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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’
Chloe Hadjimatheou
‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting

Tue 10 Feb 2026

‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting
Ruth Michaelson
In the glare of TV cameras, Iranians are interrogated and condemned to death

Sun 8 Feb 2026

In the glare of TV cameras, Iranians are interrogated and condemned to death
Ruth Michaelson
Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies
Ruth Michaelson
‘They want to kill us all’

Sat 24 Jan 2026

‘They want to kill us all’
Kenan Malik
The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends

Sun 18 Jan 2026

The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends
Ruth Michaelson
‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge

Sun 18 Jan 2026

‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge
The Observer view
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder
Isabel Coles
Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do
Ruth Michaelson
Understanding the protests in Iran

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Understanding the protests in Iran
Fred Harter
Faced with protests, Iran has opted for repression

Tue 13 Jan 2026

Faced with protests, Iran has opted for repression
Rob Macaire
With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution

Mon 12 Jan 2026

With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution
Ruth Michaelson
Street protests against Iranian regime reach holy city of Mashhad

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Street protests against Iranian regime reach holy city of Mashhad
Jack Straw
Iran’s uprising may succeed, but there will be no uplands of democracy for a long time

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Iran’s uprising may succeed, but there will be no uplands of democracy for a long time
Ruth Michaelson
Defiance burns on the streets of Tehran

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Defiance burns on the streets of Tehran
Isabel Coles
‘If we want the regime out, we can’t back down’

Mon 5 Jan 2026

‘If we want the regime out, we can’t back down’
Peter Westmacott
‘A Trump lifeline to Tehran could be a Nobel-winning move’

Sun 4 Jan 2026

‘A Trump lifeline to Tehran could be a Nobel-winning move’
Dear Keir: grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

Mon 28 Apr 2025

Dear Keir: grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist
James Tapper
Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment
Maddison Connaughton
Climate issues could still sway the Australian election

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Climate issues could still sway the Australian election
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
Tomos Lewis
Elbows up! Carney woos Canada

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Elbows up! Carney woos Canada
Fred Harter
There is a way to soothe the pain of African aid cuts

Wed 23 Apr 2025

There is a way to soothe the pain of African aid cuts

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