[AUDIO] Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza and says it ‘didn’t get...

Pippa Crerar The Guardian  /  July 9, 2026 PM-in-waiting says party must ‘do better’ in approach to Middle East and he will put more pressure on...

US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to...

Nadeem Badshah The Guardian  /  July 9, 2026 Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on...

Gadi Eisenkot: the ex-general who could break Netanyahu’s grip on Israeli politics

Amelia Hankins The New Arab  /  July 9, 2026 Surging in the polls, the ex-military chief has become the face of Israel's opposition and the biggest...

US targets Iran railways as it unleashes deluge of strikes for third day

Sharon Zhang Truthout  /  July 9, 2026 The US military said it has struck over 170 targets in Iran over the past two days. The U.S. military...

How Iran used Ali Khamenei’s funeral as a political and diplomatic tool

Marzieh Kouhi-Esfahani The Conversation  /  July 9, 2026 Ali Khamenei, who served as Iran’s supreme leader until his assassination in a US-Israeli operation in February 2026,...

Amnesty International calls for investigation into Israeli air strikes on Lebanon as ‘war crimes’

Middle East Monitor  /  July 9, 2026 Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into three Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon carried out...

‘It was back-to-back explosions’: Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on...

Deepa Parent The Guardian  /  July 9, 2026 Residents in Bandar Abbas and Sirik regions describe communities in fear and ‘feeling abandoned’ after US strikes. Residents in...

Democrats threaten lawsuit if Trump tries to ‘restart’ Iran war

Chris Walker Truthout  /  July 9, 2026 Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia believes that the War Powers resolutions passed by Congress are legally binding. Democratic Sen....

Despite Trump’s wishes, Iran is dragging the US into a long war

Jessica Genauer The Conversation  /  July 9, 2026 The United States has launched a series of strikes on Iran in response to the Iranian targeting of...

IDF accused of ‘field execution’ of Palestinian driver bringing aid into Gaza

Seham Tantesh & Julian Borger The Guardian  /  July 9, 2026 Local truckers’ association says it may suspend operations, after several eyewitnesses decried Ahmad Esleem’s murder. Gaza/Jerusalem...