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The Guardian view on the true cost of the Iran war: bombs kill – but so does the economic fallout | Editorial
ByEditorial April 21, 2026

There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will payMore than 3,300 Iranians, including 383 children, have been killed since the US and Israel launched their i…

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Trump announces extension of Iran ceasefire until ‘discussion concluded’
ByJason Burke and Shah Meer Baloch Islamabad April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Declaration comes amid intense efforts to bring two sides together in Pakistan for new round of talks Donald Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday amid frantic efforts to bring the two sides back to th…

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Two Israeli soldiers jailed over smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon village
ByLorenzo Tondo April 21, 2026

Israel Defense Forces say the ‘soldiers’ conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and value’Two Israeli soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in jail after one used a sledgehammer to smash a statue of Jesus in southern…

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Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem April 21, 2026

Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn extremist rabbi known for razing civilian homes in Gaza will light a torch at Israel’s independence day celebration on Tu…

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With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?
ByRobert Tait in Washington April 21, 2026

As the prospect of renewed negotiations hangs by a thread, the chances of Trump ordering some kind of ground incursion appear to be risingIt is the doomsday scenario that Donald Trump repeatedly swore he would never countenance: putting boots on the gr…

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What went wrong in Israel? A genocide scholar examines ‘what Zionism became’
ByAaron Gell April 21, 2026

In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in GazaFormer Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, when asked to explain the apparent about-face that…

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Requests for US legal aid linked to Palestine activism far surpass pre-2023 levels
ByAlice Speri April 21, 2026

Civil rights group logs 300% yearly rise from before war and says ‘authoritarian repression … went into overdrive’A civil rights group dedicated to the defense of pro-Palestinian speech said that requests for legal assistance linked to Palestine-relate…

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Here is the biggest problem Washington faces: Iran sees no need to compromise | Sina Toossi
BySina Toossi April 21, 2026

The US has failed to bomb Iran into submission. Now, from the strait of Hormuz to nuclear concessions, Tehran senses its position strengtheningIran’s delegation to the first round of post-ceasefire talks with the US in Islamabad arrived on a plane name…

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‘Will they kill us too?’ Murder of leading feminist has chilling effect on Iraq’s activists
ByMaria Talal April 21, 2026

Yanar Mohammed’s assassination comes amid a number of killings as fellow campaigners warn women’s rights are going backwardsIn early March, two unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Iraq’s most notable women’s rights activist, Yanar Mohamme…

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Tuesday briefing: What it might take for lasting peace between the US and Iran
ByPatrick Greenfield April 21, 2026

In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on whether permanent peace is possible – or whether there will be a new escalation in the conflictGood morning. The Gulf is stuck in limbo between war and peace. Despite a ceasefire deal between the US and I…

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