No one can exclude us from World Cup – Iran replies Trump
Iran says no one can exclude it from the World Cup later this year, in response to President Donald Trump's warning that their "life and safety" would be at risk in the US.
UK defence minister suggests Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ behind Iran tactics
UK Defence Minister John Healey suggested on Thursday that Russia was influencing Iran’s use of drone attacks in its war with the United States and Israel.
International analysis: The logic and inconsistency of US foreign policy
Quite recently the world awoke to the grim reality of a new war in the Middle East, one that has drawn in the United States, Israel, Iran and several of their neighbours, including the wealthy United Arab Emirates.
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Nigerian newspapers review: [Middle East war] Anxiety mounts as oil price hits $100 per barrel
Another headline features President Bola Tinubu describing himself as a “die-hard democrat” and urging politicians across Nigeria’s political parties to uphold democratic values and obey the rule of law regardless of personal or political consequences.
M/East ‘pushed to breaking point’, UN chief warns
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the Middle East is being “pushed to breaking point”, with shipping attacks, rising oil prices and widening humanitarian crisis.
Iran’s new leader is ‘puppet of Revolutionary Guards’ – Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as a “puppet of the Revolutionary Guards,” referring to the elite force at the forefront of Tehran’s attacks.
