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🔴 LIVE: War on Iran | Day 20 • Saudi Arabia says may take military action against Iran • Iranian missiles hit Qatar industrial city, causing ‘extreme damage’ • Lebanon death toll rises to 968 Live updates ⤵️ middleeasteye.net/live/live-us-a…

"The ongoing disruption in Iran is among the longest three internet shutdowns in our records. It's now the longest sustained nation-scale internet blackout we've tracked in a highly connected society" - Alp Toker, director of NetBlocks, told Middle East Eye middleeasteye.pulse.ly/bkwzeyozji

Qatar’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the region, saying that “trust must be restored” during a press conference alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. “Everyone knows who the main beneficiary of this war is, and who is dragging the whole region into conflict,” Sheikh Mohammed said.

"Obedience to the Israeli military is baked into the Israeli mainstream media. Few, if any, questions are asked about the morality, legality or strategic necessity of launching endless wars against an ever-growing number of nations in the Middle East" ✍️ Opinion by Antony Loewenstein middleeasteye.pulse.ly/z6zjssrquc

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said its latest wave of attacks targeted central and southern Israel, including Tel Aviv, as well as US bases across the region, according to the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency middleeasteye.net/live/live-us-a…

Leaders from the European Union's 27 countries called for de-escalation in Iran and the wider region on Thursday, as well as a moratorium on striking critical infrastructure amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy middleeasteye.net/live/live-us-a…

🔴 LIVE: War on Iran | Day 20 • Saudi Arabia says may take military action against Iran • Iranian missiles hit Qatar industrial city, causing ‘extreme damage’ • Lebanon death toll rises to 968 Live updates ⤵️ middleeasteye.net/live/live-us-a…

British MPs raise concerns over Israel’s new UK ambassador amid allegations he obstructed a probe into classified leaks during the Gaza war, as reports surface recommending a six-month suspension for Netanyahu’s chief of staff middleeasteye.pulse.ly/1bugrep4in

Despite the war and repeated displacement, Noura Abu Ouda has not stopped practising her trade, one deeply intertwined with memories of Eid in the Gaza Strip. For around ten years, Abu Ouda has worked with a group of women making ka’ak and ma’amoul (traditional filled pastries). The trade typically flourishes during festive seasons, helping to preserve Islamic traditions and the deeply rooted social customs of Gazans.

"Everyone knows who the main beneficiary of this war is, and dragging the whole region into this conflict is" Qatar has called for an “immediate” end to the US-Israeli war on Iran middleeasteye.pulse.ly/wpfthssvib

Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei says there are “a lot of similarities” between the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the current war on Iran. Speaking on The David Hearst Podcast, ElBaradei said that if the case for war on Iran is based on false premises, “it’s bogus — exactly the same as in Iraq.” Watch the full episode of The David Hearst Podcast with Mohamed ElBaradei on Middle East Eye’s YouTube channel.

Former IAEA chief Mohamed @ElBaradei says the Iran war is “illegal” and echoes Iraq. “We saw a complete deception… and yet they went to war and destroyed a country.” Speaking on The David Hearst Podcast ↓ youtu.be/fjGU0goJQ_0

Read more here ⤵️ middleeasteye.net/news/clumsy-ti…

"Clumsy": Tit-for-tat strikes on energy assets gift Iran another tactical lever Iran is willing to risk it all in a war on energy assets, knowing it does not have to answer for the health of the global economy, experts say

The US has been approaching regional allies to enter the Iran conflict, not least the Kurds of Iran. So who are the Kurds and what does Trump want from them? ⤵️ middleeasteye.pulse.ly/ypuucwclgd

On Monday, Israel said it launched a 'limited and targeted' ground operation into south Lebanon. But it has forced the mass displacement of a quarter of Lebanon's population and targeted 14% of the country with expulsion orders. So what are its limits, exactly?

In a speech at a Reform rally in Essex, Nigel Farage, whose party is leading in national polls, told the crowd: "Have a look at this short clip. This is what happened on Trafalgar Square on Monday." A video appeared on the screen of Muslims praying in congregation in Trafalgar Square middleeasteye.pulse.ly/ynglovoxxw