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Trump and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire, with caveats
Speed Read The deal is subject to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, said Trump
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How corruption rules the Russian front line in Ukraine
In the Spotlight Moscow’s officers accused of extorting their soldiers with threats of torture or deadly front-line postings
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure
Speed Read Experts warned that this could constitute a potential war crime
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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How would we know if World War Three had started?
In depth Most of us probably won’t realise that we are in a global conflict - at least until it enters ‘the history books as a real event in retrospect’
By The Week UK Last updated
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Iran counters US ceasefire proposal, denies talks
Speed Read Iranian officials are demanding reparations for the attacks
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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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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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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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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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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