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Why war with Iran puts the US-Israel alliance at risk  The Forward

The Iran war puts Vladimir Putin in a tough spot  The Economist

How Russia Emerged as an Early Winner of the Iran War  Time Magazine

Masoud Pezeshkian issues rare apology to neighbouring Gulf states for Iranian strikes as war enters eighth day Middle East crisis live: latest news updates The president of Iran has rejected Donald Trump’s call for the country’s unconditional surrender as a “dream”, while issuing a rare apology for Iranian attacks that hit neighbouring states, even as missiles and drones continued to strike Gulf countries. In a prerecorded address broadcast on state television on Saturday, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said the country would never capitulate, responding to remarks by the US president, who said on Friday that only Iran’s total submission could bring the war to an end. Continue reading...

Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

The president said he is ‘looking forward to the great change that will soon be coming to Cuba’

This week, as Trump’s war on Iran rages on and expands, an Australian Iranian journalist writes about her grandfather’s journey escaping the Islamic Republic and the fears she holds for the civilian lives caught in the crossfire. The journalist chose to write this piece anonymously, so Rafqa Touma reads it out for you instead Continue reading...

New wave of strikes hit Tehran as Netanyahu vows 'many surprises' for next phase of Iran war  PBS

Iranian strikes continued to target the Gulf states on Saturday despite Tehran’s suggestion they would be spared from retaliatory action

‘Designed to Wreak Havoc’: The Cheap Drones Shaping the War With Iran  The New York Times

As Masoud Pezeshkian tries to de-escalate conflict, hardliners urge installation of new supreme leader to marginalise the president Middle East crisis – follow live The surprise offer by the president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, not to attack countries in the neighbourhood so long as their airspace and US bases within their territories are not used to attack Iran has provoked a storm inside the country as the military appeared to contradict him, if not outright overrule him. There were also calls for a new supreme leader to be installed as quickly as possible, as a means of marginalising the president. Attacks on facilities in Bahrain and elsewhere have continued, and there were unconfirmed reports that Bahrain had become the first Gulf country to fire back at Iran. Continue reading...

Smoke Rises From Tower In Dubai Marina As Iran Continues Gulf Attacks  NDTV

Pakistan Praised Trump. Now It Risks Being Caught Up in His War With Iran  The New York Times

IDF officials: Israel bracing for Iran to ramp up missile launches  Haaretz

"Very Sick People": Trump On Iran Leaders Killed In US-Israel Strikes  NDTV

Report indicates that US intelligence officials question effectiveness of strikes to produce regime change in Iran US government reviews of the war in Iran show that the Trump administration may be ill-equipped for a regime-change war, according to reports. The Washington Post reported on Saturday morning that a classified intelligence review found that the war in Iran is unlikely to oust the Iranian establishment, despite the Trump administration’s desire to continue its attacks. Continue reading...

How AI Is Turbocharging the War in Iran  WSJ

Iranian ambassador warns UK to be 'very careful' about further involvement in war  BBC

Trump grieves with families during return of the 6 soldiers killed in Iran war  PBS