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COMMENT: Those living in Iran thought Israel’s attacks might lead to freedom – but Netanyahu only really wants a nation unravelled, another carefully engineered fracture in the region, writes author and documentary maker Ramita Navai

The second week of the Israel-Iran war has started with a renewed round of strikes despite talks between European ministers and Iran’s top diplomat

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This week, as Iran and Israel bombed each other, TV news anchors declared ‘World War 3’. Our TV screens were lit up with cutting edge graphics of imaginary fighter jets and nuclear sites, and messages conveyed in dangerous-looking fonts. 

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

Within Israel, Iran is seen as the ultimate threat. The prime minister knows this is his chance to rewrite his bloodied legacy, says Aluf Benn, editor-in-chief of Haaretz

Hours of talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran have failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war enters its second week with a fresh round of strikes between the two adversaries

AI deepfakes, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods -- such tech-enabled misinformation is distorting the Israel-Iran conflict, fueling a war of narratives across social media.

Trump said he plans to decide whether the U.S. will attack Iran within the next two weeks