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Jeremy Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising. The lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large
In this special essay, the BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen explains what can happen when an American president calls for an uprising – and th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How the Oscars went international
On Sunday, many of the film industry’s biggest stars will gather in Los Angeles for Hollywood’s biggest night: the 98th annual Academy Awards.
Looming…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Why is Donald Trump obsessed with the Chagos Islands?
At a recent White House event, President Trump assessed how America’s allies have responded to the US-Israel war in Iran. He praised some, but was an…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Iran: Is diplomacy dead?
As the US-Israeli strikes on Iran continue and the death toll continues to rise, so too does the war of words.
President Trump has described Mojtaba …
4 months ago
Are oil prices determining the course of the Iran war?
Oil prices surged to a four-year high on Monday, before dipping after President Trump said the Iran war will end “very soon”. Just days ago, Trump sa…
4 months ago
Spain stands up to Trump
As European leaders have struggled to find a unified response to the US-Israel war in Iran, Pedro Sanchez has stood out as a voice of dissent. He sai…
4 months ago
Do Trump and Netanyahu have conflicting end goals on Iran?
For Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the war on Iran is the culmination of a long-standing political ambition. On Sunday, Netanyahu said…
4 months ago
Could Iran be the next ‘forever war’?
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement over the weekend that the United States was launching an offensive in Iran alongside the Israeli mili…
4 months ago
Iran under attack: The view from inside
Five days since the first US–Israeli strikes on Iran, and the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the country is once again in a communicatio…
4 months, 1 week ago
Iran war: Chaos engulfs the Gulf
The Gulf states are some of the wealthiest places on earth, and have until recently been mostly insulated from Middle East conflicts. But the US-Isra…
4 months, 1 week ago