Middle East
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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 paused
Speed Read Trump has given Iran until Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Are we heading for World War Three?
In Depth Defence experts believe the world may be ‘edging towards a form of conflict that is already under way, even if not yet fully recognised’
By The Week UK Last updated
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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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Trump, Iran trade threats on oil, energy targets
Speed Read Trump later said he would postpone strikes on these targets
By Peter Weber, The Week US 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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Recriminations fly as Iran war spreads to gas fields
Speed 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 Iran
The 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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Israel kills 2 top Iran officials as Trump faces dissent
Speed Read Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the militia, were killed
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Dubai goes from luxury safe haven to unpredictable danger zone
In the Spotlight The city has been under siege from drones and missiles
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Trump demands allies, China join Hormuz escort effort
Speed Read Trump made the demand of seven countries that rely on Middle Eastern oil
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Iranians abroad wrestle with their homeland’s new reality
In The Spotlight The country’s diaspora faces a difficult moment in Iranian history
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Iran leader vows oil pain in defiant first remarks
Speed Read The statement was his first since being named supreme leader earlier this week
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How Middle East violence could fuel more war in Africa
The Explainer Gulf states are backing opposite sides of Sudan’s civil war and the conflict is spreading to neighbouring countries
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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