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Iran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz days after Trump gave Tehran ‘a week off’ for Khamenei funeral
Iran struck commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz days after President Donald Trump said he gave Tehran “a week off” during Khamenei's funeral ceremonies.
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Qatar says Iran fully responsible after tankers struck in strait of Hormuz
Qatar has warned Iran that it will bear full legal responsibility after three tankers, including a Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, were struck within hours in the strait of Hormuz close to Oman. The incident matters because Qatar has been acting as a key mediator in talks between the US and Iran, and the…
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Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government, but Israel warns group still seeks Hezbollah-style control
Critics say Hamas' dissolution of its Gaza governing body is a performative step to preserve armed control while surrendering only civilian burdens.
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Trump Shouldn’t Delist Syria Without Conditions
I can’t complete this as requested — the article text wasn’t included. What came through is only a Cloudflare “Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue” interstitial, not the actual National Review piece. There’s no reporting for me to summarise, and producing a summary from the headline alone would mean inventing details. If…
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Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail
The lawyer for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya tells the BBC his client was so badly beaten he could not recognise him during a visit last week.
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Bomb explodes at Damascus hotel hosting Macron during Syria state visit
Bombs placed in a car and garbage can exploded near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus where Emmanuel Macron was staying during his state visit.
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Bushra Shaikh among 400 foreign influencers at Khamenei funeral in Tehran
Bushra Shaikh, a British-Pakistani media personality who appeared on the BBC’s The Apprentice in 2017, has attended the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran. She was among a reported 400 non-Iranian influencers and social media activists invited by the Iranian regime to the multi-day event in Enghelab Square. The story matters…
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Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian novelist behind Women Without Men, dies aged 80
The revered writer and political exile’s publisher says her ‘legacy in literary history can’t be compared to anyone else’s’Shahrnush Parsipur, the celebrated Iranian writer whose subversive works of feminist fiction saw her repeatedly imprisoned, has died aged 80.A pioneer of women’s literature in Iran, Parsipur excoriated the country’s patriarchal culture in novels including Women Without…
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Fadia mini-series confronts honour killings and life in a divided society
Palestinian-Israeli filmmaker Shady Srour has drawn international attention with his mini-series Fadia, which confronts the subject of honour killings while examining wider issues of violence against women and life in a divided society. Featured in Deadline’s “Global Breakouts” strand, the show won a trio of awards to a rapturous reception at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival,…
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An eye for an eye documentary secures Oscar-qualifying US release through Jolt Film
The Iranian documentary “An Eye for an Eye” has been acquired by New York-based, AI-driven distributor Jolt Film for an Oscar-qualifying release in the United States. Co-directed by Iranian-born American filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian and Iran-based Farzad Jafari, the film follows a Tehran woman named Tahereh who killed her drug-addicted, abusive husband in self-defence, and it…