Opinion

The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial

Whatever else Donald Trump’s “pause” is, it is not a ceasefire. Iranian barrages targeted Israel, Gulf Arab states and northern Iraq on Tuesday, while Israeli and US warplanes struck...

How Bad Could the Iran Oil Crisis Get?

If you want to see just how bad this energy crisis can become, just read what President Trump and Iran are saying to each...

There’s nothing sinister about Muslims praying | Letters

As a young British Muslim, I was troubled to see public prayer described as an “act of domination” by the shadow justice secretary, Nick...

How Jürgen Habermas helped me cope with my wife’s death | Letters

Compliments to Stuart Jeffries for his obituary of Jürgen Habermas (15 March). Jeffries does a superb job describing both the personal and intellectual dimensions...

Starmer’s press tormentors are merciless. He either needs to fight back or bypass them | Jane Martinson

If there was one thing Keir Starmer might have hoped the UK media would support him over, it was his refusal to follow a...

Huw Edwards hates the TV dramatisation of his life. Maybe he should have thought of that before … you know | Marina Hyde

I see Huw Edwards is still not the subject of any of his verbs. The BBC’s former iconic newsreader (trademark: Huw Edwards) has emerged...

Those who view voyeuristic nightlife videos are the issue | Letters

I was grateful for Emily Retter’s focus on the feelings and experiences of the women affected by voyeuristic nightlife content (‘They were comparing me...

Fix dire court system instead of dropping juries | Letters

I have been following the debate in parliament of the courts and tribunals bill. There are some good ideas in it, but removing jury...

Argentina was the model of how to survive a dictatorship. Javier Milei is changing that | Jordana Timerman

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup that ushered in Argentina’s last dictatorship in 1976. For decades, the date has marked one...

The Peaky Blinders film is pandering to these populist times – I should know, the Nazi in it is my father | Francis Beckett

The new Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man, offers us a character, John Beckett, who is a British Nazi. One of the two founders...

Buckle Up, Women. Cars Still Aren’t Built for You.

“My name is Vince. This job makes me sore.” “They call me Larry. I’m a dummy, too.” I grew up with Vince and Larry....