes, according to data from the broker IG. The jump comes as Opec+, the cartel of oil producers, agreed on Sunday to step up its output by more than expected as it assessed the impact of the conflict.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reportedly told ships on Saturday that passage through the strait of Hormuz was prohibited, in effect shutting the key choke point and prompting the halt of some oil shipments.
About $500bn (£372bn) of energy trade and 20% of global oil supplies pass through the strait each year. Vessels also carry chemicals and fertilisers, meaning disruption could affect agriculture and global food prices. » | Graeme Wearden and Mark Sweney | Sunday, March 1, 2026
The price of oil is expected to soar on Monday as the US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the crucial strait of Hormuz rattles investors despite major producers’ pledges to increase its output.
US crude is on track to rise by 11% when trading resumes, according to data from the broker IG. The jump comes as Opec+, the cartel of oil producers, agreed on Sunday to step up its output by more than expected as it assessed the impact of the conflict.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reportedly told ships on Saturday that passage through the strait of Hormuz was prohibited, in effect shutting the key choke point and prompting the halt of some oil shipments.
About $500bn (£372bn) of energy trade and 20% of global oil supplies pass through the strait each year. Vessels also carry chemicals and fertilisers, meaning disruption could affect agriculture and global food prices. » | Graeme Wearden and Mark Sweney | Sunday, March 1, 2026
Trump autoriza las ventas de petróleo al sector privado de Cuba
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Tras bloquear los envíos de petróleo desde el extranjero a la isla, el gobierno de Trump da luz verde a la entrada de pequeñas cantidades a Cuba, siempre que no lleguen al gobierno.
Después de bloquear los envíos de petróleo desde extranjero a Cuba, lo que ha sumido a la isla en su crisis más profunda en décadas, el gobierno de Donald Trump ha empezado a permitir que empresas estadounidenses envíen combustible a negocios privados en Cuba.
El gobierno de Trump también está permitiendo que las empresas soliciten licencias para vender petróleo venezolano a entidades no gubernamentales en Cuba, como organizaciones humanitarias y pequeñas empresas.
Los esfuerzos del presidente Trump por ayudar a negocios como mercados de alimentos y compañías de transporte a paliar la aplastante escasez de petróleo señalan lo que, según los expertos, es una estrategia para reforzar al pequeño sector privado del país, en dificultades, al tiempo que se sortea al gobierno comunista que Estados Unidos busca destituir. » | Por Frances Robles y David C. Adams | Reportando desde Florida | 28 de febrero de 2026
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Después de bloquear los envíos de petróleo desde extranjero a Cuba, lo que ha sumido a la isla en su crisis más profunda en décadas, el gobierno de Donald Trump ha empezado a permitir que empresas estadounidenses envíen combustible a negocios privados en Cuba.
El gobierno de Trump también está permitiendo que las empresas soliciten licencias para vender petróleo venezolano a entidades no gubernamentales en Cuba, como organizaciones humanitarias y pequeñas empresas.
Los esfuerzos del presidente Trump por ayudar a negocios como mercados de alimentos y compañías de transporte a paliar la aplastante escasez de petróleo señalan lo que, según los expertos, es una estrategia para reforzar al pequeño sector privado del país, en dificultades, al tiempo que se sortea al gobierno comunista que Estados Unidos busca destituir. » | Por Frances Robles y David C. Adams | Reportando desde Florida | 28 de febrero de 2026
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Ayatollah Ali Chamenei, der oberste Führer Irans, ist tot
Guerre en Iran: les Iraniens célèbrent la mort de l’ayatollah Khamenei
LE FIGARO : Beaucoup redoutent cependant que l’élimination du guide donne lieu à une fuite en avant répressive du régime.
