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Benoit Faucon

ARTICLES BY BENOIT FAUCON

Iranian ballistic missiles over Tel Aviv last June. (AFP)

Iran threatens missile attacks, hoping Trump sees strength not weakness

4 min read . 08 Feb 2026

The US wants Tehran to stop enriching uranium, curb its ballistic missile program and end its support for regional proxies. Iran has said it is willing to discuss only its nuclear work. (Illustration: Reuters)

US and Iran gather for high stakes nuclear talks

3 min read . 06 Feb 2026

A photo posted to social media and verified by Storyful shows medical students demonstrating Tuesday in Mashhad, Iran.

A second wave of popular anger is building in Iran

7 min read . 06 Feb 2026

President Trump said 'time is running out’ in a social-media post threatening Iran. AP/PTI (AP)

Middle East scrambles to find US, Iran a diplomatic off-ramp

3 min read . 29 Jan 2026

Security forces monitoring a pro-government rally earlier this month in Tehran.

Talking or fighting, all of Iran’s options are bad

6 min read . 29 Jan 2026

The Bella 1 tanker as seen from the deck of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on Wednesday.

Russian flags proliferate over shadow fleet of oil tankers

4 min read . 12 Jan 2026

New protests have been called for Friday, a day after the largest demonstrations in years swept through Tehran. (AFP)

Iran’s supreme leader says he won’t bow down to protests or Trump

1 min read . 09 Jan 2026

Somalis attend a demonstration after Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (REUTERS)

Israel flexes new diplomatic muscle in recognition of Somaliland

5 min read . 05 Jan 2026

Protesters gather with placards outside the gates of Downing Street on January 3, 2026, to protest against the Iranian regime's crackdown on protests. (Photo: AFP)

Iran’s calculations are scrambled by US raid in Caracas

3 min read . 04 Jan 2026

A screen grab of images posted on social media on Wednesday, shows protesters attacking a government building in southern Iran. (AFP PHOTO /UGC / ANONYMOUS) (AFP)

Trump warns Iran against shooting protesters

4 min read . 02 Jan 2026

Damaged vehicles at the site of a Saudi strike at Yemen’s Mukalla port. (AFP)

Saudi ultimatum deepens its rift with Gulf rival U.A.E.

3 min read . 30 Dec 2025

Venezuela has struck a defiant note, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump's announcement of a potentially crippling blockade. (File Photo: AFP)

US targeting oil tankers in bid to stymie global black market

3 min read . 23 Dec 2025

People walk past a mural depicting former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez alongside Venezuelan independence heroes. Venezuela struck a defiant note on December 17, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump's announcement of a potentially crippling blockade. (Photo: AFP)

The $8 billion black market for Venezuelan oil is suddenly closing down

5 min read . 18 Dec 2025

President Trump on Tuesday ordered a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. (REUTERS)

US tanker seizure has paralyzed Venezuela’s oil business—except Chevron’s

4 min read . 17 Dec 2025

One of the aircraft was seized during a stop in the tiny West African nation of Guinea-Bissau with 2.6 tons of cocaine on board. (AFP)

How Venezuelan gangs and African jihadists are flooding Europe with cocaine

5 min read . 01 Dec 2025

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Make money not war: Trump’s real plan for peace in Ukraine

14 min read . 29 Nov 2025

Israel normally gets $3.3 billion in foreign military financing each year, a number that more than doubled last year to $6.8 billion. (AP)

The Gaza war has been big business for US companies

5 min read . 13 Nov 2025

Hamas has been gathering intelligence on other Palestinian armed groups and their members. (REUTERS)

After Israeli withdrawal, Hamas launches violent crackdown on rivals in Gaza

10 min read . 15 Oct 2025

The attack on Hamas in Doha followed months of growing stress on Israel’s relationship with the Gulf. (AFP)

Israel is straining its hard-won ties in the Gulf

7 min read . 11 Sept 2025

Yemeni forces said Wednesday they had seized a record number of Iranian missiles destined for the Houthis.. Mohammed Huwais/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Iran is moving to rearm its militia allies

4 min read . 18 Jul 2025