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Caught in the crossfire, Qatar again finds itself Middle East peace broker

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

The US has turned to Qatar to mediate between Iran and Israel, despite one of the parties firing missiles at the tiny but staggeringly rich nationMiddle East crisis – live updatesCaught in the crossfire, Qatar on Monday night found itself in the unusua…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Iran strike – but her voters stand by Trump

ByGeorge Chidiin Dalton, Georgia

Greene called the attack wasteful, yet constituents cite faith and fear to justify the US president’s show of forceMarjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia congresswoman and Maga firebrand, was quickly critical of missile strikes ordered Saturday by Donald Tr…

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Tech in the Iran-Israel conflict: internet blackout, crypto burning and home camera spying

ByBlake Montgomery

Iran, clearly fearful of an online Israeli incursion, imposed a near-total internet blackout early last weekThe war between Israel and Iran, though largely a fight of fighter planes, drones and bombs, is erupting in the digital realm as well. Both coun…

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Ceasefire, strikes and fury from Trump: chaotic 24 hours in Israel-Iran war

ByPaul Owen

Events have moved rapidly since Iran’s attack on US military base in Qatar on MondayMiddle East crisis – live updatesIt has been a confusing and chaotic 24 hours for those following the war between Israel and Iran since Tehran struck a US military base…

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WHO says attack on Sudanese hospital killed more than 40 civilians

ByRachel Savage

Five health workers reportedly among the dead in West Kordofan as paramilitary RSF blames Sudanese militaryThe head of the World Health Organization has condemned an attack on a hospital in Sudan that he said had killed more than 40 civilians, as the c…

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Israel, US and Iran all claim to have won the war, but who has really gained?

ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem

The Iranian nuclear programme has been set back, but it may also have been entrenched and invigoratedMiddle East crisis – live updatesTo the surprise of almost no one, all sides declared victory as they formally accepted Donald Trump’s announcement of …

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Fragile Israel-Iran truce appears to hold after Trump’s fury at initial violations

ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem

US president at one point called Benjamin Netanyahu to order him to scale down an Israeli airstrikeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe shaky truce between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Tuesday evening after an extraordinary day in which a …

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Sudan, Remember Us review – vividness and vibrancy in intense account of Khartoum uprising

ByPeter Bradshaw

Hind Meddeb’s documentary draws on her on-the-spot experience in 2019 as protesters rose against the 30-year rule of Omar al-BashirFranco-Tunisian-Moroccan film-maker Hind Meddeb is based in Paris but it was her on-the-spot experience in Khartoum in 20…

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Sudan, Remember Us review – vividness and vibrancy in intense account of Khartoum uprising

ByPeter Bradshaw

Hind Meddeb’s documentary draws on her on-the-spot experience in 2019 as protesters rose against the 30-year rule of Omar al-BashirFranco-Tunisian-Moroccan film-maker Hind Meddeb is based in Paris but it was her on-the-spot experience in Khartoum in 20…

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Tuesday briefing: What you need to know about Trump’s declaration of peace between Israel and Iran

ByArchie Bland

In today’s newsletter: The US president responds to Iran’s limited retaliation by celebrating the end of the war, with Israel confirming agreement to proposalGood morning. After the United States attacked Iranian nuclear sites early on Sunday, the ques…