Le tyran est mort. Et avec lui, la peur est partie. « Je pleure, je pleure de joie ! », s’époumone cette résidente de Téhéran, contactée par messagerie cryptée. C’est la première fois qu’elle ose parler d’Ali Khamenei. Dans sa famille, partisane du régime, on a grandi avec une ligne rouge à ne jamais dépasser. « Le guide suprême était intouchable, une sorte de chef spirituel au-dessus de la mêlée. » Mais l’annonce, samedi soir, de son assassinat, a fait sauter un verrou. « Soudain, je me suis sentie libérée. J’ai grimpé les escaliers et j’ai rejoint les voisins sur le toit pour hurler : “Khamenei, c’est fini !” »
En cette nuit de samedi à dimanche, au terme d’une première journée de frappes israélo-américaines, les petites lumières des téléphones portables ont longtemps brillé dans l’obscurité : sur les balcons, les places publiques, les arrêts de bus, les trottoirs bondés d’hommes, de femmes, d’enfants. « Marg bar Khamenei ! (Mort à Khamenei, NDLR) », jubile l’un d’eux, en répétant le slogan d’usage dans les manifestations, sur une vidéo envoyée d’Ispahan. « Il est mort, mon chéri. Maintenant, tu peux crier “Azadi” (liberté) », lui répond sa mère en explosant de rire. » | Par Delphine Minoui | dimanche 1er mars 2026
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Le tyran est mort. Et avec lui, la peur est partie. « Je pleure, je pleure de joie ! », s’époumone cette résidente de Téhéran, contactée par messagerie cryptée. C’est la première fois qu’elle ose parler d’Ali Khamenei. Dans sa famille, partisane du régime, on a grandi avec une ligne rouge à ne jamais dépasser. « Le guide suprême était intouchable, une sorte de chef spirituel au-dessus de la mêlée. » Mais l’annonce, samedi soir, de son assassinat, a fait sauter un verrou. « Soudain, je me suis sentie libérée. J’ai grimpé les escaliers et j’ai rejoint les voisins sur le toit pour hurler : “Khamenei, c’est fini !” »
En cette nuit de samedi à dimanche, au terme d’une première journée de frappes israélo-américaines, les petites lumières des téléphones portables ont longtemps brillé dans l’obscurité : sur les balcons, les places publiques, les arrêts de bus, les trottoirs bondés d’hommes, de femmes, d’enfants. « Marg bar Khamenei ! (Mort à Khamenei, NDLR) », jubile l’un d’eux, en répétant le slogan d’usage dans les manifestations, sur une vidéo envoyée d’Ispahan. « Il est mort, mon chéri. Maintenant, tu peux crier “Azadi” (liberté) », lui répond sa mère en explosant de rire. » | Par Delphine Minoui | dimanche 1er mars 2026
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Forgotten Heritage of Arab Medicine | ARTE.tv Documentary
Mar 1, 2026 | Could the knowledge of Arab scholars from the Middle Ages such as Al-Kindi, Al-Razi or Avicenna open up new perspectives for science in our times? From Fez to Rabat and Istanbul to Strasbourg, a team of scientists sets off on the trail of forgotten manuscripts of medieval Arabic medicine.
Forgotten Heritage of Arab Medicine | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until: 27/04/2026
Forgotten Heritage of Arab Medicine | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until: 27/04/2026
Tucker and Buckley Carlson on the One Topic More Forbidden Than Israel
Viijay Prashad Humiliated Marco Rubio: "He's Not Even Cuban!"
Après la mort d’Ali Khamenei, tué par les frappes en Iran, Vladimir Poutine dénonce une «violation cynique» de «la morale et du droit international»
LE FIGARO : Le président russe a adressé une lettre à son homologue iranien Massoud Pezeshkian, au lendemain de la mort du guide suprême iranien lors de l’attaque menée par les États-Unis et Israël à Téhéran.
Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a dénoncé ce dimanche la mort du guide suprême iranien, Ali Khamenei, tué lors de frappes américaines et israéliennes, qualifiant cet acte de «violation cynique» de « la morale et du droit international ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 1 mars 2026
Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a dénoncé ce dimanche la mort du guide suprême iranien, Ali Khamenei, tué lors de frappes américaines et israéliennes, qualifiant cet acte de «violation cynique» de « la morale et du droit international ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 1 mars 2026
Donald Trump and Pam Bondi Are Cringe and They Are Criminals
Democracy Now! Special Report: U.S. & Israel Launch Unprovoked Attack on Iran, Risking Broader Regional War
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Jeffrey Sachs Interview | 'Trump Takes Orders from Netanyahu': Professor Jefferey Sachs
Feb 28, 2026 | In an explosive interview with NDTV, renowned economist and geopolitical commentator Jeffrey Sachs, Professor at Columbia University, delivers a blistering critique of the US–Israel military strikes on Iran.
