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John Davison

@johndrtrs

Journalist @Reuters writing about the Middle East, sometimes Russia & Ukraine

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US intelligence assessed just weeks ago that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon “The IC [Intelligence Community] continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamanei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in 2003.

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This could be staged propaganda (using non-hijabi woman to signal to people who aren't system supporters), but tracks with (anecdotally) shifting Iranian public sentiment observed in social media and phone calls: Non-hijabi woman and crowd shout: "We want the atomic bomb!" 1/

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Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz: "The residents of Tehran will pay the price, and soon." - reuters.com/world/americas…

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The idea that Israel is a Western, liberal outpost in a sea of Muslim and Arab barbarism is obviously a racist trope but it's also a trope that seems to be at the heart of so much of the enthusiasm whenever Israel bombs Muslims. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

The idea that Israel is a Western, liberal outpost in a sea of Muslim and Arab barbarism is obviously a racist trope but it's also a trope that seems to be at the heart of so much of the enthusiasm whenever Israel bombs Muslims. 

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Iran’s FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi : “It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu. That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy."

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#IRGC veterans like Ali Shamkhani survived horrific combat conditions, wounds, and deep psychological scarring in the #Iran-#Iraq War, rising to the top of the Iranian military, only to be killed or maimed in brutal fashion decades later like they were back in the trenches.

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EXCLUSIVE: While the region burns, the US has abandoned two more bases in Syria - confirmed on the ground by me and Orhan Qereman. Part of a wider drawdown. Kurdish commanders say this leaves a gap for ISIS. reuters.com/business/media…

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Democracy cannot come through war, Iranian Nobel winner tells BBC : “I witnessed horrendous attacks, they are hitting infrastructure, a lot of civilian deaths … It was one of the worst and terrifying experiences that we have had” Mohammadi said. Mohammadi says she has left

Democracy cannot come through war, Iranian Nobel winner tells BBC : “I witnessed horrendous attacks, they are hitting infrastructure, a lot of civilian deaths … It was one of the worst and terrifying experiences that we have had” Mohammadi said.

Mohammadi says she has left
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Israeli forces are still killing hungry civilians desperate to get food in Gaza: Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say - reuters.com/world/middle-e…

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"For all that he views himself as an expert on its internal politics, Netanyahu has never visited Iran... Netanyahu, and Iran hawks in the US, pushed a similar argument in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003." theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…