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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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Over 200 Ukrainian Experts in Middle East to Help Fight Drones, Zelensky Says
ByCassandra Vinograd March 18, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 11 countries in the region have asked for Kyiv’s assistance. Russia has launched such drones against Ukraine for years.

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Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Allies to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
ByKaroun Demirjian and David E. Sanger March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

President Trump has faced mounting criticism over the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran from allies and even members of his own administration.

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Amid War in Iran, Europe’s Flashes of Military Strength Also Show Its Weakness
ByLara Jakes and Catherine Porter March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

To defend allies from Iran, the continent’s powers have mounted a rare show of force. But those efforts have diverted limited resources from other hot spots.

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U.S. Vows to Block Iran’s Attempt to Shut Down Strait of Hormuz
ByHelene Cooper, Luke Broadwater and Thomas Fuller March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz were “something we are dealing with.” And about 2,500 Marines were headed to the Middle East to bolster the war effort.

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To Fight Iran’s Drones, U.S. Taps Ukraine’s Hard-Earned Knowledge
ByMichael Schwirtz March 13, 2026

As Iran has shown, warfare involves far more deadly projectiles than it once did. It’s a problem Ukraine has been dealing with for years.

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Phones ‘Ringing Off the Hook’ for Ukraine Defense Firms as Mideast Seeks Help
ByAndrew E. Kramer, Maria Varenikova and Brendan Hoffman March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Ukraine wants to leverage its defense expertise into security partnerships and to reap potentially vast profits for its arms industry.

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Surging Energy Costs Put German Industry ‘Really in Danger’
ByEshe Nelson and Andreas Meichsner March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.

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Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.
ByErica L. Green March 11, 2026

Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.

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‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU
ByJennifer Rankin, in Brussels March 11, 2026

Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe message from Ursula von der Leyen was blun…

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