85 m. ago Pope Leo condemns Trump's bombing in Iran, warns of 'irreparable abyss'

Pope Leo XIV warned of an "irreparable abyss" as US forces continue to bomb Iran after President Donald Trump made the decision to attack the Middle Eastern nation's key nuclear sites

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3 h. ago Trump sensationally calls for Iranian regime change as he holds crisis talks with UK prime minister: Live updates

President Donald Trump called for an Iranian regime change, less than one day after the US bombed the country's nuclear sites - triggering an array of reaction from world leaders.

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5 h. ago US bombs Iran latest: Trump claims 'we took the bomb out of Iran's hands' as Tehran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz

The US president authorised the overnight bombings of key nuclear sites, including the heavily fortified Fordow plant

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5 h. ago US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities is Trump’s biggest gamble yet as president

Much could go wrong for the US and the Middle East as Trump and Netanyahu pursue the disempowerment of Iran Middle East crisis – latest updatesDonald Trump, a self-confessed risk-taker, has taken the greatest gamble – not just with his political reputation and the future of the Middle East, but arguably with the whole concept of military intervention as a way to solve intractable geopolitical problems.If the US president succeeds – and there will be many rival interpretations and metrics of success in the weeks ahead – it is possible he will have disempowered Iran, and diminished the global influence of a regime that has for 40 years sponsored threats against the west. In the process his personal authority will have been enhanced, and his next three years in office will be a triumph that may exacerbate some of his worst authoritarian and impulsive traits. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump taunts Iran after US took 'the bomb right out of their hands' as more details of the attack emerge

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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6 h. ago Flights axed from UK to hotspots including Dubai after Donald Trump bombs Iran

Some travellers faced huge disruptions after all scheduled flights from a major airport to holiday spots Dubai and Doha were cancelled.

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8 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump bombing Iran: an illegal and reckless act | Editorial

The US president has chosen war at Israel’s behest. He may imagine he has scored an easy win, but the world is likely to pay a steep priceDonald Trump was predictably quick to claim victory following the illegal US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities: “Completely and totally obliterated,” he crowed. Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel and sycophants at home rushed to fawn over his “courageous” and “brilliant” decision. The most senior US military official, Dan Caine, offered a more muted assessment: it was “way too early” to know the full outcome despite severe damage. We cannot yet know whether the blow has ended Iran’s nuclear aspirations – or will spur it to pursue the bomb. It may be weeks or months, too, before Iranian retaliation plays out, with all its potential repercussions.Two nuclear-armed states have gone to war on the unevidenced claim that a third state is on the verge of acquiring its own nuclear arms. In March, the US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, said I...

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9 h. ago Starmer backs Trump’s bombing of Iran saying it ‘can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon’

Prime minister backs US president as he bombs Iranian nuclear sites and says key facilities ‘completely and totally obliterated’

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9 h. ago Hegseth’s call for ‘peace’ shows Trump thinks he can have it both ways despite his punishing Iran ‘Hammer’ strike

How US could now be headed for another Iraq War-style 'break it, you bought it' involvement in Middle East, writes John Bowden

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9 h. ago Warning to Brits as flights AXED to hotspots including Dubai after Donald Trump bombs Iran

Brits flying to Doha and Dubai from a major London Airport have been hit with major travel disruptions as British Airways has cancelled flights to the region amid Trump's strikes on Iran

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10 h. ago British Airways flight from UK to Dubai diverts after Trump bombs Iran’s nuclear sites

A British Airways flight from UK to Dubai was forced to divert after Donald Trump launched a US attack on Iran.

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10 h. ago US bombs Iran latest: Trump launches airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites as Tehran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz

The US president authorised the overnight bombings of key nuclear sites, including the heavily fortified Fordow plant

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12 h. ago How Trump unleashed devastating ‘Midnight Hammer ‘ stealth strike on Iran using deception as key weapon

Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan 'Razin' Cain reveal blow by blow of 25-minute blitz on Iranian nuclear sites

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14 h. ago No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or the will do so, if that is what Tehran wants. The huge attack ordered by Donald Trump will not halt ongoing open warfare between Israel and Iran. It will not bring lasting peace to the Middle East, end the slaughter in Gaza, deliver justice to the Palestinians, or end more than half a century of bitter enmity between Tehran and Washington.More likely, Trump’s rash, reckless gamble will inflame and exacerbate all these problems. Depending on how Iran and its allies and supporters react, the region could plunge into an uncontrolled conflagration. US bases in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere in the region, home to about 40,000 American troops, must now be considered potential targets for retaliation – and possibly British and allied forces,...

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14 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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14 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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15 h. ago Inside Trump's attack on Iran nuke bases with 'bunker buster' bombs and missiles

The major US operation is said to have targeted Iran’s nuclear sites using some of its most powerful weapons, according to Donald Trump - including six 30,000lb bunker-busting bombs

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17 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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18 h. ago Starmer backs Trump’s bombing of Iran saying it ‘can never be allowed to develop nuclear weapon’

US president bombs Iranian nuclear sites and says key facilities 'completely and totally obliterated’

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18 h. ago US bombs Iran LIVE: WW3 fears rise as Donald Trump hits nuke site with bunker buster bomb

The US has officially launched an attack on Iran, with Donald Trump claiming he carried out a successful strike on three nuclear sites in the country as tensions rise in the middle east

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