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After Iran talks falter, will Trump escalate or negotiate?
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (864+ words) Twenty-one hours was not enough to end 47 years of hostility between Iran and the US. The historic high-level talks in Islamabad, during a pause in weeks of grievous war, were always unlikely to end any other way. Calling this marathon…...
Iran war: We spoke to the man making Lego-style AI videos that experts say are powerful propaganda
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1187+ words) At first glance they look like they could be scenes out of a Lego movie, although more vivid and fast-paced. But these viral AI videos inspired by the instantly recognisable Lego aesthetic feature dying children, fighter jets and US President…...
Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep mistrust
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1144+ words) That moment would mark the highest-level face-to-face talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America since the 1979 Islamic Revolution shattered their strong strategic bond and cast a long shadow which still darkens relations to this…...
Lebanon says ceasefire must be in place before Israel talks
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (892+ words) Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the US have agreed in a first phone call to meet in Washington on Tuesday to seek an announcement on a ceasefire and a date to begin direct negotiations. The Lebanese presidency made the announcement....
Ceasefire or no ceasefire, the Middle East's reshuffling is not yet done
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (1329+ words) The best hope for the ceasefire talks in Pakistan is that both the United States and Iran have strong reasons to call a halt to the war. The biggest obstacle to their success is a total absence of trust, no…...
Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon, Netanyahu says
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (746+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement on Thursday. Netanyahu said the talks would focus on the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese political and militant group,…...
'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1068+ words) The war is inside his head now. A slamming door or cutlery being dropped makes him jump. The ceasefire doesn't change that. "Before the war, I had no stress at all," says Ali. "But now even the smallest sound causes…...
Has US achieved its war objectives in Iran?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1410+ words) In the weeks since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the battle for the narrative over the war's progress has been taking place at the heart of American military power. From week one, I've been inside the Pentagon…...
Lebanon thought there was a ceasefire - then Israel unleashed deadly blitz
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1011+ words) The guns were supposed to have fallen silent. It was, after all, just hours after US President Donald Trump had announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war in the Middle East. But just as the…...
Al Jazeera condemns killing of journalist in Israeli strike in Gaza
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (815+ words) Al Jazeera has condemned the killing of one of its Palestinian journalists in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, describing it as a "deliberate and targeted crime". Mohammed Wishah, a correspondent for the Al Jazeera Mubasher channel, and one…...