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In Gaza, Israel destroyed its reputation. Attacking Iran is a belated and dangerous attempt to restore it | Nesrine Malik

ByNesrine Malik

Losing credibility Netanyahu has acted to diminish Iran while he still can, and in doing so regain support from his alliesThere are two ways of looking at events in the Middle East over the past year and a half. One is that the response to 7 October 20…

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Iran strikes Tel Aviv and Haifa as Israel conflict enters fourth day

ByGuardian staff

Casualties reported in central Israel as G7 leaders were set to meet in Canada with the battle between the two regional enemies set to dominate the agendaMiddle East crisis – live updatesExplainer: what we know so far in the Israel-Iran conflictIranian…

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Israel and Iran broaden strikes during third day of escalating war

ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Tel Aviv

Trump calls for end to conflict and warns Tehran against striking US targets in the regionMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael and Iran have broadened their strikes against each other on the third day of an escalating war that has killed and injured…

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What to Know About the New Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

ByMatthew Mpoke Bigg

Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi was appointed to lead the group after his predecessor, Gen. Hossein Salami, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

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Israel Diminished Iran’s Air Defenses in Rounds of Strikes

ByAdam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer

Since last year, Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.

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Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader – report

ByReuters

US officials say Israelis reported they had opportunity to kill Iranian leader, but Trump waved them off of planPresident Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reu…