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Syrian General Questioned in Case of Austin Tice, Missing American Journalist

ByAdam Goldman, Haley Willis, Erika Solomon and Christiaan Triebert

The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012.

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What has Israel hit in Iran and how has Iran responded?

ByPeter Beaumont

This is what we know so far after Israeli strikes on multiple Iranian targets, and Tehran’s responseMore than 200 Israeli jets were involved in initial air raids on Friday on at least 100 targets in Iran in five waves of strikes, including at the key N…

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‘There’s a smell of death in the air’: chaos in Tehran as residents try to flee or find shelter

ByDeepa Parent, Shah Meer Baloch and William Christou

Ferocity of Israeli strikes has taken many by surprise, with people rushing to buy petrol and food amid the bombsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIt was just past 4pm when Nahid’s* windows began to shake. An Israeli bomb hit a building nearby – she cou…

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Starmer urges de-escalation of Iran-Israel conflict before G7 summit – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has urged de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran alongside the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, in Ottawa before heading to the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. While Starmer’s programme for the…