War in the Middle East: Military operations have already cost France at least one billion Euros according to government sources

French fighter jet patrols, mobilization of crews, engagement of the national navy, ammunition, kerosene – The war in the Middle East and the Near East has cost France “at least one billion euros in foreign operations in two months,” France Télésvisions learned from a government source. Follow our live feed.

“Hoping for a quick result in the talks is not very realistic,” warns Tehran. In statements reported by the official Iranian news agency Irna, the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said he was “ready for any eventuality,” even for a resumption of airstrikes. Esmaeil Baghaei also stated that it was “not very realistic” to “hope for a quick result in the talks” with the Americans.

Anti-aircraft defense triggered in Tehran on Thursday night. According to the Tasnim news agency, the systems were activated “to counter small drones and reconnaissance drones,” without providing further details. “The sound of the anti-aircraft defense ceased after about 20 minutes of activity and response against small drones,” the same source reports, specifying that the Iranian capital is back to a “normal situation.”

Seventeen dead in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. Despite the ceasefire in effect since April 17, new Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed 17 on Thursday, as reported by the Ministry of Health. “Israeli violations persist in the South despite the ceasefire, as well as the demolition and leveling of homes and places of worship, while the number of victims continues to rise,” lamented Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

The American embassy in Beirut calls for a meeting with Netanyahu. “Lebanon is at a turning point. Its people have the historic opportunity to take back control of their country and forge their future as a truly sovereign and independent nation,” declared the embassy on X. A direct meeting between Joseph Aoun and Benjamin Netanyahu “would offer Lebanon the opportunity to obtain tangible guarantees on full sovereignty, territorial integrity, security of its borders, humanitarian aid and reconstruction, as well as the complete restoration of the authority of the Lebanese state over every square centimeter of its territory,” added the embassy.