Israel-Iran

From Rwanda to Iraq, Sally Hayden has spent her career reporting from war zones. Her new book highlights extraordinary acts by ordinary people caught up in crisis

An Iranian propaganda movie showing Trump as a quivering mess raises uncomfortable questions about the war and who’s telling the most believable story

The north of the country endured the war to oust Saddam, the insurgency, the war against Islamic State and now Trump’s war on Iran. No wonder people around here just want to talk about football

If we look six months into the future, the consequences of this conflict for Iran, the region and for the world all look bad – there is no good outcome from this war

After decades of persecution and murder in the streets, chaos and danger are being embraced

The experiences of Iraq and Libya show what happens when the west attacks but has no plan.

With the government exploiting emergency wartime powers, life in Iran may worsen for ordinary people

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