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A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’

ByStephanie Kirchgaessner

The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal KhashoggiThe tweet posted by Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser in 2014 was chillingly prescient: “The Arab writer can be easily killed by thei…

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Trump claims Iran was ‘a few weeks away’ from nuclear weapon – as it happened

ByKate Lamb

This live blog is closedTrump undecided on joining war on Iran as Khamenei warns him not to attackBritish, German and French foreign ministers plan meeting with Iranian counterpartAnalysis: Israel’s assumption US would get drawn into Iran war is being …

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Israel’s gamble on force could push Iran to accelerate nuclear plans

ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Experts say the strikes have delayed Tehran’s bomb-making by months – but may undermine chances of a diplomatic solutionIn just a few days of war, Israel has killed more than a dozen of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, taken out much of its top military …

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Trump news at a glance: president tells Iran’s supreme leader he is ‘an easy target’ as US weighs options

ByGuardian staff

US president demanded ‘unconditional surrender’ from Tehran as Israel’s war on Iran appeared to reach crucial moment – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glanceDonald Trump boosted speculation over whether the US could become involved in Israel’…

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Trump swats US intelligence reports on Iran’s nuclear threat to align with Israel

ByAndrew Roth in Washington

President has dismissed verdict by handpicked spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran is not developing nuclear weaponsTulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, delivered a concise verdict during congressional testimony this March: the intel…

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Israel-Iran conflict at critical juncture as Trump demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’

ByJulian Borgerin Jaffa, Patrick Wintour and Peter Walker in Banff

US president triggers speculation about American military involvement after five days of Israeli bombing and retaliatory Iranian missile strikesIsrael’s war on Iran appeared to be approaching a pivotal moment on Tuesday night after five days of bombing…

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‘What if the strikes hit us on the highway?’: Thousands flee Tehran amid bombardment

ByWilliam Christou, Deepa Parent and Shah Meer Baloch

Fearful residents endure fraught journeys out of Iranian capital as Israel issues evacuation order Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Israel-Iran war in maps, videos and satellite imagesAs Farhad* and his friends left Tehran, they had plenty of time …

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The Guardian view on Gaza’s engineered famine: stop arming the slaughter – or lose the rule of law | Editorial

ByEditorial

As Palestinians starve amid the rubble, western governments defend Israel, fund armed aid and dismantle the very rules they claim to upholdGaza’s cries have been drowned out by Israel’s strikes on Iran, and the diplomatic pressure on Benjamin Neta…

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Injured Palestinians arrive at hospital after deadly Khan Younis aid shootings – video

ByGuardian staff

At least 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s health ministry and a local hospital. Witnesses said Israeli forces had c…

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Netanyahu speaks of regime change in Iran. But it’s not the same as regime destruction

ByPeter Beaumont

Israeli president has no interest in Iran’s future beyond weakening and destabilising a regional rival Middle East crisis – live updatesOn Sunday, in an interview with Fox News, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, pontificated on a theme he ha…