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Wednesday briefing: How did Russia become the unexpected beneficiary of the Iran war?
ByPatrick Greenfield April 1, 2026

In today’s newsletter: As conflict engulfs Iran, shifting global alliances and soaring energy prices are reshaping the existing power balances that could redefine the next stage of international security Good morning. So far, there is only one clear…

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The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past? | Moustafa Bayoumi
ByMoustafa Bayoumi March 31, 2026

In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American historyThe US-Israel war on Iran is a colossal blunder of world historical proportions. As clear an act of aggression as o…

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We can’t look away from the horrors of war | Brief letters
ByGuardian staff March 30, 2026

Children killed by bombs | Museum charges | No explanations necessary | Trump’s measurements | Origins of ‘lashings’The report of a much-loved six-year-old girl killed in Lebanon by an Israeli bomb reduced me to tears (‘My heart is breaking’: Lebanese …

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Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage | Sidney Blumenthal
BySidney Blumenthal March 30, 2026

If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequencesDonald Trump has lost his Iran war. He is the Iranian hostage. Unlike the US embassy perso…

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Trump news at a glance: Generational divide over Iran war emerges at key conservative conference
ByGuardian staff March 30, 2026

Younger conservatives say they are disappointed by Donald Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran. Key US politics stories from 29 MarchA generational divide over the Iran war has emerged between older attendees and their political heirs at this ye…

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Pro-Israel Democrats decry settler violence in West Bank amid attacks on Palestinians
ByAlice Speri March 26, 2026

Aipac-backed lawmakers denounce ‘extremist’ violence in West Bank as support for Israel becomes a political liabilityAs Israeli settlers ramp up violent attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, often as Israeli forces stand by, denunciations …

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I am not paying American war taxes this year. Will you join me? | Clara Vondrich
ByClara Vondrich March 26, 2026

War tax resistance has a venerable tradition dating back to days before the US was even born. It’s time to revive this traditionMore than $20bn. That’s roughly the cost of our military operation in Iran to date.Tax day is a month away. If you’re like m…

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Trump’s war in Iran exposes US’s shift from a global guardian to an arbiter of chaos
ByEduardo Porter March 25, 2026

The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itselfTo shield ordinary Indians from the war in Iran, the government in Delhi redirected supplies of liquefied gas to Indian families, for which it…

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The Maga divide over Iran – podcast
By March 25, 2026

Andrew Roth on why the war on Iran is unpopular with the US public and what it means for Maga insidersAndrew Roth, the Guardian’s global affairs correspondent based in Washington DC, says reporting on the US and Israeli war on Iran gives you “whiplash”…

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Trump’s sanctions against a UN human rights expert show free speech is dying |
BySandra L Babcock, Susan M Akram, Asli Bali, Thomas Becker and James Cavallaro March 24, 2026

Francesca Albanese recommended ICC arrests and investigations over Gaza. Who will be the administration’s next target?We are North American university professors and human rights lawyers who teach, write, and speak about the human rights of people arou…

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