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Could Iran strike the UK?Today's Big Question Attempted missile attack on Diego Garcia suggests Tehran has weapons with range to reach Europe
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Trump, Iran disagree if they are in talks as strikes pausedSpeed Read Trump has given Iran until Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Pakistan and Afghanistan: the next all-out war?The Explainer Islamabad accuses neighbouring Taliban regime of harbouring militants and allowing them ‘safe havens’ from which to attack, with ‘shaky truce’ set to expire
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Does the Iran war mark the beginning of a new era in battlefield AI?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Attacking Iran with advanced artificial intelligence across multiple battlefields offers a preview of a new generation of wide-scale automated war
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump, Iran trade threats on oil, energy targetsSpeed Read Trump later said he would postpone strikes on these targets
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The unusual repercussions of the oil and gas shortage in AsiaUnder The Radar ‘Crippling shortages’ of energy are affecting work habits, education, and even funerals
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard: why it is so importantThe Explainer The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is both the backbone of the theocratic regime, and a state within the Iranian state
By The Week UK Published
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The Iran war: a gift to Vladimir Putin?Talking Point Middle East conflict presents a host of economic and political opportunities for Moscow – but there are risks in the unknown
By The Week UK Published
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Donald Trump’s mistakes in IranTalking Point The US sought a ‘swift, painless victory from the air’ but regime’s resistance stirs fears of another Middle East 'forever war’
By The Week UK Published
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Why do the US and Israel seem to be fighting two different Iran wars?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Cooperation doesn’t necessarily mean unity when it comes to each nation’s end goals for the growing Middle East conflict
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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‘The difference is in the magnitude’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Moscow dials up censorship with new ‘whitelist’ systemIn the Spotlight The Kremlin claims these internet blackouts are done for security purposes
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Recriminations fly as Iran war spreads to gas fieldsSpeed Read Iran has warned nearby countries about continuing US-Israeli strikes
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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China’s role in the US-Israeli war on IranThe Explainer Beijing has long been Iran’s key financial backer and oil buyer, but projection of stability and relations with the US ahead of Xi-Trump summit take precedence
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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