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A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 27, 2026
Middle East / 31 May 2026
31 May 2026
A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 May 2026
28 May 2026
Health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo, July 16, 2019
Round-up / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
Motorbikes drive past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026
Middle East / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, April 3, 2026
CWU Conference 2026 / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
A Lebanese Civil Defense member carries the body of 6-month-old Mariam Fahos, killed a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Saksakieh, as women grieve during a funeral procession in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, May 10, 2026
Middle East / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2026
Round-up / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026
A woman carries an Iranian flag during a pro-government gathering at Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, square in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2026
Opinion / 8 May 2026
8 May 2026

It is too early to assume a US defeat in Iran — we must prepare for a long anti-war struggle, argues JOHN ROSS

A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 27, 2026
Middle East / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
An Emirati patrol boat, left, is near a tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal road near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026
Round-up / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026
People are silhouetted against a video screen during the launch of the FIFA World Cup trophy tour in Vancouver, April 10, 2026. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP
Men’s football / 30 April 2026
30 April 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
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP
Middle East / 26 April 2026
26 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

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, April 18, 2026
Middle East / 19 April 2026
19 April 2026
Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran, April 13, 2026
Middle East / 17 April 2026
17 April 2026
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

A shopper in a supermarket
Britain / 16 April 2026
16 April 2026

Food crisis looming as Iran war hits supply chain

Eliana Abi Nassif, 2, holds a doll next to her family's tent used as a shelter after fleeing Israeli bombardment in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, April 15, 2026
Middle East / 16 April 2026
16 April 2026
Goods at a food bank
Editorial / 16 April 2026
16 April 2026
A volunteer talks on his phone while walking amid the debris of a residential building that was damaged on March 4 during the US-Israeli military campaign, in southeastern Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2026
Middle East / 15 April 2026
15 April 2026