Nuclear ambition, proxies & defiance: Iran’s former top diplomat
Mohammad Javad Zarif discusses Iran’s political and military involvement in the Middle East and beyond.

Mohammad Javad Zarif discusses Iran’s political and military involvement in the Middle East and beyond.

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Chris McIntosh at OXFAM on severe storms sweeping across Gaza making an already desperate situation even worse.

New Delhi is deepening economic ties with Moscow, despite pressure from Washington.
The move follows RSF capture and deadly drone attack on Sudan’s largest energy facility.
Palestinians in Gaza celebrated after Israeli-backed militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed.
Families face flooded tents, sewage, extreme overcrowding, and deepening hardship amid ongoing displacement.
The US has rolled back a series of restrictive economic sanctions put in place during the rule of Bashar al-Assad.
Officials warn hundreds of thousands of Palestinians lacking shelter are at risk as heavy rains lash the Strip.
![Rescue workers and residents search for survivors amid the wreckage of two collapsed buildings in Fez, Morocco, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. [Ahmed Alaoui Mrani/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AP25344357351285_cropped-1765391829.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
Almost two dozen people are confirmed dead after two buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fez.
US military’s Central Command chief says there have been ‘multiple instances of collaboration’ with Syria against ISIL.