Overnight US-Iran escalation set the agenda, with Washington reporting destruction of five Iranian tankers and Tehran retaliating against US vessels and a base in Jordan, pushing Brent to $100 and French pump prices to records. The government convened distributors at Bercy but announced no new aid.
Domestically Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu tried to defuse budget tensions, writing to business leaders to promise a lower surtax on large firms while floating cuts to ministerial allowances.
The story that held through the evening was Carcassonne: a bodycam recording of racist, sexist and homophobic remarks by municipal policemen, one attached to the RN security detail, prompted a judicial inquiry, suspension ordered by the prosecutor, and expulsion from the party, with the RN mayor denouncing the remarks. Around it, the 2027 race advanced with Hidalgo backing Glucksmann, Ruffin demanding entry to the Socialist primary, and polls showing right-wing voters favouring a primary.