Iran protests to UN and seeks compensation from UAE

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused French President Emmanuel Macron of failing to condemn US-Israeli strikes on Iran while voicing concern only after Tehran retaliated.

“His current ‘concern’ didn’t follow Israel’s attack on our gas facilities. It follows our retaliation. Sad!” the Iranian foreign minister wrote.

Macron said earlier that he spoke with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Donald Trump after strikes hit gas production facilities in Iran and Qatar and called for an immediate halt to attacks on civilian infrastructure.

“It is in our common interest to implement, without delay, a moratorium on strikes targeting civilian infrastructure, particularly energy and water supply facilities,” the French president wrote on X.

The Trump administration has explored plans to require commercial vessels escorted by the US Navy through the Strait of Hormuz to buy US government-backed insurance, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.

The proposal would link naval escorts to a program led by the US Development Finance Corporation in partnership with insurer Chubb, potentially requiring ships to obtain coverage for hull, machinery and cargo through the scheme rather than the private market, according to the report.

The discussions followed earlier plans to provide up to $20 billion in reinsurance as disruption linked to the Iran war pushed oil prices above $105 a barrel, though it remained unclear whether the insurance purchase would become mandatory.

Three protesters were executed in Iran on Thursday after being accused of killing two police officers during nationwide protests earlier this year, the judiciary-linked Mizan news agency reported.

Identified as Mehdi Ghasemi, Saleh Mohammadi and Saeed Davoudi, the three were accused of attacking two police officers with knives and swords during protests on January 8 in the holy city of Qom.

The authorities also accused them of acting on behalf of Israel and the United States, a frequent claim used by the Islamic Republic against protesters and dissidents.

The hangings were carried out after the case was approved by the Supreme Court, according to Mizan.

Iran also executed a Swedish-Iranian man identified as Kourosh Keyvani on Wednesday after convicting him of espionage for Israel, according to Mizan.

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard later confirmed that a Swedish citizen had been executed, without naming him, and said the legal proceedings fell short of due process standards.

The US Senate voted 47–53 to reject a war powers resolution that sought to limit US military involvement in the conflict with Iran, blocking it from advancing to the floor, NBC News reported.

Senator John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote against the measure, while Senator Rand Paul was the only Republican to support it, in a vote that largely followed party lines.

The resolution aimed to require the president to withdraw US armed forces from hostilities with Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Israel struck a section of Iran's South Pars gas field in anger over Middle East events and the US had no prior knowledge, Qatar was uninvolved.

"NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar - In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before," Trump posted on Truth Social.

"I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar’s LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so," he added.