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We can’t stand by while children are killed in war | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 18, 2026

Readers respond to Gordon Brown’s article about the effects of war on children following the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, IranWe welcome Gordon Brown’s powerful focus on the traumatic effects of war on children in Iran (Children ki…

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Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield
ByJillian Ambrose March 18, 2026

Revolutionary Guards say they will strike infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar after South Pars field hitMiddle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesIran has threatened to attack energy infrastructure across the Gulf region …

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‘They called me a water terrorist’: exiled Iranian scientist wins global prize
ByRachel Salvidge March 18, 2026

Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work Eight years before he got the call telling him he had won the Stockholm water prize, Prof Kaveh Madani was being interrogated by Iran’s Revoluti…

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Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
ByWilliam Christou in Tyre, and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 18, 2026

IDF is attempting to gain control of border towns, in particular the strategic hilltop city of KhiamMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael and Hezbollah are engaged in intense ground clashes in at least three strategic areas in south Lebanon as…

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Why an up-and-coming indie developer is returning Microsoft’s money
ByKeza MacDonald March 18, 2026

In this week’s newsletter: the creators of All Will Rise on standing up to the tech giant – and joining the No Games for Genocide movement• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereVideo games are in a funding crisis. Investor mon…

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Polymarket gamblers threaten Israeli journalist over missile strike story
ByAisha Down March 18, 2026

Emanuel Fabian says his routine report became focus of wager with $23m at stake on online prediction platformAn Israeli journalist received threatening messages from users of the online prediction platform Polymarket after one of his reports, on a mino…

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Israel strikes Iran’s South Pars gas field hours after forces kill intelligence minister
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

Death confirmed of Esmail Khatib, the third senior Iranian figure killed in 24 hours, as Israel also launches intense airstrikes on LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesExplainer: why attacks on gasfields are a major escalationIsrael struck Iran’s g…

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Trump needs to reject Netanyahu’s quest for a forever war | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth March 18, 2026

Instead of regime change, all the bombing has produced so far is regime reinforcement and no end in sightWith the US-Israeli bombing of Iran now in its third week, its costs are mounting, its purpose is increasingly muddled and potential off-ramps have…

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Two killed in Iranian missile strike on central Israel – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 18, 2026

Two people were reported killed after a barrage of Iranian missiles hit Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv, on Wednesday. Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran last month, which have prompted a war that quickly spread across the Middle East. The war has …

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‘We want change but not like this’: Iranians describe daily life under air attack
ByStefanie Glinski, photographs by Mohammad Mohsenifar in Tehran March 18, 2026

Tehran residents try to stay safe from bombing and cling to their livelihoods as war stretches into third weekUp to 3.2 million people have been temporarily displaced in Iran since the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, the UN’s refugee agency …

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