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Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? – The Latest
By March 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bombarded by US and Israeli forces. There are concerns the move could lead to a further escalation of war …

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Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? – The Latest
By March 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bombarded by US and Israeli forces. There are concerns the move could lead to a further escalation of war …

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Hope and solidarity with those trying to stay alive in Iran | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 9, 2026

Desmond Hewitt responds to an article by an Iranian citizen living in Tehran in the midst of the ongoing warThe poignancy of the anonymous author’s article describing life in Tehran is almost too much to bear (‘Don’t die’: the two words that sum up our…

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To my Palestinian sister in ICE detention – I will carry you until you are free | Mahmoud Khalil
ByMahmoud Khalil March 9, 2026

One year ago, ICE arrested me for protesting for Palestine. Leqaa Kordia is still caged – for also daring to speak the truthSunday marked one year since Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, was arrested last year f…

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‘They are safe here’: five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia
ByMartin Farrer March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

Home affairs minister Tony Burke confirms US president Donald Trump’s overnight comments on social media that the players had been ‘taken care of’Middle East crisis – live updatesFive members of the Iranian women’s football team have been granted human…

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Video shows US Tomahawk missile hit base next to bombed Iranian school
ByTess McClure March 9, 2026

Footage of attack on Minab compound adds to evidence indicating it was a US strike that killed scores of childrenMiddle East crisis – live updatesA video has shown a US Tomahawk missile hitting the Iranian naval base next to a primary school in Minab w…

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Lengthy US-Iran war would affect ‘lives and households of everybody’, says Starmer
ByPeter Walker Senior political correspondent March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

Ministers understood to be considering ways to mitigate rising energy bills as oil prices surpass $100 a barrelMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said that a long-term US-Iran war would affect the “lives …

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Monday briefing: How are Iranians abroad grappling with loss and uncertainty from afar?
ByMartin Belam March 9, 2026

In today’s newsletter: Across the Iranian diaspora, reactions to the escalating conflict reveal a complex mix of fear, grief and deep political ambivalenceGood morning. War has broken out in the Middle East. As the Iran war broadens and spills out into…

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Why has the Iran war sparked fears of stagflation for the global economy?
ByLuca Ittimani March 9, 2026March 10, 2026

Conflict in the Middle East risks knocking growth worldwide and boosting prices, economists warn, amid global market turbulenceMiddle East crisis – live updatesOil prices surged on Monday, triggering a stark sell-off across some of the world’s leading …

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The war on Iran is already upending the Middle East. Look to the Gulf states to see how | Nesrine Malik
ByNesrine Malik March 9, 2026

Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are finding their carefully projected image of stability has been blown awayThere is a tendency to think of the Gulf powers as static and unchanging. They are, after all, fortified by massive wealth and…

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