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4 days ago

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

No one doubts the malignity of the Iranian government, but if we forget the tragedies of interventions past, we’ll make the same mistakes

On the eve of the 1991 Gulf war, a TV reporter asked the US co…

11 days ago

The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump undid a crucial accord. A new deal is urgently needed | Editorial

Diplomacy can do more to slow Tehran’s alarming progress than threats from Israel

A year into his first term, Donald Trump pulled the US out of the hard-won international deal that had slowed Iran’s a…

Flight 149: Hostage of War review – a tale so staggering you couldn’t write it

This excellent documentary tells the tale of a BA plane’s Kuwait stopover … just as Saddam Hussein invaded. It’s a crucial tale of a four-month nightmare that is barely believable

If it were a work of…

20 days ago

Hala Alyan’s story of exile, addiction and surrogacy: ‘I had to do something with the fragments’

In her new memoir, the Palestinian American writer reflects on her fractured lineage and having a child against all odds

In the poem Hours Ghazal, published in 2024, Hala Alyan writes: “The cost of wa…

24 days ago

National Spelling Bee finals: nine finalists compete for orthographic glory – live updates

  • Nine finalists compete for $50,000 top prize at 8pm ET

  • How ‘womyn’ dragged the Bee into the US culture wars

  • Spelling Bee quiz: can you beat the past years’ winners?

  • Reach Bryan on Bluesky at @BryanAGrah…

25 days ago

Dismay as UK prepares to sign ‘values-free’ £1.6bn trade deal with Gulf states

Exclusive: Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed aside

The UK is on the brink of signing a £1.6bn trade agreement with Gulf states, amid warnings f…

26 days ago

41 days ago

Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as Gulf visit to seek economic deals begins – US politics live

US president expected to offer Saudi Arabia arms package as he seeks to discuss economic deals over regional crises

President Trump was joined by US secretary of state Marco Rubio at the meeting with …

66 days ago

Weather tracker: sandstorm turns Iraqi skies orange and empties the streets

Thousands go to hospital with respiratory problems after massive dust cloud blows in from Saudi Arabia

Iraq was hit by its most severe sandstorm of 2025 this week, turning skies from blue to an orange…

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