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People stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, July 18, 2026
Middle East / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026
SERIOUS INTENT OR ACTING PRO FORMA? Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, first from left, meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, right, in Islamabad, Pakistan, yesterday Pic: Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP
Middle East / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

The war crimes of US imperialism in its third military aggression against Iran and the necessity of confronting the devastating policy of ‘War, war until victory’!

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 13, 2026
Editorial / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
An Iranian pro-government demonstrator holds an anti-Trump placard in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 11, 2026
Middle East / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers kill at least five Palestinians, including a nine-year-old girl, in Gaza

F Lead: Iran hit by unclaimed air strikes after US finished its attack
Middle East / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, June 24, 2026
Editorial / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
US President Donald Trump attends a meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 15, 2026
Editorial / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
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Finance / 14 June 2026
14 June 2026
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Features / 1 June 2026
1 June 2026

JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative

A bulk cargo ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2, 2026
Fossil Fuels / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
A woman holds up pictures of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and his father, the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026
Middld East / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Lebanon’s President Aoun calls for international action to force Israel to ‘stop targeting civilians, paramedics, civil defence, and humanitarian’ workers

A Revolutionary Guard Navy speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during the seizure of one of two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Milad telecommunication tower is seen at left in a general view of a part of Tehran, Iran, April 23, 2026
Middle East / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026
Iran's Mehdi Taremi shoots a penalty kick to score his side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in AIran's Mehdi Taremi shoots a penalty kick to score his side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in AIran's Mehdi Taremi shoots a penalty kick to score his side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Tntalya, southern Turkey, March 31, 2026.ntalya, southern Turkey, March 31, 2026.
Men's Football / 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, after he returned from Miami, April 12, 2026
Anti-War / 21 April 2026
21 April 2026

CND and the Stop the War Coalition are calling for a mass protest this Saturday to end British complicity in illegal US strikes at RAF Fairford. SOPHIE BOLT explains

Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech as he celebrates a Mass in the Saint Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, April 14, 2026
US / 18 April 2026
18 April 2026

The Pontiff has expressed outspoken opposition to war and ‘inhuman’ policies on immigration, undermining the president’s credibility among both allies and supporters alike, says GEOFF BOTTOMS

Assem Abdallah reacts as he enters his friend apartment destroyed in a Israeli airstrike in Kfar Roumman, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
Middle East / 18 April 2026
18 April 2026

Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon is just the latest of its recurring cycles of aggression in the region, says VIJAY PRASHAD

READ OUR LIPS: Jewish Voice for Peace protesters block traffic during a demonstration outside the New York office of US Senator Chuck Schumer on Monday, April 13
US Imperialism / 18 April 2026
18 April 2026

DIANE ABBOTT looks at how a declining US has resorted to globalised violence to salvage any vestiges of political and economic hegemony