Speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans before they struck. Iranian state media said explosions were heard over the city of isfahan, which it said were iranian air defences hitting three drones. The action appears to have been limited in scope, with no casualties or major damage reported. Protestors took to the streets in tehran, denouncing israel, but Iranian State media has played down the incident. One official said there were no plans forfurther retaliation against israel. A minister in Benjamin Netanyahus government described the israeli action as lame. Mr blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. He said his focus remains on de escalation. Let me simply first of all repeat what our focus has been and where it remains. De escalation, avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. That is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, and, as necessa
Behind me now. The road is now open again. It was closed for the kings on arrival at the senate but things are now up and running as that speech has wrapped up. Some of those big key themes around unity, of course, between the uk and france. That shared history, shared history of democracy, and fighting for democracy, and that fight are still ongoing today. Also around Climate Change, one of the kings are big priorities, we were wondering, many speculated perhaps about whether we would hear so much on that issue, given the comments from the uk government yesterday about delaying some of their greener commitments, but no, that was in the speech, as well, as well as Fund References to his late mother and his own personal relationship with france, as well. As you mentioned, he spoke in english and in french. Lets take a listen to some of it now. Translation listen to some of it now. Translation . ,. , translation your longlived democracy translation your longlived democracy can translatio
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