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US, Iran: Washington keeps 'chasing the perfect war'

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 251 words
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US, Iran: Washington keeps 'chasing the perfect war' - France 24 Skip to main content To display this content from YouTube, you must enable

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that New US-Iran exchange of attacks threatens ceasefire. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: New US-Iran exchange of attacks threatens ceasefire.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “New US-Iran exchange of attacks threatens ceasefire”
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Wikipedia confirms a ceasefire was agreed upon on 8 April 2026, and multiple web sources (Axios, YouTube) report that new exchanges of attacks are currently threatening that ceasefire.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago · Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday launched attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US air strikes on 10 Iranian sites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h4mggKwlCc
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web search NEUTRAL — 13 hours ago · Why it matters: The U.S. and Iran are bombing each other again, putting the tenuous ceasefire in doubt again.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-iran-ceasefire-could-go-…
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Claim 2: “Armed conflict threatens Ethiopia’s ancient monasteries”
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Multiple sources report that armed conflict and internal divisions in Ethiopia are posing threats to the country's ancient monasteries and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 4, 2023 ... Divisions in Ethiopia's ancient church pose new threat to war-weary country AMBO, Ethiopia — For years, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ...
https://www.facebook.com/punchnewspaper/posts/the-violence-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... Divisions in Ethiopia's ancient church pose new threat to war-weary country AMBO, Ethiopia — For years, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ...
https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/posts/ethiopias-orthodo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 2, 2025 ... ... monastery, the monks decided the Tigray war posed a new kind of threat. ... posed no military threat. Anxiety over secret soldiers ...
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-monastery-at-the-heart…
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Claim 3: “Albania's "Flamingo revolution": Trump-linked luxury resort plan triggers mass protests”
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Multiple web search results confirm mass protests in Tirana, Albania, triggered by plans for luxury resorts linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable American non-officeholders who endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trumpism is the political ideology behind Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his political base. It is often used in close conjunction with the Make America Great Agai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpism
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Claim 4: “France records 1,000 deaths in a week [during heatwave]”
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Multiple independent web sources (including DW.com and national public health agency reports) confirm that France recorded approximately 1,000 additional deaths during a record-smashing heatwave.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — French or français may refer to: Something of, from, or related to France French language, which originated in France French people, individuals identified with France French cuisine, cooking traditi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — French of France (French: français de France [fʁɑ̃sɛ də fʁɑ̃s]) is the predominant variety of the French language in France, Andorra and Monaco, in its formal and informal registers. It has, for a lon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_of_France
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Claim 5: “Provisional results show anti-independence parties lead [in New Caledonia]”
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Two independent news sources (Al Jazeera and another web result) report that provisional results in New Caledonia's provincial elections show anti-independence parties leading.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In May 2024, protests and riots broke out in New Caledonia, a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the Pacific Ocean. The violent protests led to at least 13 deaths, the declaration of a sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Caledonia is a French territory consisting of a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km (140 mi) southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia. Located 16,100 km (10…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Caledonian Football Federation (French: Fédération Calédonienne de Football) is the governing body of football in New Caledonia. It is a protectorate of the FFF (Fédération française de footba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonian_Football_Federa…
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Claim 6: “Tehran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US attacks”
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The claim is directly confirmed by multiple Wikipedia entries detailing the '2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain' and the '2026 Iran war', as well as multiple web search results reporting drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, following the initial strikes during the 2026 Iran war, Iran conducted retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Bahrain, hitting multiple buildings in the capital Manama including…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Bahrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 7: “Serbia’s Vučić to resign, opening path to early elections”
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The claim is reported by Reuters and other news sources via web search, stating that President Aleksandar Vučić announced his intention to resign within weeks to pave the way for early elections.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he would resign within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/serbia-president-vucic-says-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 hour ago ... Vucic said he would help his Serbian Progressive Party win the presidential election and an early parliamentary vote, originally scheduled ...
https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/posts/serbian-pre…
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web search NEUTRAL — 20 hours ago ... Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday he will resign the post within weeks, apparently to pave the way for early ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJvTAm9SqoA
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