Omid Djalili: ‘Iranians will fight to the very end against this regime’
British-Iranian comedian Omid Djalili talks to Caspar Barnes about the brutal protest crackdown – and whether US intervention could usher in a new era for Iran
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Neom nightmare: How Mohammed bin Salman’s dream of a ‘city of the future’ became a $500bn disaster
Nearly a decade ago, the Saudi crown prince promised to build a gleaming utopia on the coast of the Red Sea that would redefine how human beings lived and worked. But experts say the scaling back of his project reveals that it was always an impossible …
Israeli airstrikes ‘kill 27 Palestinians’ in one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire: ‘Where is the truce?’
Grieving relatives told how they found the bodies of children in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Saturday
US clears $6.7B in new weapon sales to Israel, $9B in Patriot missiles for Saudi Arabia
The Israeli package includes 30 AH-64E Apache helicopters and, 3,250 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.
Syrian government and Kurdish-led SDF announce latest ceasefire
The deal will see Kurdish-led SDF integrated into state forces
What is Iran’s Revolutionary Guard? The force labelled a ‘terrorist group’ by the EU
The Guard rose out of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and has been pivotal in quashing recent protests across Iran
Syria, Kurdish-led SDF reach integration deal after weeks of clashes
Syria’s government and Kurdish-led forces struck a sweeping deal on Friday to integrate Kurdish fighters and their administration into the central state, after weeks of fighting that shrank Kurdish control across the country.
Why Iran is the wrong war for Trump to back
Trump may be very proud of his ‘armada’ off the coast of Iran but the US president could look good, back a winner, and support his allies by leaving Tehran alone and helping Ukraine win instead, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Live: Trump says he hopes to avoid military action against Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped to avoid military action against Iran, which has threatened to strike American bases and aircraft carriers in response to any attack. “I built (up) the military in my first term, and now we have a gr…
Live: Trump says he hopes to avoid military action against Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped to avoid military action against Iran, which has threatened to strike American bases and aircraft carriers in response to any attack. “I built (up) the military in my first term, and now we have a gr…