Iran sanctions
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Netanyahu went all in on Trump. His grave miscalculation will echo for years to come
In cosying up to a mercurial American president, Israel’s vulnerability and utter dependence on the US has been exposed to the world – and Iran.
- Amin Saikal
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Trump reveals talks with Iran next week, claims win on NATO defence spending
The US president said he would insist Iran commit to “no nuclear” in any negotiation, as he dismissed a leaked Pentagon analysis on the bunker-busting attack.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Americans have seen this movie before. Trump playing the hero doesn’t fool anyone
I grew up in America under the shadow of the Iraq War. Now, it feels as though history will repeat itself in Iran.
- Cory Alpert
How the innocuous pager set in motion a potentially catastrophic war
A Mossad plot is just one of a series of events that have weakened Iran’s proxies, leaving it dangerously exposed.
- Nick O'Malley
Celebration, trepidation and anger: Iranians have conflicting emotions over Israeli airstrikes
While some Iranians view the attacks as a means to salvation, others are terrified of the unpredictable consequences of war.
- Yeganeh Torbati
Iran arrests Italian journalist in case of apparent hostage diplomacy
Italian media said Cecilia Sala’s detention was believed to be aimed at securing the release of an Iranian-Swiss drone expert who was detained in Italy.
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A new leader, an assassination and the nuclear option: Why world is sweating on Iran
The new Iranian president had been in power for just 10 hours when a senior Hamas leader was killed on the country’s soil. The world has held its breath for retaliation since.
- David E. Sanger and Farnaz Fassihi
- Opinion
- International affairs
I won’t mourn the sudden death of the man who oversaw my sham trial
Iranians are celebrating the death of their president by dancing in the streets, setting off fireworks and posting an endless stream of helicopter-themed memes. Meanwhile the Australian government has sent its condolences.
- Kylie Moore-Gilbert
- Opinion
- Global economy
The West is about to make a major error in its economic war against Putin
Lack of attention to the “Global South” has come back to haunt now that Western interests are threatened by an axis of Russian, Chinese and Iranian authoritarianism.
- Jeremy Warner
- Opinion
- International affairs
The exclusive – but growing – group no one wants to be part of
Three years after being jailed in Iran, I am calm and unflappable. But the anger is still there. I know because my relationship to anger has changed so dramatically.
- Kylie Moore-Gilbert
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