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The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial
ByEditorial March 24, 2026

Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver oneWhatever else Donald Trump’s “pause” is, it is not a ceasefire. Iranian barrages targeted Israel, Gulf Arab states and northern Iraq…

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Ella Baron on Donald Trump’s peace negotiations with Iran – cartoon
ByElla Baron March 24, 2026

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Walid Khalidi obituary
ByDonald Macintyre March 24, 2026

Historian who played a key role in persuading the Palestinian leadership of a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflictWalid Khalidi, who has died aged 100, was the first professional historian to demonstrate how 750,000 Arab refugees had fled or…

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Iran’s parliament speaker: the outsider seen by White House as possible partner
ByPatrick Wintour March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has threatened the US, is being weighed up as potential interlocutor to help end warMiddle East crisis – live updatesJust as in 1967 when a rank outsider won the Grand National due to a massive pile-up of other horses at o…

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US set to send airborne troops to Middle East as Trump claims talks with Iran taking place
ByJason Burke March 24, 2026March 25, 2026

Israel and Gulf states targeted by Iran while Tehran denies any negotiations with US to end warMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US is poised to deploy airborne troops to the Middle East as strikes intensified on Tuesday, signalling that it may cons…

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Israel says it will seize parts of southern Lebanon as ‘defensive buffer’
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Hopes of de-escalation dim as Israeli PM also vows to keep striking Iran, even as Trump talks up deal hopesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael said on Tuesday it would seize parts of southern Lebanon to create what it called a “defensive buffer”, w…

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Why is Trump still bombing Iran? Nixon’s Vietnam record offers a clue | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth March 24, 2026

Richard Nixon’s strategy was about shielding his own reputation. Now Trump needs a face-saving exit of his ownDonald Trump’s struggle to justify continuing his war with Iran reminds me of Richard Nixon’s quest for “peace with honor” in Vietnam. Nixon c…

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JD Vance role touted as Pakistan attempts to broker US-Iran peace talks
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Diplomatic sources say negotiations may begin in Islamabad next week, though no formal agreement is in placeMiddle East crisis – live updatesPakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, says his country is ready to “facilitate meaningful and conclusive t…

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Trump’s sanctions against a UN human rights expert show free speech is dying |
BySandra L Babcock, Susan M Akram, Asli Bali, Thomas Becker and James Cavallaro March 24, 2026

Francesca Albanese recommended ICC arrests and investigations over Gaza. Who will be the administration’s next target?We are North American university professors and human rights lawyers who teach, write, and speak about the human rights of people arou…

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Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three?
ByPatrick Greenfield March 24, 2026

In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, and whether the threshold for a major global war has been metGood morning. The world is at war. From the trenches of eastern Ukrai…

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