Israel never stopped mowing the grass
Instead it has expanded its policy of using disproportionate military force
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Iran’s new ocean imperium
Are we seeing an end to the “freedom of the seas” in the Strait of Hormuz?
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The Iran war is far from over
The Strait of Hormuz remains a deadly chokepoint in this rolling stand-off
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The Palestine hunger striker standing for election
Amu Gib speaks about refusing food for 49 days in prison – and becoming the “conscience” of a movement
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Trump’s pyrrhic victory in Iran
A ceasefire is in place and Iran has opened the Strait of Hormuz. So what was the war all for?
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Letter of the week: The Gulf’s porous loyalties
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine
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“Internally displaced” doesn’t do justice to those now living on Lebanon’s streets
We spot a lone man sifting through the rubble. I see him pull out a necklace and drop it into…
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Syria and Lebanon, forgotten victims of the Iran war
The conflict could not have come at a worse time for either nation
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