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Trump’s ‘free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter March 10, 2026

Only two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have braved ‘chicken run’ since US president’s promise on FridayMiddle East crisis – live updatesOnly two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have made the “chicken run” through the strait of Hormuz since …

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Five killed in strikes on Lebanon, health ministry reports – as it happened
ByVivian Ho (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier) March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

This live blog is now closed – our coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereMiddle East crisis – live updatesInvestor hopes for a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict propelled Australian shares higher today, with the benchmark S&P/…

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‘Extraordinary cruelty’: images show longterm ‘starvation strategy’ in Sudan
ByKaamil Ahmed and Alex Clark March 10, 2026

Experts argue sensor and satellite data reveal targeted attacks on farming communities by the Rapid Support Forces were intended to prevent villages producing foodThere is strong evidence that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed a war crime by dep…

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‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
ByPjotr Sauer March 10, 2026

Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it warShifting goals, unclear timelines and a flimsy pretext: at times, the US-Israel campaign against Iran carrie…

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Who will stand up for the Iranian people as death rains on them from the skies? | Nasrin Parvaz
ByNasrin Parvaz March 10, 2026

Calls for a popular uprising and empty promises of help are reckless in the extreme – and no answer to my country’s plightNasrin Parvaz is a women’s rights activist and torture survivor from IranI have been watching the news from inside Iran, unable to…

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Minab school bombing: what evidence is there that the US was responsible?
ByTess McClure March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Trump has blamed Iran for the mass killing at Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school but geolocation, videos, satellite imagery and fragments apparently recovered from the site indicate otherwiseThe bombing of a primary school in Minab on 28 February killed …

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Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? – podcast
By March 10, 2026

Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons programme. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sampl…

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Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn
ByDamien Gayle March 10, 2026

Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening warIsrael’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they…

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Inside Iran as the bombs fall – podcast
By March 10, 2026

Annie Kelly speaks to ordinary Iranians about the attacks on their country, and peace strategist Sanam Naghari-Anderlini explains her fears for the futureIt’s the second week of the war in Iran. Alongside the rising death tolls, hospitals, Unesco world…

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Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’
ByAndrew Roth in Washington March 10, 2026

After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed – to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will endMiddle East crisis liveAt one of the most consequential moments of his two terms i…

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