Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN), said on Wednesday that the U.S. had “clearly made a mistake” in launching strikes on Iran, arguing Washington misjudged the resilience of the Iranian regime.
“What I see is that the United States clearly made a mistake, thinking the Iranian regime would fall within a few days. It has not fallen. The Iranian regime is extremely strong,” she told France Inter radio.
Le Pen criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s war aims as “erratic”, questioning the overall objective of the campaign and adding that “no one knows” what he seeks to achieve.
She warned the conflict has destabilised parts of the Gulf and disrupted global energy supplies, creating wider economic uncertainty.
The RN leader also reiterated her support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, describing him as a “symbol of resistance” to the European Commission, while insisting her engagement in Hungary was limited to backing political allies during elections.
Her remarks come amid heightened regional tensions following a joint U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran launched on 28 February. The escalation has reportedly killed more than 1,300 people, including Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
Iran has responded with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel as well as countries hosting U.S. military assets, including Jordan, Iraq and several Gulf states, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting aviation and global markets.
Separately, Le Pen’s RN recently underperformed in France’s municipal elections, failing to secure control of major cities - an outcome seen as a setback ahead of future national contests.
Le Pen is awaiting a ruling in her appeal against an embezzlement conviction, which could affect her eligibility to run in future elections.
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An opposition politician in Georgia has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defacing an election banner, prompting strong reactions at home and abroad.
Uzbekistan has launched the next phase of its first nuclear power plant (NPP) project, with initial concrete works now under way at the construction site in the Farish district of the Jizzakh region, according to the national atomic energy agency, Uzatom.
Russia’s Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, major export terminals, suspended loadings of crude oil and refined products on Wednesday after large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks triggered a blaze, sources told Reuters.
A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid arrived in Havana on Tuesday morning (24 March) amid a U.S. oil blockade that has dealt a major blow to the island's already ailing energy infrastructure.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. was talking to the right people in Iran to make a deal on Tuesday (24 March), as Pakistan's Prime Minister offered to host peace talks between the two countries to bring about an end to the conflict.
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Afghan authorities say Pakistani jets entered northern Afghanistan, while Pakistan insists its actions target terrorism, highlighting continued strain after a temporary Eid ceasefire ended.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen resigned on Wednesday after her coalition suffered a heavy election defeat, triggering negotiations over who will form the next government.
Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb the Islamic Republic's power grid because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials.
Russia’s Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, major export terminals, suspended loadings of crude oil and refined products on Wednesday after large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks triggered a blaze, sources told Reuters.
The UK government is to trial social media bans, curfews and app time limits in the homes of 300 teenagers, as part of a wider consultation on restricting under-16s’ access to platforms and improving online safety.
Hungary will gradually halt gas supplies to Ukraine until oil deliveries resume via the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats were headed for their worst election outcome in more than a century on Tuesday, as migration and welfare concerns obscured broad support for her defiant stance toward Washington over Greenland.
British police said they arrested two men in connection with the suspected antisemitic arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in north London earlier this week.
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