Tag: Middle East

I was jailed for taking pictures in Iran – the next generation is fearless

When she was just 23 years old, Tahmineh Monzavi was imprisoned for her photography. The Tehran-based photographer’s images of drug addicts and prostitutes in the poorer parts of her city…

Iran-US war latest: Tehran says draft Trump deal would reopen Strait of Hormuz and withdraw US forces

Pope renews calls for Gaza aid after flotilla activists detained by Israeli forcesA draft agreement between the US and Iran stipulates that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened and…

‘The one toy I took from my war torn home’: Plight of the 400,000 children displaced by Israel’s war on Lebanon

Clutching a pack of Uno cards and a Little Mermaid colouring book, eight-year-old Nour* was forced to leave her home in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces bombarded the region. Clothes…

Uranium, sanctions and the Strait of Hormuz: The key issues preventing the US and Iran from agreeing a peace deal

It has been nearly three months since Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their war on Iran, a conflict that quickly spiralled into an international crisis due to Iran’s control…

‘Are you people crazy?’: Trump blasts Iran for sending peace proposal with ‘no relationship to the deal we made’

Donald Trump has accused Iran of derailing efforts to end the war by sending a peace proposal with “no relationship” to the deal being discussed between the two countries. The…

Iran-US war latest: Fire breaks out at Abu Dhabi nuclear plant after drone strike as Trump warns of ‘bad time’

Trump says he told Xi that America 'spies like hell' on China as he defends CCP cyber attacksA drone strike has sparked a ⁠fire at an electrical generator at the…

How Iran could fight a shadow war with US for months after Operation Epic Fury failed to destroy missiles

Iran has enough missile capability to continue fighting should Donald Trump choose to resume the war, US and Nato intelligence has assessed - and experts say it has several more…

Trump’s remarkable military failure shows abject fiasco of his Iran war

Iran’s missile arsenal is mostly intact and still capable of attacking America’s allies beyond the Gulf states two months into a joint US-Israeli bombing campaign. The White House has repeatedly…

Iran claims supreme leader recovered from ‘scratch behind the ear’ after reports of serious injury

Iran has claimed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is suffering from a “small scratch” behind his ear after initial reports that he sustained life-altering injuries in US-Israeli attacks. The ayatollah is…

Iran-US war latest: Tehran ‘hits US warship with two missiles’ in Strait of Hormuz after issuing warning to Trump

Trump threatens to 'blast the hell' out of IranTwo Iranian missileshave struck a US warship intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency Fars has claimed. The…