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War in Iran, chaos in the Gulf, repression in the west: and the thread that binds them all is Palestine | Nesrine Malik
ByNesrine Malik March 16, 2026

In the Middle East, the occupation is the original sin. And those who banked on this US-backed ‘stability’ now find it giving way beneath them A war spiralling in the Middle East. A death toll now in the thousands across Iran and Lebanon. Energy prices…

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‘El Guapo’: The Spanish PM standing up to Trump – podcast
By March 16, 2026

Madrid-based journalist Guy Hedgecoe explains why Pedro Sánchez has been one of the few European leaders to challenge the US president on IranWhen the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran two weeks ago, the response from European leaders was mut…

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UK plans to send minesweeping drones to help reopen strait of Hormuz
ByKiran Stacey Policy editor March 15, 2026

Government reluctant to dispatch ships amid concerns complying with Trump’s demands could escalate Iran crisisMinisters are drawing up plans to send minesweeping drones to the strait of Hormuz amid concerns in Whitehall that complying with Donald Trump…

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Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 15, 2026

There is little sign of imminent regime change in Iran as its blockade of strait of Hormuz shocks global economyMiddle East crisis – live updatesFew doubt that in the first days of the new war in the Middle East, the initiative belonged to the US and i…

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Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist
BySaeed Shah March 15, 2026

‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref QazviniA stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing the hope that sacrifice will lead to a better …

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UK complicit in desecration of international law in Gaza, says Corbyn-led tribunal
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 15, 2026

Unofficial body co-chaired by ex-Labour leader says Britain failed to meet its duty to seek to prevent a genocideThe Labour government has been complicit in crimes committed by Israel in Gaza and in the desecration of international law, according to an…

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Israel claims brother of Michigan synagogue attacker was Hezbollah commander
ByEdward Helmore March 15, 2026

Israeli military also says on social media brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was ‘eliminated in airstrike last week’Israel’s military claimed on Sunday that the brother of the recent Michigan synagogue attacker was a Hezbollah commander responsible for …

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Trump’s call for allied deployment to strait of Hormuz meets muted response
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai March 15, 2026

UK and Japan among countries that are considering options but yet to commit warships to blockaded shipping routeMiddle East crisis – live updatesCountries including the UK, Japan, China and South Korea have said they are still considering their options…

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‘Bit of treachery’: US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai and Aanya Wipulasena in Colombo March 15, 2026

Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a ‘humiliation’ for Modi’s government that disregarded a US defence partnerMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe distress call came in to Sri Lanka’s maritime rescue coordination centre just after 5am. The ship in …

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Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping tripIsraeli police have killed two young Palestinian brothers and their parents in the occupied West Bank, shooting all four in the head and face as…

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