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The targeting of Iran: inside the 20 June Guardian Weekly

What Israel really wants. Plus: How does woke start winning again?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025

Trump breaks from western allies at G7 summit as US weighs joining Iran strikes

Working alongside western democratic allies has not been a natural fit for Donald Trump. The US president left the recently concluded G7 summit in Canada early, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron assuming this was to work on addressing the most severe escalation between Iran and Israel in decades.

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025

Why Israel-Iran tensions might not raise prices at the pump as much as feared (for now)

The unexpected attack by Israel on Iran, a major oil-producing nation, may undermine anaemic global economic growth and hinder central banks’ ability to cope in an already uncertain market.

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025

Iran and Israel conflict explained: What is going on and could the UK get involved?

The Standard takes an in depth look at what is happening between Israel and Iran

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

‘Growing number’ of Britons view Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide: Poll

British sympathy for the Palestinian cause – and criticism of Israel – is surging, according to a new survey.

Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2025

Is Iran ‘very close’ to building a nuclear bomb as Trump claims?

The US president’s own intelligence chief and the IAEA don’t think Iran is building nuclear weapons at all.

Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2025

Trump and America have become easy marks

The president's erratic behavior has left him — and us — open to manipulation from allies and enemies alike

Salon · Jun 18, 2025

By dragging the US into Iran, Trump risks giving Tehran the final showdown it wants

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are experts at insurgency and may relish the prospect of conflict, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

Why two of the world’s most powerful spy agencies disagree on Iran’s nuclear capabilities

Donald Trump has publicly disputed analysis by his own intelligence officials that suggests an Iranian nuclear weapon may be years away

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

Explained: The bunker-busting 'super bomb' Trump unleashed on Iran

The Pentagon’s Massive Ordnance Penetrator was developed to destroy bunkers no other weapons can reach

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025