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Trump’s Yemen bombings killed nearly as many civilians as 23 previous years of US attacks, analysis shows
ByDan Sabbagh June 18, 2025

Monitoring group says high death rate in two months indicates change in US policy that could affect Iran• Middle East crisis – live updatesThe US bombing campaign of Yemen under Donald Trump led to the deaths of almost as many civilians in two months a…

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The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones June 18, 2025

Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this realityAs the G7 issues a statement declaring that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, you have a right to ask if you are losing yo…

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Israeli forces kill 11 Palestinians awaiting food trucks, say Gaza officials
ByJason Burke June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

IDF ‘looking into’ incident in central Gaza, as over a hundred die in recent days near or along routes to distribution sitesMiddle East crisis – live updatesEleven Palestinians were killed early on Tuesday morning after Israeli forces opened fire on a …

Read More Israeli forces kill 11 Palestinians awaiting food trucks, say Gaza officials
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A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’
ByStephanie Kirchgaessner June 18, 2025

The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal KhashoggiThe tweet posted by Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser in 2014 was chillingly prescient: “The Arab writer can be easily killed by thei…

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A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’
ByStephanie Kirchgaessner June 18, 2025

The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal KhashoggiThe tweet posted by Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser in 2014 was chillingly prescient: “The Arab writer can be easily killed by thei…

Read More A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’
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Israel’s gamble on force could push Iran to accelerate nuclear plans
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem June 18, 2025

Experts say the strikes have delayed Tehran’s bomb-making by months – but may undermine chances of a diplomatic solutionIn just a few days of war, Israel has killed more than a dozen of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, taken out much of its top military …

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Israel-Iran conflict at critical juncture as Trump demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
ByJulian Borgerin Jaffa, Patrick Wintour and Peter Walker in Banff June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

US president triggers speculation about American military involvement after five days of Israeli bombing and retaliatory Iranian missile strikesIsrael’s war on Iran appeared to be approaching a pivotal moment on Tuesday night after five days of bombing…

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‘What if the strikes hit us on the highway?’: Thousands flee Tehran amid bombardment
ByWilliam Christou, Deepa Parent and Shah Meer Baloch June 17, 2025

Fearful residents endure fraught journeys out of Iranian capital as Israel issues evacuation order Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Israel-Iran war in maps, videos and satellite imagesAs Farhad* and his friends left Tehran, they had plenty of time …

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Injured Palestinians arrive at hospital after deadly Khan Younis aid shootings – video
ByGuardian staff June 17, 2025

At least 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s health ministry and a local hospital. Witnesses said Israeli forces had c…

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Netanyahu speaks of regime change in Iran. But it’s not the same as regime destruction
ByPeter Beaumont June 17, 2025

Israeli president has no interest in Iran’s future beyond weakening and destabilising a regional rival Middle East crisis – live updatesOn Sunday, in an interview with Fox News, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, pontificated on a theme he ha…

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