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Israeli minister says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after hospital strike – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

Defence minister Israel Katz says Iran’s supreme leader ‘personally gives the order to fire on hospitals’ after Soroka hospital in southern Israel was hit during an Iranian missile attackMiddle East crisis live Continue reading…

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Netanyahu is using Muslim women’s ‘rights’ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy | Mona Eltahawy

ByMona Eltahawy

As his troops slaughter civilians in Gaza, he claims to be standing up for Iranian women’s autonomy. He is far from the first warmonger to do soThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has invoked the Iranian regime’s heinous women’s rights reco…

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Netanyahu is using Muslim women’s ‘rights’ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy | Mona Eltahawy

ByMona Eltahawy

As his troops slaughter civilians in Gaza, he claims to be standing up for Iranian women’s autonomy. He is far from the first warmonger to do soThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has invoked the Iranian regime’s heinous women’s rights reco…

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Give thanks Priti Patel isn’t foreign sec – she’d already be at war with Iran | John Crace

ByJohn Crace

While Ms Vacant was living up to her moniker, the PM perhaps wisely gave his G7 summit statement to MPs a missUK politics live – latest updatesBe thankful for small mercies. If it was up to Priti Patel, the UK would already be at war with Iran. In a fo…

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Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war – podcast

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The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, warns of risks to global stability and urges dialogue, questions remain ab…

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Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war – podcast

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The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, warns of risks to global stability and urges dialogue, questions remain ab…

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What are the legal issues around Britain helping Trump bomb Iran?

ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter

Keir Starmer is weighing up whether to back the US and – as a lawyer – will be aware of the legal landscapeMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAs Keir Starmer considers whether Britain should support the US if Donald Trump…

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What are the legal issues around Britain helping Trump bomb Iran?

ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter

Keir Starmer is weighing up whether to back the US and – as a lawyer – will be aware of the legal landscapeMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAs Keir Starmer considers whether Britain should support the US if Donald Trump…

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Iranian missile strike damages Israeli hospital – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

Soroka hospital in the southern city of Beersheba has been hit by a ballistic missile, Israeli officials have said, after Iran launched its latest wave of retaliatory strikes on the country. The medical centre has more than 1,000 beds and provides serv…

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Shell boss warns of ‘huge impact on trade’ if Israel-Iran conflict escalates

ByLauren Almeida

Blockage of strait of Hormuz, through which about 25% of world’s oil passes, could shock energy market, says Wael Sawan• Business live – latest updatesAn escalation in the Middle East conflict could have a “huge impact on global trade”, the boss of the…