63 m. ago Russia's nuke warning to Trump: Kremlin tells US a tactical nuclear weapon strike on Iran would be 'catastrophic' as it warns America and Israel not to kill Khamenei

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage of the Israel-Iran conflict as Donald Trump says he will make a final decision within the next two weeks on whether the US will join the fight.

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6 h. ago The bomb from hell... So will the US deploy it? Can it take out Iran's nuclear site? And what would happen next?: MARK ALMOND

Donald Trump loves to back a winner, says MARK ALMOND. The prospect of a quick win must be tempting for a man who has already let it be known he wants a Nobel Peace Prize.

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7 h. ago Defiant Iran boasts all its nuclear material is 'in a safe place' after Trump dramatically backed down on war

'Israel hit Natanz, Isfahan, Khandab, and Arak but they were already evacuated',  Iranian commander Mohsen Rezaei said on Thursday.

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8 h. ago Lammy to meet Iranian foreign minister as Trump steps back from military action

The Foreign Secretary is set to meet Abbas Araghchi alongside his counterparts from France, Germany and the EU.

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10 h. ago CNN data analyst says Americans agree with Trump on keeping Iran nuke free: A lot more popular than ‘would think’

Just under 80 percent of US adults surveyed by the broadcaster in April – some two months before the latest escalations in the Middle East – agreed with the president

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10 h. ago Dubya Dubya II: Democrats see echoes of Bush Iraq War push in Trump’s Iran nukes rhetoric

“If this president wants to completely ignore the intelligence community, we are playing in dangerous ground,” one senator warned

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11 h. ago Who will launch nukes first amid WW3 fears, according to experts

Scientists have released a new report, revealing who is most likely to pull the trigger on nuclear Armageddon amid fears of WIII.

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13 h. ago Keir Starmer must refuse to follow Donald Trump into war on Iran

Editorial: Should the US decide to join the Israeli attacks on Iran, there are strong moral and practical reasons why Britain should refuse to help its closest ally and stand aside

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13 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: The deeply personal vendetta driving Trump to deliver the fatal blow against Iran... and Israel's strategy to force his hand

For Trump, it's personal as well as political. The gun is locked and loaded. His finger is on the trigger. All Donald Trump has to decide now is when to pull it - and destroy Iran 's nuclear weapons facilities.

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14 h. ago Trump in the Situation Room as he 'considers' using 30,000lb bombs on Iran and Israel threatens to assassinate Supreme Leader: Live updates

President Trump has entered the Situation Room as he mulls using a 30,000lb 'bunker buster' bomb to devastate Iran's nuclear capabilities after Iran escalated its attacks on Israel overnight.

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15 h. ago Iran's cratered nuclear reactor after Israel's precision strike revealed as Tel Aviv threatens to assassinate supreme leader and Trump considers joining war: Live updates

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

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16 h. ago Iran's cratered nuclear reactor after Israel's precision strike revealed as Tel Aviv threatens to assassinate supreme leader and Trump considers joining war

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

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17 h. ago Fact Focus: Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites pose limited radiation risks

Israel is intensifying its attacks on Iran’s nuclear program, and President Donald Trump has hinted the U.S. might join the effort

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18 h. ago What are the legal issues around Britain helping Trump bomb Iran?

Keir Starmer is weighing up whether to back the US and – as a lawyer – will be aware of the legal landscapeMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAs Keir Starmer considers whether Britain should support the US if Donald Trump decides to bomb Iran, the attorney general, Richard Hermer, has reportedly warned him that UK involvement could be illegal. The prime minister was an outspoken opponent of the Iraq war when he was a human rights lawyer in 2003 and will be well aware of the thorny legal issues around engagement in strikes against Iran. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Inside Iran’s secret nuclear bunker that's 260ft deep underground in the Fordow mountains

The heavily guarded mysterious Fordow bunker is built into the side of a mountain near the city of Qom, around 60 miles of Tehran. It was first made public in 2009, according to officials

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18 h. ago Mapped: Where Iran and Israel’s missiles have struck as Tehran hits major hospital

Tensions escalate after Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday

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20 h. ago Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist', Israeli minister declares, as Putin and Xi team up to urge Trump to stay out of conflict

US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved plans for an American attack, though he is yet to give the go ahead, urging Iran to consider abandoning its nuclear programme.

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20 h. ago Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran's nuclear deal

Much of the focus on Iran’s nuclear program has been on Tehran’s enrichment of uranium

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20 h. ago Israeli scientists reel after Iranian missile strikes premier research institute

For years, Israel has assassinated Iranian nuclear scientists, hoping to choke progress on Iran’s nuclear program by striking at the brains behind it

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21 h. ago Tories say they would support UK joining fight against Iran if Starmer deems it necessary – UK politics live

Iran must not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said.Campaigners from trade unions, voluntary organisations and the Church of Scotland have announced plans for an anti-poverty march to “demand better” from politicians in Scotland, reports the PA news agency.The campaign, Scotland Demands Better, will culminate in a march in Edinburgh on 25 October, walking from the Scottish parliament, up the Royal Mile and along George IV Bridge to The Meadows.Change for the better happens when people stand together and demand it. Scotland desperately needs that change.Too many of us are being cut off from life’s essentials. Too many are frightened of what the future will bring. Too many of us are feeling tired, angry, isolated, and disillusioned.Air pollution remains the most important environmental threat to health, with impacts throughout the life course.It is an area of health where the UK has made substantial progress in the last three decades, with con...

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