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We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped | Fawaz Gerges

ByFawaz Gerges

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003Like the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, Israel’s war on Iran is neither legal nor just. It is a war of choice, not…

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Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza | James Elder

ByJames Elder

Four hundred distribution points have dwindled to four under this private and militarised ‘aid’ system. This is not how to avert a famineJames Elder is Unicef’s global spokespersonAbed Al Rahman, just a boy, carried the weight of his family’s hunger as…

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Israeli strikes on Iran stir anxiety in LA’s ‘Tehrangeles’: ‘We’re worried 24 hours a day’

ByLynda Lin Grigsby in Los Angeles

In the diverse Iranian hub of west LA, a sense of dread over the escalating conflict is permeating the cafes and bakeriesIn uncertain times in Persian Square, in the Iranian enclave on the west side of Los Angeles, there is always hope – and ice cream….

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Education minister intervenes to address crisis unfolding at ANU – as it happened

ByNick Visser

This blog has now closedBragg says ‘better value’ for taxpayers if Coalition part of Chalmers’ productivity roundtableAndrew Bragg, the shadow minister for productivity and deregulation, told RN Breakfast this morning it was up to treasurer Jim Chalmer…

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Fear and shock in Iran: ‘I’m constantly afraid a missile might hit my home’

ByAs told to Jedidajah Otte

Anahita, a Tehran resident in her 30s, tells of fleeing the city, surging inflation and her hopes for regime changeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe greatest impact of this war is fear and anxiety. We don’t know whether this situation will last for …

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From Beersheba to Babylon: Netanyahu casts himself as liberator of Iran

ByJulian Borger in Beersheba

Speaking at a hospital hit by an Iranian missile, the Israeli prime minister invoked ancient Persia as he hinted at a historic missionIt was in the Beersheba, about a thousand kilometers and 2,500 years from Babylon, that Benjamin Netanyahu suggested o…

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Israel’s attack has exposed Iran’s lack of firepower – but conflict could yet turn in Tehran’s favour

ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Iran has struggled to respond effectively after Israel killed many of its top military commandersIt is a week since Israel began its largest attack ever on Iran, and in conventional military terms it is clear that Tehran is under extreme pressure. Isra…

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Trump denies approving Iran attack plan but will make decision ‘within two weeks’

ByEdward Helmore

President denies report in Wall Street Journal and says newspaper has ‘no idea’ of his plans for Israel and IranMiddle East crisis – liveDonald Trump has denied a report in the Wall Street Journal that he has approved US plans to attack Iran, saying th…

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The Guardian view on Trump and Iran: Netanyahu’s war has no visible exit | Editorial

ByEditorial

The US president promised to keep his country out of conflicts. The Israeli prime minister has other ideasThe maxim that wars are easy to start and hard to end does not appear to be troubling Benjamin Netanyahu. For the Israeli prime minister, con…

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Nuclear non-proliferation is a failure in the Middle East | Letters

ByGuardian staff

Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have the bomb, writes Corrado Pirzio-Biroli. Plus, letters by Hubert Cassel, Dr Anthony Isaacs and Randhir Singh BainsI agree with Simon Tisdall’s…