War in the Middle East
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Middle East & Africa
Iran’s hardliners accept a precarious truce, for now
Missiles hit Israel shortly after Trump announced a ceasefire
United States
Do Americans really want war with Iran?
The public is opposed, but Republicans are falling in line
Leaders
Trump must offer Iran more than bombs, rage and humiliation
How to prevent an inferno in the Middle East
By Invitation
The American attacks allow Netanyahu to end the wars with Iran and in Gaza, says his predecessor
But, argues Ehud Olmert, it is far from clear that the Israeli leader will seize the opportunity
Middle East & Africa
Trump’s Iran attack was ambitious. But has it actually worked?
Assessing the wreckage of the regime’s nuclear dream
Middle East & Africa
Trump smashes Iran—and gambles the regime will now capitulate
He says American strikes have “obliterated” the nuclear programme
Middle East & Africa
An explosive moment of truth for Iran and Israel
A test of Trump’s nerves, Iranian resilience and Israeli overreach
Middle East & Africa
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s great survivor
War with Israel has put the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader back in his Manichean comfort zone
United States
MAGA devotees are split over going to war with Iran
A fight over what America First means and who gets to define it
Middle East & Africa
Trump v Iran: a negotiation made in hell
The president is unreliable. The Islamic Republic is inflexible
Middle East & Africa
Gaza is in a bloody limbo as the battle over Iran rages
Deadly shootings at aid-distribution sites are happening almost daily