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Iran’s overtures of peace are at odds with its actions | Letter
ByGuardian staff January 8, 2026

One reader responds to an article by Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, appealing to President Trump to come to the negotiating tableThe historical record since Iran’s 1979 revolution contradicts the narrative put forward by Abbas Araghchi, the I…

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Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
BySimon Tisdall January 3, 2026

The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflictThe overthrow and reported capture by invading US forces of Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s hardline socialist president, will send a shiver of…

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Netanyahu meets Trump in US amid fears of Israeli regional offensives
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

Israel’s PM travels to Mar-a-Lago as US administration reported to be running out of patience over Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday amid growing fears Israel could launch new…

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Can Syria’s president turn wave of global goodwill into tangible results at home?
ByPatrick Wintour December 8, 2025

Sanctions, instability and external meddling are still problems for Ahmed al-Sharaa, one year after Assad’s fallDdivided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violenceThe fall of the house of Assad – in picturesIf ubiquity and handshakes were the only mea…

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Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the backfoot
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent November 23, 2025

Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the GulfThe White House welcome bestowed on the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was the most lavish of the Trump presidency, and a gaudily clear sta…

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Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the backfoot
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent November 23, 2025

Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the GulfThe White House welcome bestowed on the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was the most lavish of the Trump presidency, and a gaudily clear sta…

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The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial
ByEditorial November 20, 2025

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, inc…

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The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial
ByEditorial November 20, 2025

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, inc…

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Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets
ByEdward Helmore November 19, 2025

Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown princeSaudi Arabia has agreed to allow US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida, five months ahead of the scheduled lifting of travel restrict…

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Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets
ByEdward Helmore November 19, 2025

Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown princeSaudi Arabia has agreed to allow US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida, five months ahead of the scheduled lifting of travel restrict…

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