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Bernard Gray
Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran
Giles Whittell
Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran

Tue 3 Mar 2026

Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran
Ruth Michaelson
After Khamenei: the succession

Tue 3 Mar 2026

After Khamenei: the succession
Oliver Marsden
Israel–Hezbollah strikes hit Beirut as Middle East war spreads

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Israel–Hezbollah strikes hit Beirut as Middle East war spreads
Sanam Mahloudji
You can’t bomb Iran into democracy

Mon 2 Mar 2026

You can’t bomb Iran into democracy
Ruth Michaelson
Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking
Ruth Michaelson
The attack on Ali Khamenei analysed

Mon 2 Mar 2026

The attack on Ali Khamenei analysed
The Observer view
After the Ayatollah

Sun 1 Mar 2026

After the Ayatollah
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump pledged to end forever wars. Now he has embarked on a conflict fraught with risk

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trump pledged to end forever wars. Now he has embarked on a conflict fraught with risk
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer joins Europe in split with US over Iran airstrikes

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer joins Europe in split with US over Iran airstrikes
Avraham Burg
‘I won’t remain silent on this cynical war’

Sat 28 Feb 2026

‘I won’t remain silent on this cynical war’
Sara Weissel
Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters
Bernard Gray
Range and accuracy make Tomahawks the first strike choice in Iran

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Range and accuracy make Tomahawks the first strike choice in Iran
Ruth Michaelson
Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow
Ruth Michaelson
Ayatollah dead after US and Israeli attacks on Iran

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Ayatollah dead after US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Jasper Corbett
Trump’s position on the Chagos Islands deal gives Starmer a real headache

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Trump’s position on the Chagos Islands deal gives Starmer a real headache
Ruth Michaelson
Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’
Dear Keir: grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

Mon 28 Apr 2025

Dear Keir: grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist
Martha Gill
Martha Gill: how ketamine became gen Z’s drug of choice

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Martha Gill: how ketamine became gen Z’s drug of choice

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