French journalist Georges Malbrunot has revealed alleged dealings between French President Emmanuel Macron and Hezbollah, involving a billion-dollar contract awarded to businessman Rodolphe Saadé to rebuild Beirut's port after the 2020 blast.

Malbrunot claims that in exchange for Macron's silence on Hezbollah's weapons, Saadé, who owns CMA-CGM and BFM TV, secured the contract tax-free. This arrangement reportedly followed a meeting between Macron and Hezbollah leaders, marking a rare interaction between a Western head of state and the group.

The deal has fueled recent tensions between France and Israel, with Macron openly condemning Israeli actions in Lebanon and Gaza. France has even called for an arms embargo against Israel and pledged $100 million in aid to Lebanon.

Israeli officials, like Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, have criticized Macron’s stance as contrary to French values, calling it a "disgrace." Macron previously dismissed Malbrunot's report as "irresponsible," yet recent developments seem to affirm its accuracy, raising questions about France’s foreign policy in the Middle East and its ties to Hezbollah.
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Israel’s retaliatory targets do not include energy infrastructure or nuclear facilities, an Israeli official told.

Some "strong" explosions have been heard around Tehran, though the cause of the sounds is still unclear, Iranian state TV said.

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The IDF is currently attacking precise targets in Iran," IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a statement. "This is in response to persisting attacks by the Iranian regime on the State of Israel. The IDF is completely prepared in attack and in defense."

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Khamenei is clearly terrified of a second Trump term.

Over the past two weeks, we’ve learned that they hired a Pakistani to assassinate him and have hacked into his campaign to leak to the press.

What does Khamenei see in Harris & Phillip Gordon?

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The campaign of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence.

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Iran may be reconsidering an attack against Israel, according to senior US officials.

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Death of 'the Butcher of Tehran': Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was the Ayatollah's protégé who oversaw the massacre of thousands and fervently moved the country towards building nukes

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Iran's three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting on Monday, with First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber representing the executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state TV said.

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Israel kills IRGC operative in Iran Israel targeted and eliminated an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps operative in Tehran who was allegedly involved in targeting Jews in Germany, Israeli media, reported on Monday. @Rfrens2

Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces struck targets in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia use to attack U.S. forces.

We do not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world.

But to all those who seek to do us harm: We will respond.

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