{"id":472,"date":"2026-05-13T00:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=472"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:51:35","slug":"middle-east-live-trump-says-stopping-irans-nuclear-program-outweighs-americans-economic-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"Middle East live: Trump says stopping Iran&#8217;s nuclear program outweighs Americans&#8217; economic pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">UAE denies Netanyahu held &#8216;secret&#8217; meeting with president during Iran war<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-cartouche\">As it happened<\/div>\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T00:25:04+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 02:25<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-05-14T01:40:21+00:00\">14\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:40<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    1 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/739e2510-4ef4-11f1-b970-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-A3YL2QA.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026.<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 Ronen Zvulun, AFP<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                \u2060The \u2060United \u200bArab Emirates&#8217; \u200bforeign ministry denied on Wednesday the \u200breports \u200cof \u2060Israeli Prime Minister \u200cBenjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s visit \u2060to the country, adding such claims are &#8220;baseless&#8221;. The Israeli \u200bPM\u2019s office said earlier Wednesday \u200bthat Netanyahu had held a &#8220;secret&#8221; meeting with the UAE president during the Israel-US war with \u2060Iran. Read our liveblog to see how all the day&#8217;s events unfolded.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ546846-F24-EN-20260513\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-14T01:29:38+00:00\">14\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:29<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<p>This liveblog is now closed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T23:13:50+00:00\">14\/05\/2026 &#8211; 01:13<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israel hammers Lebanon with strikes, killing 22<\/h2>\n<p>Lebanon&#8217;s health ministry said 22 people including eight children were killed on Wednesday as Israel intensified strikes on the country, with several deadly raids hitting south of Beirut.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli airstrikes had pounded around 40 locations in Lebanon&#8217;s south and east.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The fresh raids came on the eve of a new round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Washington brokered by the United States, as Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah remains strongly opposed to the move.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The health ministry said late Wednesday that 10 people including six children had been killed in strikes on three south Lebanon villages.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, it reported that three strikes on cars along or near the coastal highway around 20 to 30 kilometres (12 to 19 miles) from Beirut had &#8220;resulted in eight martyrs, including two children&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T21:00:25+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 23:00<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Lebanon says 10 more killed in Israeli strikes on south<\/h2>\n<p>Lebanon said 10 more people were killed in Israeli strikes in the country&#8217;s south on Wednesday, bringing the day&#8217;s toll to at least 22 dead.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The health ministry said six people &#8220;including three children and two women&#8221; were killed in the town of Arab Salim, while another child was killed in a strike on Harouf and three more people &#8220;including two children&#8221; were killed in Roumin, all in south Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T20:40:08+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 22:40<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>UAE denies reports of Netanyahu&#8217;s &#8216;secret&#8217; visit to the country, foreign ministry says<\/h2>\n<p>\u2060The \u2060United \u200bArab Emirates&#8217; \u200bforeign ministry denied on Wednesday the \u200breports \u200cof \u2060Israeli Prime Minister \u200cBenjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s visit \u2060to the country, adding \u200bthat any claims \u200cregarding an unannounced visits \u200care &#8216;baseless&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli \u200bPM office said earlier on Wednesday \u200bthat Netanyahu visited \u200bthe UAE \u200band met \u200bthe Emirati president during the war with \u2060Iran.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T20:26:37+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 22:26<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says no need for Xi&#8217;s help on Iran war<\/h2>\n<p><span>US President Donald Trump \u200bheaded to China on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, saying he does not expect to need Beijing&#8217;s help to end the war with Iran and ease Tehran&#8217;s grip on the Strait of Hormuz. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>FRANCE 24&#8217;s Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson has this analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span><span class=\"ql-cursor\">\ufeff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T19:45:40+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 21:45<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Drone strike hits Iranian opposition camp north of Erbil in Iraq, security sources report<\/h2>\n<p>A \u2060drone \u200bstrike \u200bhit an Iranian opposition \u200bcamp \u200cnorth \u2060of \u200cIraq&#8217;s Erbil, \u2060security sources \u200bsaid on Wednesday \u200cadding that \u200can \u200barms and ammunition depot \u200binside \u200bthe camp \u200bwas targeted.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T19:34:33+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 21:34<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israel ruling coalition proposes dissolving parliament for early elections<\/h2>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s ruling coalition has submitted a proposal to dissolve the country&#8217;s parliament, paving the way for early elections, the party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 25th Knesset shall be dissolved before the end of its term. Elections (to form the next parliament) will be held on a date determined by the Knesset Committee, which may not be set earlier than 90 days after the passage of this law,&#8221; the draft legislation released by Likud said. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to Israeli media reports, the dissolution bill could be put to a vote on May 20.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T19:30:49+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 21:30<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Vance says US making progress in Iran talks<\/h2>\n<p>US Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday he \u200bbelieves \u200cprogress is \u2060being made in negotiations with Iran \u200cto end hostilities, after \u2060President Donald Trump rejected Tehran&#8217;s latest proposal as unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u200bthink that we \u200care making progress. The fundamental question is do we \u200cmake enough progress that we \u200bsatisfy the President&#8217;s red line?