Lindsey Hilsum
Iran nuclear deal could have unintended consequences for US
For the Saudis, Iran – not Islamic State – is the greatest danger in the Middle East. So nuclear détente between Iran and the US will not be cost-free.
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FactCheck: what is a two state solution and do Israelis and Palestinians want one?
The UK and US have both expressed support for the idea.
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FactCheck: what is a war crime and did Hamas commit war crimes in its attack on Israel?
This is what the laws of war say.
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Is Iran really ‘the world’s leading state sponsor of terror’?
President Trump has claimed that Iran is the world’s “leading state sponsor of terror”. But is that fair? Before he became president, Trump said the “world’s biggest funder of terrorism” was Saudi Arabia – not Iran. So is his latest claim is just political rhetoric?
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Syria chemical attack: the evidence
President Assad’s government has been accused of launching a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma. But Russia claims the attack was faked by Britain and anti-Assad rebels. FactCheck examines the evidence.
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FactCheck Q&A: Is Saudi Arabia funding ISIS?
The Wikileaks files suggest there have been western efforts to “bring pressure” on Saudi Arabia to end its support for ISIS.
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FactCheck: Assad’s implausible claims about chemical weapons
President Assad contradicted previous statements on Khan Sheikhun made by his allies in Moscow and members of his own government.
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FactCheck: How does IS fund its reign of terror?
The so-called Islamic State group (IS) wants to expand its self-proclaimed Caliphate from Syria and Iraq to other parts of the Middle East, North Africa and even Europe. How will this be funded?
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Syria denies Russia is escalating military support for Assad
US Secretary of State John Kerry warns Moscow against “enhanced military build-up” in Syria as Bulgaria closes its airspace to Russian planes bound for the war-torn country.
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Enright: ‘IS need to be wiped from the face of the earth’
The British actor Michael Enright, who starred alongside Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, is in Syria fighting Isis – and he says he is prepared to die for the cause.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Lindsey Hilsum
Iran nuclear talks: another 36 hours to make harmony
The mood music coming out of Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne may be positive, but there are more variations to be played through before a harmonious finale can be achieved.
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Israel elections: Netanyahu declares victory
Binyamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party wins a surprise victory against the centre-left Zionist Union in Israel’s election.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Why Netanyahu wants to scupper a US deal with Iran
Israel is much more frightened by Iran than by the Islamic State group – which explains why he will today warn the US against any nuclear deal with Tehran.
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Netanyahu’s Iran ‘nuclear nightmare’ warning
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tells a joint session of the US congress that Iran “will always be an enemy of America”, as he derides a proposed nuclear deal with the regime.
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Why Yemen’s political collapse matters
Yemen is currently without a president and a government after Shia rebels took over the capital Sana’a causing ramifications for the region and the US’s war on terror.
