War in the Middle East

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Middle East & Africa

Can Donald Trump force a ceasefire in Gaza?

As Binyamin Netanyahu travels to Washington, negotiators in Doha are racing to hammer out the details

Middle East & Africa

The Israel-Iran war has not yet transformed the Middle East

Peace deals may be elusive, and Gulf states fear the war is far from over

Middle East & Africa

Israel’s weird war clock: 12 days for Iran, 21 months in Gaza

Making peace with the Palestinians looks much harder than with Iran’s regime or Shias in Lebanon

Middle East & Africa

As all eyes are on Iran, the horror in Gaza persists

Where people once died in air strikes, now they are dying as they try to find food

Briefing

How much did America’s bombs damage Iran’s nuclear programme?

Assessments vary wildly and it is impossible to know for sure

Briefing

Israel’s war with Iran is over

But its impact is uncertain

Leaders

How to win peace in the Middle East

After the bombs should come a plan to reset the region

Graphic detail

Mapping Iran’s nuclear programme

American and Israeli strikes have done clear damage, but uncertainties remain about what has survived

Middle East & Africa

The alluring fantasy of a quick win in Iran

Murky intelligence suggests containing the regime requires years of American muscle

Middle East & Africa

Israel’s dazzling, daunting, dangerous victory

To bank its gains after 12 brutal days it must turn off its ferocious war machine

Middle East & Africa

Trump says the war is over. How 14 bombs may change the Middle East

After America announces a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, big questions remain

Middle East & Africa

After Iran’s knife-edge missile strike Trump says “no more hate”

A ceasefire may soon end the fighting