Professor Sachs argues that the attacks have nothing to do with nuclear threats, calling them instead an imperial war aimed at sustaining US–Israeli hegemony and controlling Middle Eastern oil. He accuses Donald Trump of acting at the behest of Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that the world is being pushed toward a wider global conflict.
Professor Sachs argues that the attacks have nothing to do with nuclear threats, calling them instead an imperial war aimed at sustaining US–Israeli hegemony and controlling Middle Eastern oil. He accuses Donald Trump of acting at the behest of Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that the world is being pushed toward a wider global conflict.
Steve Rosenberg: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through The Night)
Iran Vows to Avenge Leader’s Death as Strikes Continue
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. and Israeli attacks entered a second day as Iran’s surviving leadership said the old guard would remain in control.
The Iranian government vowed on Sunday that it would retaliate for the attacks that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s longtime supreme leader and an implacable enemy of Israel and the United States, as attacks on the country entered a second day.
The Iranian state news agency confirmed the ayatollah’s death on Sunday morning, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps — a powerful institution answering to the supreme leader — said that Iran would avenge him. Ali Larijani, a senior leader and Khamenei confidant, vowed that Iranian forces would fight even harder.
The ayatollah’s death prompted a range of reactions within Iran on Saturday. Large crowds poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities to celebrate the toppling of a leader who had ruled with an iron fist for nearly 37 years. Others mourned him.
The killing is a seismic political shift that raises the prospect of chaos and a power vacuum in an already turbulent region.
The United States and Israel said overnight that they were still attacking Iran. President Trump said on social media that U.S. strikes would continue “throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!” Live Updates » | Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Aaron Boxerman | Sunday, March 1, 2026
The Iranian government vowed on Sunday that it would retaliate for the attacks that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s longtime supreme leader and an implacable enemy of Israel and the United States, as attacks on the country entered a second day.
The Iranian state news agency confirmed the ayatollah’s death on Sunday morning, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps — a powerful institution answering to the supreme leader — said that Iran would avenge him. Ali Larijani, a senior leader and Khamenei confidant, vowed that Iranian forces would fight even harder.
The ayatollah’s death prompted a range of reactions within Iran on Saturday. Large crowds poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities to celebrate the toppling of a leader who had ruled with an iron fist for nearly 37 years. Others mourned him.
The killing is a seismic political shift that raises the prospect of chaos and a power vacuum in an already turbulent region.
The United States and Israel said overnight that they were still attacking Iran. President Trump said on social media that U.S. strikes would continue “throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!” Live Updates » | Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Aaron Boxerman | Sunday, March 1, 2026
St. David's Day, the National Day of Wales: Daffodils – William Wordsworth (An Inspirational Poem)
Jun 20, 2020 | A powerful poem on finding pleasure and comfort in nature.
Read by Victor Vertunni
William Wordsworth was a revered English poet who was, in part, responsible for kick-starting the Romantic movement in English literature.
Inspired after finding a surprising number of daffodils during a countryside walk, Daffodils (or 'I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud') serves as something of a reminder that humanity is a part of nature and not an opposing force.
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus I chwi gyd! / Happy St. David’s Day to you all! — © Mark Alexander
Image Source: With thanks to Plantlife.org.uk.
Read by Victor Vertunni
William Wordsworth was a revered English poet who was, in part, responsible for kick-starting the Romantic movement in English literature.
Inspired after finding a surprising number of daffodils during a countryside walk, Daffodils (or 'I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud') serves as something of a reminder that humanity is a part of nature and not an opposing force.
War with Iran — a PBS News Special Report
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