The similarities between now and events preceding the shah’s exile are striking. The radical clerics benefited then, but who would prevail this time?
A critical moment looms for Iran, and so for the M…
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The best history and politics books of 2025 ⊕
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The revolutionary spirit in politics and architecture; histories of free speech and civil war; plus how the Tories fell apart and Starmer won
We live in a hyper-political yet curiously unrevolutionary…
4 months ago
The Revolutionists by Jason Burke review – from hijackings to holy war ⊖
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A colourful study of the evolution of extremism in the tumultuous 1970s
No one knew what to call them. For some they were “skyjackers”, for others “air bandits”. Neither name stuck, but by 1970, these…
A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed | Jason Burke ⊖
In 1982, Ronald Reagan picked up the phone to Menachem Begin to tell him to end a war. There are lessons from history and we need to learn them
So, which year are we in? A US president, after months o…
Release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees: how the day unfolded ⊕
As Israel and Palestinian families waited for loved ones to be released, Trump met world leaders to continue ceasefire talks. Will Christou, Dan Boffey and Jason Burke report on an extraordinary day …
5 months ago
‘Resistance is when I put an end to what I don’t like’: The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof gang | Jason Burke ○
In the 1970s, the radical leftwing German terrorist organisation may have spread fear through public acts of violence – but its inner workings were characterised by vanity and incompetence
In the summ…
8 months ago
Israeli closure of northern crossing to aid points will directly affect distribution, say aid officials – Middle East crisis live ○
Israeli government orders closure of Zikim crossing, which is most direct route to food distribution points located in central and south Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to the court came shortly aft…
12 months ago
Middle East crisis live: Hamas says it rejects US and Israeli ‘threats’ over Gaza ceasefire ○
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Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for talks following Netanyahu’s threat to end the ceasefire if Israeli hostages are not freed on Saturday
Of the many factors that will determine the fate of the frag…
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