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‘Tehran’s tollbooth’: a visual guide to how a trickle of ships still passes through strait of Hormuz
ByJoanna Partridge. Graphics by Tural Ahmedzade and Heidi Wilson March 26, 2026

Many of the vessels willing to make the crossing are taking an alternative route through Iranian watersThreats to shipping have effectively closed the strait of Hormuz since the US-Israel war on Iran began four weeks ago – upending global oil and gas s…

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Iran says Trump ‘negotiating with himself’: what next for war? – The Latest
By March 26, 2026

Donald Trump insists Iran is still interested in cutting a peace deal despite Tehran rejecting the US plan.Iran has now put forward a five-point counterproposal and says the war will end on its own terms.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior inter…

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Israeli strike hits Deir al-Balah camp in Gaza, killing at least one person – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 26, 2026

At least one person was killed and several others were injured after an Israeli strike hit the Deir al-Balah camp. Witnesses told the Associated Press that they had received warning calls from apparent Israeli military personnel before the strike, aski…

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Rebecca Hendin on Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan – cartoon
ByRebecca Hendin March 26, 2026

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Netanyahu claims that victory over Iran would bring peace to Israel. He should look closer to home | Dahlia Scheindlin
ByDahlia Scheindlin March 26, 2026

As Israelis grow weary of sheltering from missile attacks, their prime minister is using the war to distract from the Palestinian issueAn opinion poll conducted in Israeli two weeks into its war on Iran, prosecuted together with the US, demonstrated wh…

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Pro-Israel Democrats decry settler violence in West Bank amid attacks on Palestinians
ByAlice Speri March 26, 2026

Aipac-backed lawmakers denounce ‘extremist’ violence in West Bank as support for Israel becomes a political liabilityAs Israeli settlers ramp up violent attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, often as Israeli forces stand by, denunciations …

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My last fight with my Palestinian father still haunts me. Neither of us could bury the past
ByHannah Lillith Assadi March 26, 2026

My eternally exiled father was dying and witnessing a siege on Gaza. Afterwards I could go home – but he couldn’tThe last fight we ever had, my father and I, occurred on a night in May 2021 on the eve of his first chemo treatment. At this point in our …

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Two drone strikes on civilian targets kill 28 people in Sudan
ByRachel Savage and agencies March 26, 2026

Market in North Darfur and truck carrying civilians in North Kordofan hit as civil war approaches fourth yearAt least 28 civilians have been killed in two separate drone strikes in Sudan, according to health workers, as the country’s brutal civil war b…

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I am not paying American war taxes this year. Will you join me? | Clara Vondrich
ByClara Vondrich March 26, 2026

War tax resistance has a venerable tradition dating back to days before the US was even born. It’s time to revive this traditionMore than $20bn. That’s roughly the cost of our military operation in Iran to date.Tax day is a month away. If you’re like m…

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Thursday briefing: Why most Israelis back the conflict with Iran, even as international support wanes
ByPatrick Greenfield March 26, 2026

In today’s newsletter: This new war has exposed widening fractures between Israel and its allies, and the country finds itself increasingly out of step with global opinionGood morning. Israel may be the only country in the world where there is overwh…

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