FRANCE PERSPECTIVE

From Paris, the Iran-Trump war is primarily an economic and humanitarian crisis. Le Monde documents French concern about 'a prolonged crisis' — fuel prices surging, agricultural supply chains threatened. France 24 loops on 'Strait of Hormuz: who will blink first?' and broadcasts reports on the imminent humanitarian crisis flagged by the British navy. The constitutional angle — can Trump bypass the War Powers Act? — is carefully explained by French media as a test for American democracy. Khamenei's vow to protect nuclear capabilities is received with skepticism in Paris newsrooms, which frame it as a hard no to any disarmament deal.