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A month ago, Trump told allies the Strait of Hormuz was not his problem. Now he’s begging them to fix it for him

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JD Vance’s key role in Iran talks presents him with a thorny predicament

Vice-president faces challenges as he assumes potential role of point man in endeavor to end a war he opposed

The Guardian - US

Gulf states’ scepticism over alleged US-Iran talks signals a distrust of Trump

Reluctance to cheerlead alleged US ceasefire efforts reflects suspicion talk of peace could be another foil for escalation

The Guardian - UK

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‘End of an era’: death of Khamenei seen as Iran’s Berlin Wall moment

Iran experts believe the symbolism of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death is overwhelming and that the regime will struggle to fill the power vacuum

The Guardian - UK

US Navy Destroys 30+ Iranian Warships in 'Operation Epic Fury' as Conflict Intensifies

Operation Epic Fury sees the US Navy destroy over 30 Iranian warships, raising concerns about regional stability and global shipping routes.

International Business Times UK

Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy

Experts say US influence over South American neighbour will be hard to replicate in country with deep and long-standing antipathy to the west

The Guardian - UK

Lack of a clear Iran plan could suck US into a long conflict: ‘Where does this go?’

Fears that decision to strike could be open-ended as Trump comes under pressure to spell out his vision for Iran

The Guardian - US

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Members of Iran’s elite accused of hypocrisy over children’s lives in west

Opposition campaigners claim top figures in regime use state wealth to fund lifestyles counter to those they preach

The Guardian - UK

Israel Attack On Iran Tests Trump Promise Not To Be Dragged Into War

For President Donald Trump, few goals on the world stage have been more explicit -- he will not drag the United States into another "forever war."

International Business Times

Trump Team Splits On Message As Iran Considers Talks

In a matter of days, US President Donald Trump has extended a hand to Iran and bombed Tehran's allies in Yemen.

International Business Times

Netanyahu seeks to draw Trump into future attack on Iranian nuclear sites

Israeli PM urges US to help ‘finish the job’ as Washington makes early maximalist demand over Tehran’s programme

The Guardian - UK

Mideast Enters New Era With Israel Strikes On Iran

After years of high-level US pressure on its ally to show restraint, Israel's purported attack on Iran takes the region and Western-led diplomacy into uncharted territory.

International Business Times

US, Iran Proxy War At Turning Point After American Troops Killed

The killing of three US troops is dragging the United States further into a proxy war with Iran that President Joe Biden had hoped to avoid and that he still hopes can be contained.

International Business Times

Iran bars Hassan Rouhani from seeking re-election to key body

Former president’s exclusion from group likely to choose next supreme leader angers reformists

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US-Iran prisoner swap ‘important first step’ but tensions remain: Analysts

A major diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington remains unlikely before 2024 US election, experts say.

Reuters

Iran executions quash protests, push dissent underground

Iran's hanging of protesters -- and display of their lifeless bodies suspended from cranes -- seems to have instilled enough fear to keep people off the streets after months of anti-government unrest.

Reuters

Braced to crush unrest, Iran's rulers heed lessons of Shah's fall - analysts

Iran's clerical rulers will likely contain the country's eruption of unrest for now, and prospects of the imminent dawn of a new political order are slim if history is any guide, four analysts said.

Al Jazeera

Turkey ‘playing a balancing act’ between Tel Aviv and Tehran

Amid complex ties are Israel’s warnings of an Iranian plot to kill or kidnap Israeli tourists on Turkish soil.

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