3 h. ago Britain pulls troops from US base in Qatar as Iran threatens response to Trump

Middle East braces for US intervention in Iran and likely response from Tehran

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3 h. ago British Military withdrawn from Qatar base after Trump's threats to Iran

British military personnel and some US staff are being evacuated from the Qatar airbase which is the US's biggest in the Middle East

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4 h. ago Trump to strike Iran ‘in next 24hrs’ as US and UK military personnel withdraw from Qatar base

Tehran has threatened to target the US base if Donald Trump takes military action over Iranian regime’s lethal crackdown on anti-Government protesters

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4 h. ago Trump to strike Iran ‘in next 24hrs’ as US and UK military personnel withdraw from base

Tehran has threatened to target the US base if Donald Trump takes military action over Iranian regime’s lethal crackdown on anti-Government protesters

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4 h. ago Iran latest: US and UK withdraw staff from Qatar military base after Tehran threatens attack in major escalation

A senior Iranian commander said Tehran is at the ‘peak of our readiness’ to respond to any strike on Iran amid Donald Trump’s threats

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6 h. ago US evacuates personnel from Qatar military base as Trump threatens Iran

Move comes amid growing concern American action against Tehran could destabilise region

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11 h. ago Iran latest: US staff told to leave base in Qatar after Tehran threatens attack in major escalation

A senior Iranian commander said Tehran is at the ‘peak of our readiness’ to respond to any strike on Iran amid Donald Trump’s threats

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11 h. ago US military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threats

Tehran threatens to strike US bases in Middle East if Washington carries out pledge to intervene in Iran Iran protests: live updatesHundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospitalIran protests: what we know so far about the anti-government demonstrationsThe US military will withdraw some of its personnel from its bases in the Middle East, according to a US official, after Iranian threats of striking US bases if Washington intervenes in Iran. A US official told Reuters and the Associated Press on Wednesday that the withdrawal was a precaution, while diplomats said that some forces had already been advised to leave al-Udeid base in Qatar. Iran struck al-Udeid in June after the US hit nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran, though the strike was telegraphed and largely symbolic.Iranian officials have warned the US not to intervene in nationwide protests as Donald Trump reviews options for a strike on the country. The US president had previously promised to “rescue protest...

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1 week ago Iranian officials warn Trump not to cross ‘red line’ over threats to intervene in protests

US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompts warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government killed demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran shoots and kills protesters, the US would “come to their rescue”. He added: “We are locked and loaded, and ready to go”, without explaining what that might mean in practice. Continue reading...

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