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The targeting of Iran: inside the 20 June Guardian Weekly

ByGraham Snowdon

What Israel really wants. Plus: How does woke start winning again?• Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressIsrael’s massive attack on Iran which began last Friday caught many observers off guard, but the warning signals were there to see…

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Will the new Middle East crisis rock the world economy? The markets say no – but I fear they’re wrong | Larry Elliott

ByLarry Elliott

The oil shocks of the 1970s-90s had brutal economic impacts. As Israel attacks Iran, a moderate rise in oil prices rests on questionable assumptionsFinancial markets picked up the clear message when Donald Trump cut short his stay at the G7 summit in t…

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Iranian regime collapse would be serious blow for Russia

ByPjotr Sauer

While some in Moscow have tried to put positive spin on Israel’s assault, Kremlin risks losing key strategic partnerWhen a group of Russian and Iranian foreign policy officials arranged to meet in Moscow for a conference titled “Russian-Iranian coopera…

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Iran’s supreme leader rejects Donald Trump’s call for unconditional surrender – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected US calls for surrender and warned that joining the war would lead to ‘irreparable damage’, as Israel ramped up rhetoric about regime change and ordered civilians to evacuate a district in TehranIran threatens US with…

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Woman dies of rabies in Yorkshire after contact with dog in Morocco

ByRaphael Boyd

Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley, had contact with stray animal while on holiday, UK Health Security Agency saysA woman from Yorkshire has died from rabies after contact with a stray dog while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has …

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For Australians stranded in Israel with planes grounded, nights are the most unnerving

BySarah Basford Canales and Ben Doherty

Melbourne lawyer Leon Zwier is among more than 1,000 Australians seeking Dfat’s help to leave amid the fighting with Iran but their options are fewIsrael-Iran conflict at critical juncture as Trump demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’Leon Zwier’s…

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America is sleepwalking into another unnecessary war | Eli Clifton and Eldar Mamedov

ByEli Clifton and Eldar Mamedov

Here we are, on the brink of another Middle East conflict with Iran – one that was entirely preventableAs the United States inches closer to direct military confrontation with Iran, it is critical to recognize how avoidable this escalation has been. “W…

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America is sleepwalking into another unnecessary war | Eli Clifton and Eldar Mamedov

ByEli Clifton and Eldar Mamedov

Here we are, on the brink of another Middle East conflict with Iran – one that was entirely preventableAs the United States inches closer to direct military confrontation with Iran, it is critical to recognize how avoidable this escalation has been. “W…

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Trump undecided on joining war on Iran as Khamenei warns him not to attack

ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

‘I may do it, I may not do it,’ US president says as Tehran reportedly prepares to strike US bases in response Donald Trump said he had not decided whether or not to take his country into Israel’s new war, as Iran’s supreme leader said the US would fac…

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Keir Starmer to chair emergency Cobra meeting to discuss Israel-Iran conflict

ByPippa Crerar Political editor

UK continues to urge de-escalation as concerns grow about possible US intervention in the Middle EastUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer will chair an emergency Cobra meeting on Wednesday afternoon amid concer…