Middle East crisis live: returning Palestinians ‘shocked’ by ‘complete scale of destruction’ of northern Gaza

Unicef says many displaced people had hoped their homes had been spared, but have returned to total devastationTens of thousands of Iranians marked the anniversary of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the first such rally since Donald Trump returned to office last month and restarted his “maximum pressure” campaign targeting Tehran. The annual commemoration of the end of the rule of the American-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the creation of Iran’s Shiite theocracy comes this year as deep uncertainty lingers across the country.Iran faces crushing sanctions wrecking its economy and the threat of more coming from Trump, even as the US president suggests he wants to reach a deal with Tehran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. Continue reading...

Feb 10, 2025 - 10:38
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Middle East crisis live: returning Palestinians ‘shocked’ by ‘complete scale of destruction’ of northern Gaza

Unicef says many displaced people had hoped their homes had been spared, but have returned to total devastation

Tens of thousands of Iranians marked the anniversary of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the first such rally since Donald Trump returned to office last month and restarted his “maximum pressure” campaign targeting Tehran.

The annual commemoration of the end of the rule of the American-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the creation of Iran’s Shiite theocracy comes this year as deep uncertainty lingers across the country.

Iran faces crushing sanctions wrecking its economy and the threat of more coming from Trump, even as the US president suggests he wants to reach a deal with Tehran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. Continue reading...