&#8221; Vance told reporters at the \u200bWhite House. &#8220;And the red \u200bline is very \u200bsimple. He needs to feel \u200bconfident that we put a number of protections in place such that Iran \u2060will never have a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a04d1d9b604c249bf5700ae.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"ql-size-small\">Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T18:44:14+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 20:44<\/time><\/p>\n<h2> Should politics and culture mix? Eurovision 2026: inside the controversy<\/h2>\n<p><span>Eurovision has hit a &#8220;bum note&#8221; over the participation of Israel in this year&#8217;s song contest. Demonstrations are planned in Vienna against the presence of Noam Bettan and his song &#8220;Michelle.&#8221; He succeeded in getting through the semi final 24 hours ago, but his appearance was greeted by chants of &#8220;Stop the Genocide.&#8221; Five nations who usually take part have pulled out in protest, including serial Eurovision winners Ireland. The Netherlands, Spain and Iceland are the others.The question is should politics and culture be kept separate? Is that even possible? Beyond that comes the question of whether or not one can criticise Israel or Zionism without then facing accusations of being an Anti-Semite. Anti-Jewish. It is clear that many view Israel&#8217;s military operation in Gaza and the West Bank as a genocide. But should this mean a singer can&#8217;t take part in the Eurovision showcase event? We point out that Israel&#8217;s war on Gaza is the reaction to the Hamas attack that killed at least 1,500 people, with 250 taken hostage. That clearly was an atrocity. Isn&#8217;t Eurovision an escape from reality? Or are there some realities we cannot escape from? Watch The Debate below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T17:56:04+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 19:56<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Netanyahu held &#8216;secret&#8217; meeting in UAE with president, Israeli PM&#8217;s office says<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a &#8220;secret&#8221; meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, his office said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During Operation &#8216;Lion&#8217;s Roar&#8217;, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,&#8221; his office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a04bb91a7f8792da798c58b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"ql-size-small\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference on March 19, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T17:09:52+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 19:09<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Lebanon says over 10,000 homes destroyed or damaged since Israel\u00a0ceasefire<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T17:06:25+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 19:06<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Saudi warplanes struck militias in Iraq during war, sources say<\/h2>\n<p>Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi&#8217;ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched \u200bfrom Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources familiar with the matter said. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The strikes are part of a broader pattern of military responses around the Gulf that remained largely hidden since the start of the Israeli-US strikes on Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Those attacks triggered Iranian strikes on Gulf states and Israel that have rattled the global economy and shut the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The sources for the strikes from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait include three Iraqi security and military officials, a Western official, and \u2060two people briefed on the matter, one of them in the US.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T17:01:14+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 19:01<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s foreign minister demands immediate release of four Iranians detained in Kuwait <\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s \u2060Foreign \u200bMinister Abbas \u200bAraqchi said on Wednesday that Kuwait had &#8216;unlawfully&#8217; \u200battacked \u200can Iranian \u2060boat and \u200cdetained four Iranian citizens \u2060in the Gulf, adding that Tehran \u200bdemands their \u200crelease and reserves the \u200cright to respond. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, \u200bKuwait said it had arrested four people affiliated \u200bwith \u200bIran&#8217;s Revolutionary \u200bGuards who attempted \u200bto infiltrate the Gulf state by sea.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T15:30:37+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 17:30<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Tentative Gaza truce hinges on Hamas&#8217; disarmament, peace envoy says<\/h2>\n<p>Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, said Wednesday the truce hinged on Hamas&#8217; disarmament, a sticking point that has stalled progress on other fronts, including rebuilding the mostly destroyed enclave. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The high representative for U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s International Board of Peace in Gaza, Mladenov, said months without progress implementing the deal benefited neither Israel nor Palestinians. He said the phased deal was paralyzed over Hamas not yet disarming, calling it \u201cnot negotiable.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>International mediators have long said disarmament is core to the ceasefire, to which Hamas has agreed, but no significant progress has been made toward it. The Palestinian militant group has sought to link any demilitarization to Israeli troop pullbacks. Israel&#8217;s military remains in control of more than half Gaza. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way that we believe that we can ensure that Israeli withdrawal takes place to the perimeter is if we have the full element of the plan unfolding in Gaza,\u201d Mladenov said at a rare press conference in Jerusalem. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T15:16:49+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 17:16<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>EU commissioner warns of potential jet fuel shortage in the long term<\/h2>\n<p>The European Union&#8217;s energy commissioner said Wednesday that while there is no immediate threat to jet fuel supplies, the possibility of a longer-term shortage cannot be ruled out.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Dan J\u00f8rgensen told reporters that any shortage will depend on how the Iran war and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will unfold, as well as how airlines will react after some companies \u2014 including the German owners of the airline Lufthansa \u2014 cancelled a significant number of flights.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>While J\u00f8rgensen said \u201cwe\u2019re not there yet\u201d in terms of a jet fuel shortage, he said the bloc\u2019s executive arm will start talks with member states \u201con how best to address the situation,\u201d without offering any specifics. