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'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
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BBC Middle East
center102d ago

'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children

Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

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Iraq’s impossible predicament: why the country is trapped between Iran and the US
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The Guardian Middle East
left102d ago

Iraq’s impossible predicament: why the country is trapped between Iran and the US

With the outbreak of this year’s war, Iraq’s balancing act between the two antagonists has collapsed, exposing a perilously fragile state• The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click here to orderOne week after the United States and Israel killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and ignited a regional war, drones started flying over Basra in southern Iraq.

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In Gaza, a long path to recovery for one woman who lost eye, and daughter
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Al Jazeera
center102d ago

In Gaza, a long path to recovery for one woman who lost eye, and daughter

Psychological wounds compound Najwa's physical injuries after losing her daughter in an Israeli air strike.

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UK Foreign Office withdraws embassy staff from Iran due to 'ongoing security situation'
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Jerusalem Post — Iran News
right102d ago

UK Foreign Office withdraws embassy staff from Iran due to 'ongoing security situation'

The UK government website explains that "the situation in the Middle East remains unpredictable. Since 8 July there have been strikes and retaliatory attacks by Iran in a number of locations.

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IRGC says it struck, damaged US Patriot missile system, helicopters in Kuwait - report
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Jerusalem Post — Iran News
right102d ago

IRGC says it struck, damaged US Patriot missile system, helicopters in Kuwait - report

The IRGC stated that in retaliation for what it described as US interference in the Strait of Hormuz, it struck a US military equipment warehouse and a Patriot missile system in Kuwait.

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Ukraine war briefing: War on Wildberries burns two more warehouses
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The Guardian Europe
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Ukraine war briefing: War on Wildberries burns two more warehouses

E-commerce group in Russia calls for tax relief while Ukraine maintains its targets serve as suppliers to Moscow’s military. What we know on day 1,611 Ukraine has attacked two more warehouses of Russian online retailer Wildberries, the company boss said on Wednesday.

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Trump expands voluntary pledge to blunt AI-driven utility bill surges
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Al Jazeera
center101d ago

Trump expands voluntary pledge to blunt AI-driven utility bill surges

White House hails pledge that seeks to shield consumers from the cost of energy for data centres as 'historic'.

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White House says will not block Tate brothers’ extradition to UK
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Al Jazeera
center101d ago

White House says will not block Tate brothers’ extradition to UK

The White House stated it will not block the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom, where they face dozens of new sex crime charges including rape and sex trafficking. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also indicated no government role in the extradition process, despite the brothers' support for former President Trump.

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Iran crisis is not solely a product of Trump’s rule | Letters
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The Guardian Middle East
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Iran crisis is not solely a product of Trump’s rule | Letters

Focusing on Donald Trump’s defects risks making war appear as an aberration rather than as a recurring feature of American power, writes David Eaton. Plus letters from Blaine Stothard and Harvey GilbertSimon Tisdall’s article (Trump, not Iran, is the world’s greatest danger.

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How Israel's dream of being the Middle East's trade hub is unravelling
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Middle East Eye
center101d ago

How Israel's dream of being the Middle East's trade hub is unravelling

Gulf states and Turkey are developing rival trade routes bypassing Israel, including reviving the Hejaz railway and a new UAE-Syria-Iraq corridor, following the effective collapse of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) at its Israeli end. These initiatives reflect a regional shift towards trade routes that exclude Israel, driven by the Gaza war and Saudi Arabia's strategic goal to become an indispensable transit hub.

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EasyJet profits plunge 70% as fuel costs soar amid Iran war
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The Guardian Europe
left101d ago

EasyJet profits plunge 70% as fuel costs soar amid Iran war

Budget airline, which has two US investment firms vying to buy it, also affected by passengers booking laterThe low-cost airline easyJet has revealed a 70% slide in profits because of soaring fuel costs and later bookings as a result of the conflict in Iran, only weeks after it agreed to a £5. 7bn takeover.

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Photos: Gaza’s shelter crisis
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Al Jazeera
center101d ago

Photos: Gaza’s shelter crisis

Gaza faces a deepening housing crisis as more than 92 percent of homes have been damaged or destroyed by Israel.

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World Cup 2026: The true winner was Palestine
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Middle East Eye
center102d ago

World Cup 2026: The true winner was Palestine

Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Wed, 07/22/2026 - 21:38 Spain's victory over Argentina symbolised growing momentum in the global fight against Israeli oppression An Iranian fan waves a Palestinian flag ahead of Iran's match against New Zealand in Inglewood, California, on 15 June 2026 (Frederic J Brown/AFP) On As the World Cup was unfolding, Israel was continuing its uninterrupted murder and land theft across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, having also triggered the megalomaniacal US President Don

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Will the war on Iran affect ASEAN’s efforts to tackle regional issues?
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Al Jazeera
center102d ago

Will the war on Iran affect ASEAN’s efforts to tackle regional issues?

Renewed fighting between the US and Iran has overshadowed the ASEAN gathering in Manila.

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US suspects possible Russian assistance to Iran during attacks against CIA bases in Gulf
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Jerusalem Post — Iran News
right102d ago

US suspects possible Russian assistance to Iran during attacks against CIA bases in Gulf

The intelligence community's investigation of possible Russian involvement in supporting the CIA facility attacks has not been previously disclosed.

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Iranian missiles show deadly precision amid US-Iran war escalation
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Al Jazeera
center102d ago

Iranian missiles show deadly precision amid US-Iran war escalation

Killing of three US soldiers at Jordan base shows Iran maintains the ability to exact deadly toll in grinding conflict.

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US launches new strikes as Iran warns of regional turmoil
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Al Jazeera
center102d ago

US launches new strikes as Iran warns of regional turmoil

Iran says two people killed and 11 wounded in a US missile attack on a major border crossing between Iran and Iraq.

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US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela Maduro and wife | Nicolas Maduro News
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aljazeera.com
center102d ago

US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela Maduro and wife | Nicolas Maduro News

US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela Maduro and wife | Nicolas Maduro News

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From Syria to UAE, the race to bypass Strait of Hormuz is on
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Middle East Eye
center102d ago

From Syria to UAE, the race to bypass Strait of Hormuz is on

Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 07/22/2026 - 18:46 A Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabian shipping underscores how new pipelines and export routes remain vulnerable A handout picture provided by energy giant Saudi Aramco shows one of its engineers at Yanbu refinery in Saudi Arabia's Medina province, on 16 January 2011 (Joe Lynch/Saudi Aramco/AFP) Off The Middle East is entering a pipeline-building boom from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, as Arab oil producers rush to b

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Ukraine’s new military chief pledges to escalate retaliation against Russia
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Al Jazeera
center102d ago

Ukraine’s new military chief pledges to escalate retaliation against Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to meet US counterpart Marco Rubio, but progress towards peace unlikely.

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