50 m. ago Terror alert raised after Trump obliterates Iran's nuclear sites as Tehran prepares to SHUT the Strait of Hormuz

The US terror threat has been heightened after President Trump's strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites overnight as Tehran weighs its response.

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63 m. ago Trump's embattled Intel Chief's extraordinary power play on the eve of war with Iran that infuriated the White House

Different factions of the intelligence community are grappling to see who can control the classified reports placed before President Donald Trump, the Daily Mail has learned.

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63 m. ago Donald Trump donned red MAGA hat as he approved strikes on Iran nuclear sites

The White House released a series of photos on Saturday showing President Donald Trump and his national security team in the Situation Room as they authorized military strikes on three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites

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81 m. ago Iran strikes back: Foreign minister brands Trump a 'lawless bully' who 'betrayed diplomacy' after US blew up three nuclear bases in overnight strike

In a press conference after the strikes, US President Donald Trump said he had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear weapons programme, and warned of the possibility of more attacks to come.

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2 h. ago Inside the ferocious power struggle to control Trump's daily intelligence briefing as he tiptoed toward Iran decision

Different factions of the intelligence community are grappling to see who can control the classified reports placed before President Donald Trump, the Daily Mail has learned.

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2 h. ago Iran update as it declares it has struck back against US bombing action

The nation has been bombed by American B-2 stealth bombers that US President Donald Trump said had 'obliterated' their targets

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2 h. ago Trump's Operation Midnight Hammer obliterating three Iranian nuclear sites was 'bold and brilliant,' Hegseth says

President Donald Trump broke his two-week deadline on Saturday night and launched 'Operation Midnight Hammer', sending a fleet of B-2 bombers to key nuclear sites in Iran.

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2 h. ago Incredible satellite images show the precision of the US attack on Iran's nuclear machine in full

President Donald Trump last night ordered B-2 stealth bombers to drop a dozen 30,000-pound 'bunker buster' bombs on the base deep inside a mountain in Fordo, 80 miles south of Tehran.

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4 h. ago Starmer warns of ‘risk of escalation’ following US strikes against Iran

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been calling for restraint and diplomacy but Donald Trump launched military action against Iran’s nuclear sites.

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5 h. ago Russia slams Trump's 'irresponsible decision' to strike amid Putin

US President Donald Trump sanctioned the bombings of three nuclear sites in Iran overnight and now the Russian foreign ministry has issued a strong statement condemning the attacks

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5 h. ago Every time Starmer wants us to think the best of Trump, the US president proves him wrong

When Trump left the G7 Starmer told journalists that the US president wanted to de-escalate the Middle East crisis. Five days later Trump bombs Iran. The Independent’s David Maddox looks at why the prime minister keeps getting Trump wrong

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5 h. ago Iran's foreign minister brands Trump a 'lawless bully' as he threatens 'unprecedented danger' after US blew up three nuclear bases in overnight strike

US President Donald Trump 'obliterated' the nuclear sites in Iran last night and warned the nation he wants peace now or there will be dire consequences.

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6 h. ago US senator Alex Padilla criticizes ‘petty’ JD Vance for calling him ‘Jose’

‘He knows my name,’ says California Democrat, as Newsom condemns US vice-president and challenges him to debateJD Vance’s decision to refer to California US senator Alex Padilla by the name of a terrorist conspirator showed how “unserious” the Trump administration is, the lawmaker has said of the vice-president.“He knows my name – he knows my name,” Padilla told MSNBC’s The Weekend on Saturday, 12 days after the FBI forcibly removed him from a 12 June news conference hosted by US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem amid anti-immigration and customs enforcement (Ice) protests in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Watch Donald Trump’s speech in full as president claims Iran nuclear sites have been ‘obliterated’ in US missile attack

US President Donald Trump has announced US military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, which he claims were successful.

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8 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to Trump’s US military strikes on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised US President Donald Trump's decision to attack three nuclear sites in Iran.

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9 h. ago Everything we know as Trump says US strikes fully obliterated Iran's key nuclear facilities

In an address to the nation, President Trump said that key nuclear plans had been a 'spectacular success'

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10 h. ago Trump news at a glance: President praises attacks on Iran as lawmakers divided on US involvement

Trump calls attacks on Iranian nuclear sites a success, but some US lawmakers immediately called the attack unconstitutional. Key US politics stories from Saturday 21 JuneWashington was in a flurry late on Saturday as Donald Trump announced that the US had completed strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to destroy the country’s nuclear program.American politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering support and instant condemnation, reflecting deep divisions in the country, as Washington grapples with yet another military intervention overseas. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago The Latest: US joins Israeli air campaign and strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict

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12 h. ago Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites: What was in the Iranian bases Trump bombed?

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. struck three major Iranian nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

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12 h. ago Trump has just gambled his second presidency on a potential war with Iran

President need only look to his predecessors to see what will happen now that he has committed to military strikes in the Middle East, writes Eric Garcia

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