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Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?
ByTess McClure and Deepa Parent January 27, 2026

Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protestersOn Thursday 8 January, in a midsize Iranian town, Dr Ahmadi’s* phone began to buzz. His colleagues in local emergency wards were gett…

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Iranian government braces for possible attack after US navy arrives in region
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 26, 2026

Aircraft carrier strike group assets aided by Israeli aircraft could have enough firepower to bring down regimeThe Iranian government is bracing itself for a fresh US and Israeli missile assault after it was announced that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircr…

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How Israel is planning to build an ‘apartheid road’ – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian January 26, 2026

Israel plans to start work next month on a bypass that will close off the heart of the occupied West Bank to Palestinians and cement the de facto annexation of an area critical for the viability of a future Palestinian state. The road is a key part of …

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Remains of last Israeli held in Gaza after 7 October 2023 returned
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Return of police sergeant Ran Gvili’s body should pave way for progress on second phase of Trump ceasefire planThe remains of the Israeli police sergeant Ran Gvili, who was killed fighting Hamas-led militants on 7 October 2023, have been returned to Is…

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Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to London dissident over Pegasus spying
ByHaroon Siddique and Stephanie Kirchgaessner January 26, 2026

High court finds kingdom responsible for hacking phones of Ghanem al-Masarir and for physical attack on himA judge has ordered Saudi Arabia to pay more than £3m in damages to a London-based dissident whose phones were targeted with Pegasus spyware.In a…

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‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions
ByTom Levitt January 26, 2026

Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under the rule of Mohammed bin SalmanIn his four years on death row, Essam al-Shazly’s mother was his only contact with the outside world. During their …

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Israel launches ‘large-scale operation’ to find last Gaza hostage
ByAssociated Press January 25, 2026

Netanyahu says it will open Rafah crossing and begin second phase of ceasefire after search endsIsrael said on Sunday its military was conducting a “large-scale operation” to locate the last hostage in Gaza, as Washington and other mediators pressure I…

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Iran president’s son urges authorities to restore internet after protests blackout
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 25, 2026January 25, 2026

Yousef Pezeshkian says nothing will be solved by trying to postpone moment images of violent crackdown circulateThe son of Iran’s president has called for the internet restrictions in the country to be lifted, saying nothing will be solved by trying to…

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‘Emotionally devastating’: Iranians in US on regime’s deadly protest crackdown
ByAnna Betts January 25, 2026

US readers said they were feeling anxious and helpless as authorities’ brutal crackdown has left thousands deadRecent protests in Iran have created the most serious and deadliest unrest in the country since the 1979 revolution, prompting eyes from all …

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Iran protest doctor: ‘In one street, I saw blood pooled in a gutter with a trail stretching several metres’ | Anonymous
ByAnonymous January 25, 2026

I’ve worked as a surgeon in disaster zones. Nothing compares to the nightmare I saw in Iran’s hospitals when the state started shooting protestersBy 8 January, Iran’s anti-regime protests that began in late December had spread across the country with r…

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