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‘Fire is on hold’: Iran, Israel halt strikes, but threaten to respond to any new attacks
Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led US President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation.
- Eltaf Najafizada
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- Middle East at war
Going, going, gone: What it means to be a ‘failed’ state
The term has re-emerged as war rages in the Middle East. But what qualifies as a failed state – and why are they such a worry?
- Angus Holland
Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Kharg Island as Albanese seeks ‘certainty’ on war claims
The PM’s more forceful language after a month of war in the Middle East came as Donald Trump mused on the possibility of seizing Iran’s oil supplies or “obliterating” energy assets.
- Matthew Knott
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- Middle East at war
Escalation risks rise as US readies ground troops and Yemen’s Houthis strike Israel
The Houthi strike has raised new concerns of further disruption to global shipping already hit by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Nayera Abdallah, Menna Alaaeldin, Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell
War escalation fears grow as Yemen’s Houthis launch missile ‘barrage’ at Israel
Along with missile strikes, the Houthis said they were prepared to blockade the Red Sea and threaten the global energy market, already crippled by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Neil Johnston, Fiona Parker and Benedict Smith
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- Middle East tensions
‘The Great Satan’: How the era of the ayatollahs began
Iran has a new Supreme Leader, only its third in nearly half a century. Here’s how the clerics came to power – and held on to it.
- Angus Holland
Trump weighs new military options against Iran
The plans being considered by the US president go beyond those he considered weeks ago amid widespread protests against Iran’s government.
- Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Helene Cooper
Trump 2.0 is all about power. His biggest move may be just days away
Under Trump 2.0, the so-called norms of the rules-based order are being tossed aside in favour of raw power and brute strength. But it won’t necessarily pay off.
- Michael Koziol
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- Middle East tensions
Trump trapped as tensions between two powerful allies burst into the open
Growing animosity between a crown prince and a powerful sheikh reached a dramatic climax this week, in a development that could move markets and disrupt the world.
- Vivian Nereim
UN’s grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
The United Nations fears its peacekeepers, interpreters and other staff are increasingly coming under attack.
- Edith M. Lederer