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I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Many held there are opponents of the repressive regime. Who is alive now? Who was killed? Were they just collateral damage?

  • Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe denounces Israeli attack on Iran’s Evin prison

On M…

2 days ago

Why did the US bomb Iran now? | Nader Hashemi

If Iran’s nuclear program was not an imminent threat, what motived the US-Israeli attack? Why now? The answer is political opportunity

The United States has bombed Iran. Donald Trump announced on Sund…

How Iran can retaliate after Trump strikes nuclear facilities - from launching dirty bomb to blockading oil routes and attacking US military bases

On one hand, the Islamic Republic will be loath to provoke a full-scale war with the United States, a conflict it cannot hope to win. But total inaction is also intolerable for Khamenei and his cleri…

The strait of Hormuz: what is it, and why does it matter to global trade?

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the vital global trade route, through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through daily

  • Trump floats regime change in Iran – follow i…

3 days ago

Iran’s proxy militias may be unable to help if Tehran opts to hit back at US

Weakening of ‘axis of resistance’ forces leaves Iran with limited options if it chooses to retaliate

  • Middle East crisis – latest updates

Iran’s proxy militias across the Middle East have yet to retalia…

Trump announces US strikes on Iran: what we know so far

US president Donald Trump has announced that the US has completed strikes on three sites in Iran. This is what we know so far

  • US strikes Iran: follow it live

  • Full story: Trump announces strikes on thre…

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Israel-Iran conflict live: major explosion reported in Tehran as Trump calls for ‘unconditional surrender’

US president issues veiled threat to kill its supreme leader as conflict enters sixth day

  • Analysis: Israel’s gamble on force could push Iran to accelerate nuclear plans

Iran said on Wednesday it had de…

9 days ago

Iran's threat to the UK: How Tehran could decide to launch attacks on British soil as its conflict with Israel rages

EXCLUSIVE: The Islamic Republic has threatened to attack, US, UK and French military forces if they help Israel block missiles and drones retaliation for Friday's attack on its nuclear programme.

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