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Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech
ByPatrick Wintour April 14, 2026

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with IranMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Ku…

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Iran tries to cosy up to Europe to increase pressure on US
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 14, 2026

Regime hopes to capitalise on deepening transatlantic split by briefing previously sidelined European countriesIn a move designed to increase pressure on the US to make compromises in its conflict with his country, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghc…

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After four decades, Lebanon and Israel finally talk – podcast
By April 14, 2026

With the US and Iran in deadlock, could historic talks between Lebanon and Israel help steer the Middle East towards peace? William Christou reportsLebanon and Israel have not talked directly in decades. But the Iran war has upended the way we understa…

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US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton April 14, 2026April 15, 2026

This live blog has now closed. You can read the latest on the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran hereSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has said rising tensions around the strait of Hormuz make it hard to be optimistic about the fallout from t…

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The ‘Gaza playbook’: what are Israel’s plans for Lebanon? – video explainer
ByAcacia Redding and William Christou April 13, 2026

After fighting erupted once again between Hezbollah and Israel last month after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Israel launched a bombing campaign and ground invasion of southern Lebanon, displacing more than 1.2 million people and killing more t…

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US starts naval blockade of Iranian ports after deadline passes
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent April 13, 2026April 14, 2026

Iran warns Americans they face higher pump prices due to prohibition imposed on Monday eveningMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US blockade of ships using Iranian ports in the Gulf has come into effect, turning the six-week-old conflict between the …

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Trump’s war has emboldened Iran. Diplomacy is the only solution | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth April 13, 2026

The military approach has backfired, with Iran’s position only strengthened. But the door is still open to a dealDonald Trump was quick to declare victory over Iran, but this weekend’s negotiations suggest that Tehran has the upper hand. His war of cho…

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Trump badly needs a way out of this war. Right now, that’s everyone’s problem | Gaby Hinsliff
ByGaby Hinsliff April 13, 2026

The looming shortage of medicines and fertiliser is only going to get worse with the latest US blockade. Europe and the UK need to step up diplomaticallyNot our war, not our problem.For weeks now, that has been Europe’s increasingly confident position …

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Ideology and principles clash in Trump’s Iran war | Letters
ByGuardian staff April 13, 2026

Lt Col (retd) Rob Symonds and David Flint respond to an article by Nesrine Malik on the motivations driving the conflict between the US and IranNesrine Malik is correct in highlighting the differences between the US and Iran in their understanding of c…

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The world is gripped by 3am dread thanks to an unhinged US president. Can someone turn the history machine off? | Brigid Delaney
ByBrigid Delaney April 13, 2026

Amid the daily horror show in the Middle East is the realisation the so-called adults in the room are insane or powerless or just as bewildered as you areThat funny feeling is back – the one many of us felt at the start of the Covid pandemic, where we …

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