Kevin Hirten
@kdhirten.bsky.social
@AJIunit Senior Producer. Podcast host, ‘Al Jazeera Investigates’ & ‘The Take’ BAFTA-nominated. Sometimes just posts travel photos. Opinions are my own.
At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, including nine in Gaza City, medical sources told Al Jazeera. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Gaza City residents hounded by Israeli quadcopters as 14 killed since dawn
Displaced Gaza City residents recount being chased by Israeli quadcopters after being forced to flee their shelters.
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A new season of our documentary podcast ‘Al Jazeera Investigates’ has launched. Episode 1 looks into the origin story of the July Uprising that toppled Shiekh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh last summer. www.instagram.com/stories/ajiu... open.spotify.com/episode/6LPz...
36 July: Uprising in Bangladesh | Ep. 1 – I Am Razakar
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I don’t know about you, but I’d like to see a few more stories about Zoran from the perspective of establishment Democrats.
So, what’s the truth? What did Israel achieve? Did Iran manage to defend its strategic assets? And is the truce a pathway to peace? www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Is the 12-day Israel-Iran war really over – and who gained what?
A Trump-brokered ceasefire is in place for now. But what really happened – and did any side emerge stronger?
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Netanyahu had ‘no choice’ but to back ceasefire Political commentator Ori Goldberg says the Israeli government’s claim to have achieved all its objectives in Iran before the truce is “ridiculous”. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israel agrees to Trump’s proposal for ceasefire with Iran
Announcement comes after Iran fires several volleys of missiles at Israel, killing at least four people in Beersheba.
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Touching grass at Stave Hill Viewpoint in Southeast London
A spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has said the advisory issued from a number of embassies to their citizens to take precautions or avoid certain locations does “not reflect the existence of specific threats”.
11:00 GMT Update -Israel and Iran have exchanged another wave of air attacks, with sirens sounding in Israel for over half an hour – the longest continuous alert of the conflict so far. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Iranian missiles slam into Israel as huge explosions rock Tehran
Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks as US President Donald Trump hints at possible regime change in Tehran.
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Mosaddegh’s moves to nationalise the company after his 1951 election angered the British. The US’s Central Intelligence Agency supported the United Kingdom in engineering a coup and backing once-deposed monarch, Pahlavi, back into power as shah. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
History of US-Iran relations: From the 1953 regime change to Trump strikes
Iran remains the US’s adversary in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
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If you’re just joining us (19:00 GMT) Here’s what you need to know: -Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi calls the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites “unforgivable”, says Iran has “to respond based on our legitimate right to self-defence”. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
ALL EYES ON IRAN’S RESPONSE AFTER US STRIKES NUCLEAR SITES
Iran says ‘outrageous’ US attacks on ‘peaceful nuclear installations’ will have ‘everlasting consequences’.
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Fordow is the only Iranian facility at which IAEA inspectors found particles of uranium purified to near weapons-grade purity. The site is designed to hold up to 2,976 spinning centrifuges a fraction of the capacity at Natanz, Iran’s main nuclear site. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility that the US has bombed?
The US bombed Iran’s hardest-to-reach site on Sunday. Here’s why Fordow is so significant.
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We then picked up my mother – along with our four cats who have been staying with her – from her home in western Tehran … Israeli bombs were falling on multiple areas across western Tehran as we scurried to grab the cats and put them in their boxes. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Tehran is in shock – and we have fled with heavy hearts
My family and I have no idea if, or when, we will return – or what we may return to.
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The news is bleak. Got get that heart rate up to manage the stress. Here’s a few snaps from a Thameside, early morning run.
If you’re just joining us (05:00 GMT) -New explosions reported in Tehran as the Israeli military claims it attacked a centrifuge production site as well as several weapons-production facilities. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israel-Iran attacks continue; Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’
Explosions rock Tehran and Tel Aviv as the US deploys more fighter jets to the Middle East and Trump threatens Iran.
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Al Jazeera unpacks how ballistic missiles work and how they are being used in the ongoing conflict. Ballistic missiles are long-range weapons designed to deliver conventional or nuclear warheads by following a ballistic, or curved, trajectory. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
How do ballistic missiles work and what’s their range?
Ballistic missiles are long-range weapons designed to deliver conventional or nuclear warheads at great speeds.
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At least 40 people have been injured in Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel, Haaretz is reporting, citing emergency services.
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Ali Akbar Dareini of CSIS tells Al Jazeera from Tehran that Iran’s command and control remains in place. “Iran is in the process of making a fateful decision in the hours to come. There will be retaliation. This time, very much different from the previous ones,” he added.
What we know so far. An Air India plane with at least 244 people on board has crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in western India, the airline and local media have reported. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Air India flight, carrying 242 people, crashes on takeoff from Ahmedabad
Flight 171 was bound for Gatwick Airport, authorities in London confirmed, as search and rescue teams deployed.
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The United Nations nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors has approved a resolution declaring Iran is not complying with its commitment to international nuclear safeguards, diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera, prompting a swift response from Tehran www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
UN nuclear watchdog board finds Iran in breach of non-proliferation duties
IAEA resolution passes with 19 votes in favour , three against and 11 abstentions, diplomatic sources say.
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Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday that Iran would target US military bases in the region if the US attacked it first. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Iran threatens to strike US bases if conflict erupts over nuclear programme
US President Donald Trump says he is losing confidence about reaching a deal with Iran.
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In this episode of ‘The Take’, I talk to Nathan Robinson of @currentaffairs.bsky.social about the ‘Myth of American Idealism.’ Really enjoyed this conversation. youtu.be/MuRTGlOqwR4?...
How the myth of democracy fuels the US forever wars | The Take
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The United Nations’ digital agency says that operational carbon emissions for the world’s top tech companies rose an average of 150 percent between 2020 and 2023 as investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres drove up global electricity demand. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Tech giants see emissions surge 150 percent in 3 years amid AI boom: UN
Artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data centres led to a spike in electricity demand between 2020 and 2023.
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“The Netherlands is still supporting the supply chain of Israel’s version of the F-35 fighter jet, more than a year after a court banned direct Dutch exports of F-35 parts to Israel, a report claims.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Netherlands still backs Israeli F-35 ‘supply chain of death’: Report
Maersk ships between the US and Israel carrying F-35 components are routed through Rotterdam, a grassroots group claims.
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