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Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message ‘Revenge is inevitable’ in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026
Middle East / 27 July 2026
27 July 2026
Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 12, 2026
Middle East / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain adjusts his helmet after the qualifying session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, July 25, 2026
F1 / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, July 24, 2026
Middle East / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
Displaced Palestinians lineup to receive donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 23, 2026
Human Rights / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
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
US President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office at the White House, July 21, 2026
United States / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026
Training begins for more than 100 US Army National Guard soldiers at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, March 2003
War / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Statement from the executive committee of the Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights

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’!

Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings following an Israeli airstrike last night, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, July 16, 2026
Middle East / 16 July 2026
16 July 2026

While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD

PSC Cymru die-in outside the Senedd
Gaza Solidarity / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
People gather around the site of an Israeli military drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killing at least four Palestinians and wounded another, July 12, 2026
Middle East / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
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
fotw
Film of the Week / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026

JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza

A VOICE THAT COUNTS: A protest led by New York City Democratic Socialists of America and Jewish Voice for Peace marches north on Third Avenue in Manhattan October 2023 Pic: 4kbw9Df3Tw/CC
Gaza Genocide / 11 July 2026
11 July 2026

RAMZY BAROUD assesses the notable shift of US public opinion away from a carte blanche for Israel’s actions in the Middle East

Mourners gather around the truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during the funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026
Middle East / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center, participates in a media statement with European Council President Antonio Costa, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026
Turkey / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026

Israel angered after US president lifts sanctions on Turkey, opening way for potential sale of F-35 fighter jets

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Film of the Week / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026

ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists

Oday Abu Khater, 10, carries his cat from his tent, which was destroyed by an Israeli air strike that targeted a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, June 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026

RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians

Thaer Abu Daraz carries the body of his infant daughter, Sewar, who was killed along with her mother in an Israeli airstrike that struck a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 30 June 2026
30 June 2026

The electoral cost of Labour’s stance on Gaza is impossible to ignore – the new leadership must take heed, argues PETER LEARY

Lebanon
Middle East war / 28 June 2026
28 June 2026
Combine harvester
Editorial: / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026
Hanan Qubaisi inspects her house destroyed by an Israeli air strike in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, June 24, 2026
Middle East / 25 June 2026
25 June 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 Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, June 22, 2026
Middle East / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
US Vice President JD Vance waits to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during high-level talks to end the Middle East conflict, at the Burgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, Switzerland, June 21, 2026
Middle East / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026
Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Palestine Solidarity / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
   A man rides a bicycle beside the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Arms Trade / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
you must live
Book Review / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems

Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, June 18, 2026
Editorial / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Palestinians inspect buildings that were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Arms Trade / 16 June 2026
16 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
A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February 28, is displayed behind her, Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2026
Middle East / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Police remove protesters from outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London after the Court of Appeal ruled that the decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, June 15, 2026
Editorial / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Isra
Gaza Genocide / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli air strike hits a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 2026
Middle East / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026