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‘No way to justify deaths of innocent Palestinians and Israelis’, says ex-US ambassador to Middle East
We’re joined by Ambassador David Satterfield, who served as the US special envoy for Middle East Humanitarian issues until April this year.
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‘It can go out of control’: Former Israel PM Ehud Olmert on Middle East escalation
We spoke to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and discussed the talks which will resume tomorrow for the release of the Israeli hostages.
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Britain urges citizens to leave Lebanon as Middle East tension escalates
Britain has joined a number of countries urging their citizens to leave Lebanon – amid increasing fears of military escalation in the Middle East.
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Middle East conflict: Life on the border of Israel’s Hezbollah fight
One of the most well established, largest and best armed of the Iran-backed militias is Hezbollah which operates in Lebanon.
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Middle East conflict: Inside Iran ahead of crucial elections
In two day’s time Iranians will vote to renew their parliament in a key test for the country’s regime, the test being how many people will show up to the polls and not necessarily who will win.
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Holocaust Memorial Day: survivor on educating children amid Middle East conflict
Today marks Holocaust Memorial Day when in London and around the world the events of World War 2, which saw the deaths of 6 million Jews, are remembered.
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Arab states don’t want wider Middle East conflict, RUSI analyst says
We spoke to Baraa Shiban, an Associate fellow at the RUSI defence think tank and a Yemeni human rights activist.
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Israel-Gaza: Fears hostilities could spread across Middle East as UN chief calls for ceasefire
“The Middle East is a tinderbox” the United Nations chief Antonio Gutteres warned today – amid mounting fears that the war in Gaza risks spreading the hostilities across the region.
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‘I don’t think there is a great likelihood of all out war’, says Middle East Security Expert
We spoke to Dr H.A. Hellyer, a senior associate fellow in international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies who is in Jordan.
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Middle East: Pakistan kills nine people in retaliatory missiles strikes on Iran
In a further heightening of tensions in the region, Pakistan conducted military strikes on Iranian territory overnight.
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White House says it’s aware Houthi strikes ruffled feathers in Middle East but says it had no choice
In Washington, President Biden said he would “not hesitate” to order further military action if the Houthis continued to attack vessels in the Red Sea – as other countries warned against the risk of widening the conflict.
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Analyst warns of Middle East escalation risk after Iran oil tanker seizure
Iran has confirmed it seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which was on its way to Turkey.
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Analyst rules out prospect of ‘major regional confrontation’ in Middle East in coming weeks
We’re joined by Middle East analyst and former State Department adviser Aaron David Miller.
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Antony Blinken begins marathon Middle East trip to stop wider conflict
The US secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a marathon trip around the Middle East in order to prevent a wider conflict.
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‘The US has tremendous leverage’ over Israel, says Middle East expert
We spoke to Aaron David Miller, former US Middle East negotiator at the State Department, who’s a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.