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Iran war has caused the price of jet fuel to more than double in some markets since late February.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally, this is not an energy crisis. This is a fossil fuel crisis,\u201d J\u00f8rgensen said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T15:04:56+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 17:04<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>UN rights chief calls on Israel to abolish Oct 7 military tribunal<\/h2>\n<p>The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday called on Israel to repeal a newly established special military tribunal to try Palestinian militants accused of taking part in Hamas&#8217;s October 7 attacks. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s parliament passed a law establishing the tribunal, with the authority to hand down the death penalty, late on Monday. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The special court is set to try attackers captured during or after the Hamas-led onslaught. It will also try those suspected of holding or abusing hostages in Gaza. According to Israeli media, around 400 suspects are expected to stand trial before the court. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There must be full accountability for these horrific attacks, but this cannot be achieved through trials that fall short of international standards,&#8221; Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T14:53:04+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:53<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Europe falling short on replacing Middle East jet fuel imports, IEA says<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Europe&#8217;s \u2060supply of jet \u200bfuel from the Middle East plummeted in April and \u200bthe region is falling short on replacing those flows, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Middle East jet fuel \u200barrivals \u200cinto Europe dropped from 330,000 bpd \u2060in March to just 60,000 bpd in April, the IEA said in \u200ca monthly report, as the Iran war and \u2060effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut supplies from the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The IEA says importing \u200bregions, such as Europe, ideally need to \u200creplace a minimum of 80%, and preferably 90%, of the lost Middle East import volumes to avoid summer \u200cshortages.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a0497eff97491246dc9b044.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"ql-size-small\">Jet fuel is transported by tank trucks to aircrafts at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, when airlines fear a kerosene shortage due to the war in Iran, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T14:23:29+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:23<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Gaza Board of Peace envoy says clearing rubble will be &#8216;a generation of work&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The high representative for Gaza in US President Donald Trump&#8217;s Board of Peace on Wednesday said it would take a generation to reconstruct the Palestinian territory and clear it from war rubble. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we look at the tens of millions of tons of rubble that needs to be removed, at the number of people, over a million people, who need some sort of permanent shelter and basic water and sanitation &#8212; this is, by any scale, a generation of work for Gaza,&#8221; said Nickolay Mladenov during a press conference in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T13:22:52+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 15:22<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Donald Trump arrives in China, with the war in Iran a key topic on the agenda<\/h2>\n<p>Donald Trump has arrived in China for a summit with his counterpart Xi Jinping, where the stakes are high on the global stage, and where the war in Iran will be a key topic of discussion. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to the US administration, Donald Trump intends to press Beijing \u2013 Iran\u2019s key strategic and economic partner and the main importer of its oil \u2013 to use its influence to resolve the crisis in the Gulf. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The US president has sought to halt China\u2019s purchases of Iranian oil by imposing various sanctions, which have been condemned by Beijing. However, this has not yet escalated into an open diplomatic crisis. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the Iranian and US blockades is having a direct impact on Chinese supplies. The war is beginning to take its toll on China. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On the eve of Donald Trump\u2019s arrival, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Pakistan to \u201cstep up\u201d its mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington, according to the Xinhua News Agency.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T13:10:24+00:00\">13\/05\/2026 &#8211; 15:10<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE set to receive NATO summit invites<\/h2>\n<p>Gulf states Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE set to receive NATO summit invites with Iran war on agenda, Bloomberg news reported.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260512-middle-east-live-us-iran-talks-deadlocked-strait-of-hormuz-still-closed\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The leader of Lebanon\u2019s militant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a> group called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/government\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">government<\/a> on Tuesday to withdraw from direct talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a> this week in Washington, calling them a concession and instead urged for indirect negotiations.<\/li>\n<li>Britain has \u200bsaid it will contribute \u200cautonomous \u2060mine-hunting \u200cequipment, Typhoon fighter \u2060jets and the \u200bwarship \u200cHMS Dragon to \u200ca \u200bmultinational defensive mission aimed at \u200bsecuring \u200bshipping in \u200bthe \u200bStrait of Hormuz.<\/li>\n<li>Israel hammered south Lebanon with strikes on Tuesday ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/talks\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">talks<\/a> between the two countries in Washington, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/beirut\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Beirut<\/a> reported 380 people killed in Israeli attacks since an April 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/ceasefire\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">ceasefire<\/a> took effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Donald Trump\">    Donald Trump<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"UK\">    UK<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/france\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"France\">    France<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Israel\">    Israel<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/military\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"military\">    military<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAE denies Netanyahu held &#8216;secret&#8217; 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