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Netanyahu is using Muslim women’s ‘rights’ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy | Mona Eltahawy
ByMona Eltahawy June 19, 2025

As his troops slaughter civilians in Gaza, he claims to be standing up for Iranian women’s autonomy. He is far from the first warmonger to do soThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has invoked the Iranian regime’s heinous women’s rights reco…

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Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war – podcast
By June 19, 2025

The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, warns of risks to global stability and urges dialogue, questions remain ab…

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Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war – podcast
By June 19, 2025

The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, warns of risks to global stability and urges dialogue, questions remain ab…

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Iranian missile strike damages Israeli hospital – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian June 19, 2025

Soroka hospital in the southern city of Beersheba has been hit by a ballistic missile, Israeli officials have said, after Iran launched its latest wave of retaliatory strikes on the country. The medical centre has more than 1,000 beds and provides serv…

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Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel-Iran war
ByEleni Courea Political correspondent June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending alliesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesMinisters are facing calls to publish legal advice given to the government on Israe…

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Trump sets deadline of two weeks to decide if US will join Israel’s war on Iran
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

US president leaves window for negotiation after Israeli defence minister openly embraces regime change Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has set a two-week deadline to decide whether the US will join Israel’s war with Iran, allowing time t…

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Easy regime change in Tehran is a nice idea. But look to history: it’s a near-impossible one | Martin Kettle
ByMartin Kettle June 19, 2025

No one doubts the malignity of the Iranian government, but if we forget the tragedies of interventions past, we’ll make the same mistakesOn the eve of the 1991 Gulf war, a TV reporter asked the US commander Norman Schwarzkopf if he would topple Iraq’s …

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An implosion, a collapse or a transition: what would regime change in Iran look like?
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 19, 2025

Some western leaders have welcomed the idea of the toppling of Iran’s supreme leader, but no planning has been made for the aftermath if it happensAt the G7 in Canada, differences within Europe about the wisdom of regime change in Iran could not have b…

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What Israel’s new war means for Gaza – podcast
By June 19, 2025

As the world’s attention moves to Iran, what are Israeli forces doing in Gaza? Emma Graham-Harrison reportsIsrael faced growing international pressure earlier this month as hundreds of starving people in Gaza were killed as they tried to reach aid dist…

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British, German and French foreign ministers plan meeting with Iranian counterpart
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 18, 2025

The meeting in Geneva would be the first face-to-face diplomatic communication with Iran since Israel’s attack The foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany are planning to meet the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in what could represen…

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