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No war – no peace in the Middle East

by our Arab affairs correspondent

A tumultuous end to a turbulent week that began with a foul-mouthed rant from Donald Trump threatening to exterminate the Iranians if they didn’t immediately end their blockade of the Persian Gulf and ending with the Americans agreeing to a two-week truce to enable peace talks to begin in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

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No to nukes at Lakenheath!

by New Worker correspondent

Fourteen peace campaigners were arrested during a six-hour blockade of the main gates at RAF Lakenheath last week. RAF Lakenheath is used exclusively by the United States Air Force (USAF) and is sending fighter jets to the Iran war.

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Editorial

One step forward…

While victory celebrations in Tehran may be premature, the sombre faces in the corridors of power in Washington and Tel Aviv tell another story – one of hubris, humiliation and defeat.

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