Habib Siddiqui

  Israel and America’s war on Iran has killed more than 1,500 people in a matter of weeks, and the toll continues to rise. In Tehran on March 7, mourners gathered around the coffin of Zainab Sahebi, a two-year-old girl killed in an Israeli air strike. A small doll lay beside her coffin as relatives and neighbours crowded the funeral, grappling with the loss of a child taken in an instant. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Iran does not need to close the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt it list 2 of 4 Iran developing a ‘vetting system’ for Strait of Hormuz transit: Report list 3 of 4 Five problems the Iran war could solve for Israel’s Netanyahu list 4 of 4 Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr around the world amid shadow of war end of list Zainab’s funeral was only one of many. On March 3, thousands gathered in Minab, in Hormozgan province, for a mass funeral after the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ primary school was destroyed during the opening day of the bombing campaign. Rows of cof...

  At the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, reports emerged that Jordan and Egypt have cut off gas supplies to Syria. These reports appeared as minor details amid the shock of the latest episode of US-Israeli aggression in the Middle East – part of an ongoing effort to reshape the region. Yet such seemingly inconsequential reports conceal the longer-term, nonmilitary processes through which that reshaping is materially enacted. What was made clear by this news was that Israel has a growing energy control over the region – one that could help propel its colonialist agenda. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Why are Iran’s South Pars gasfield, Qatar’s Ras Laffan, so significant? list 2 of 4 Qatar expels Iranian attaches after LNG facility strike list 3 of 4 Israel says Haifa oil refinery hit in Iranian missile attack list 4 of 4 Could oil hit $200 a barrel? Analysts no longer think it is far-fetched end of list Where does the gas come from? In January, Egypt began...

  The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has entered   its fourth week , with more than 1,400 people reported killed in Iran. Iran has attacked Israel and US bases in retaliation, threatened Western countries and Gulf states, and warned that global shipping and energy infrastructure could be at risk, as millions of Iranians mark Eid al-Fitr and  Nowruz  under the shadow of war. Separately, the US said it was considering  “winding down” the conflict  while ruling out a ceasefire, and the United Kingdom has allowed the US to use military bases to carry out attacks on Iranian missile sites. In Iran Casualties:  The war has killed  1,444 people in Iran , including at least 204 children. Air defences were activated over the capital, Tehran, and nearby areas following reports of explosions as the country celebrated the first day of the Persian new year, Nowruz. United Kingdom:  Iran fired ⁠two ⁠ballistic missiles at the US-UK mili...