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Zaghari-Ratcliffe condemns Iran’s ‘cruel’ rearrest of wildlife activist couple

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 13, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in prison with Sepideh Kashani, who worked with husband Houman Jokar to save Asiatic cheetahNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has described the rearrest of t…

Iran launches attacks on American military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait after fresh US strikes – Middle East crisis live

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 13, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

US military says it hit dozens of Iranian sites in strikes on Monday while UN chief warns that a return to full-scale fighting would be ‘catastrophic’US launches new attack wave o…

In Israel’s prisons, torture and death have become a norm that it barely tries to hide | Nesrine Malik

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 13, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The suffering of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is no isolated case. The abuse of Palestinian detainees is happening in plain sight, yet nothing changes“This is the end. I don’t see myself …

US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 13, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

American and Iranian forces exchange heavy missile and drone attacks over control of strait of Hormuz, increasing pressure on truceThe US military has launched a new wave of attac…

Middle East crisis live: US launches new wave of strikes on Iran; Tehran says attacks render diplomacy ‘futile’

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 12, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Iran has sought to establish a permanent system for collecting fees in the strait of Hormuz and warned vessels not to sail without its authorisationThe latest salvo by US forces b…

US congressman says ‘IDF is lying’ about his detention by settlers and soldiers

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 12, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

Israeli ambassador to US accuses Ro Khanna of political stunt to distract from support for Graham PlatnerRo Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of “lying” on Sunday…

EU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 12, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Foreign ministers will discuss options on Monday but decision on imports is not expected for months The EU has been accused of dragging its feet over upholding international law, …

US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 12, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing strikes from US forces to ‘degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners’Iran’s ⁠Islamic Revolutionary…

US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 11, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to interveneThe US congressman Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him during …

Europe considering proposals to allow navigational fees in strait of Hormuz

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 11, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Plans specify tolls must not be compulsory, as US officials urge Iran to make public statement that strait is open and that shipping can safely passEurope is studying proposals th…

The week around the world in 20 pictures

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 10, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The US’s 250th anniversary, the funeral of Ali Khamenei, another brutal heatwave in Europe and the World Cup – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournali…

The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 10, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

From welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we the look at issues leftover from Keir StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is expected to b…

The Nato summit exposed the real source of Trump’s power

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 10, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

It comes from his willingness to violate all norms, rules and laws – and leaving everyone else to pick up the piecesAt the Nato summit just ended, Trump lashed out at other Nato m…

‘They made us say he was a martyr’: families at Iran’s largest cemetery mourn those killed in the January protests

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 10, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Six months on from the bloody crackdown on anti-regime protesters, families remembering loved ones at their graves at Behesht-e Zahra in Tehran tell their storiesFamily members ga…

IDF accused of ‘field execution’ of Palestinian driver bringing aid into Gaza

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The local truckers association has said it may suspend operations, after several eyewitnesses decried the murder of Ahmad EsleemA Palestinian driver bringing food aid from the Wor…

Andy Burnham says Labour ‘didn’t get it right’ as he apologises for its stance on Gaza

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Exclusive: PM-in-waiting says party must ‘do better’ in approach to Middle East and he will put more pressure on Israel UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has apologise…

US and Iran exchange strikes: is Trump’s peace deal over? - The Latest

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

The US president has said the truce with Iran is ‘over’ amid 48 hours of intense strikes. In the days leading to this escalation, three tankers were attacked by Iran in the strait…

US and Iran exchange strikes: is Trump’s peace deal over? | The Latest

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

The US president has said the truce with Iran is ‘over’ amid 48 hours of intense strikes.In the days leading to this escalation, three tankers were attacked by Iran in the strait …

‘It was back-to-back explosions’: Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on port cities

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

Residents in Bandar Abbas and Sirik regions describe communities in fear and ‘feeling abandoned’ after US launch fresh strikes over two-day periodResidents in southern Iran have d…

LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers informed of change as one of those onboard pledges to ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’A LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters earlier this we…

US and Iran trade most intense strikes since ceasefire was extended

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

At least 14 people are killed in Iran in overnight attacks after Trump declared the agreement was ‘over’Middle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US launched airstrikes against …

Trump is bombing Iran again and blundering again. He has no grasp of his enemy | Sina Toossi

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The president is behaving as if the battleground is the same, but it isn’t. Iran has leverage and knows itAnd so to war. Again. After a ceasefire and a hiatus, Donald Trump is now…

Trump says Iran truce is ‘over’ as US hits 170 targets over two nights – Middle East crisis live

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and QatarThe recent wave of US strikes in Iran have killed 14 pe…

‘Here I can live a good life’: inside the Syrian commune where men are banned

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 10♥ 0💬 0

The gates of Jinwar are guarded but inside is a peaceful refuge created by women escaping war and hardship. Photographer Matteo Trevisan documents life here and at other female-le…

US military launches fresh strikes on Iran as Donald Trump threatens ‘much worse’ to come – Middle East crisis live

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 9, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

US president says new strikes are ‘retribution’ after ships hit in strait of Hormuz; Iranian state media report explosions in several locations US carries out another wave of stri…

US carries out another wave of strikes on Iran

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 8, 2026👁 9♥ 0💬 0

Attacks on three locations across Iran came after Trump said the interim agreement to end the war was ‘over’The US military carried out another wave of strikes on Iran on Wednesda…

Gaza’s World Cup screenings – in pictures

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 8, 2026👁 8♥ 0💬 0

Mohamed al-Wahidi died when a missile struck his taxi shortly before Egypt played Argentina in their last 16 World Cup match. He had organised the screening of World Cup games acr…

Atmosphere in Iran remains highly charged after Ayatollah’s funeral and escalation of grievances with US

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 8, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

World is witnessing a turning point, says ministry spokesperson, as Iran seeks to assert independence amid rising tensionsBefore a foreign ministry press briefing at the Grand Hot…

Sabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 8, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Alliance leaders, who had feared the worst, will hail US president’s renewed support for article 5 as key victoryAn erratic and at times irascible Donald Trump has said he felt a …

US and Iran threaten return to war after fiercest exchange of fire since truce

📡 The GuardianMiddle East in EnglishJul 8, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Ceasefire appears close to collapse as two militaries target each other after after Iran strikes three commercial vesselsIran and the US have threatened to reignite their conflict…