4 h. ago Fears for British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges after UK closes embassy in Tehran amid deadly crackdown on anti

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in Tehran in January last year during a motorcycle tour around the world and were later charged with espionage.

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5 h. ago Son raises concerns for British parents detained in Iran amid deadly protests

Joe Bennett warns parents Craig and Lindsay Foreman face ‘dangerous’ situation after British embassy closed in Tehran

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5 h. ago Iran shuts airspace and UK closes embassy in Tehran as Trump weighs military action

Airlines were forced to cancel, reroute or delay some flights after the airspace was closed for nearly five hours

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6 h. ago Iran shuts airspace in WW3 warning as 'passenger planes could be confused for missiles'

Iran closed its airspace to all commercial flights for several hours without explanation early Thursday, as tensions remained high with the United States over Tehran's deadly crackdown on protests

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8 h. ago Iran protests latest: Trump says Tehran has ‘no plan’ to execute protesters as UK closes embassy

Flights have resumed over Iran after an order closing its airspace to commercial aircraft expired

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12 h. ago Iran closes airspace as state television sends Trump 'bullet won't miss' threat

Iran has shut its airspace following escalating tensions with the United States, as anti-government demonstrations continue to rage across the Middle Eastern nation

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13 h. ago Iran protests latest: Airspace closed along with UK embassy in Tehran as US escalates attack threats

Britain and US remove staff from military base as Donald Trump ‘ready to push button on strikes’ amid repression

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16 h. ago Iran protests latest: UK closes Tehran embassy as US escalates attack threats

Britain and US remove staff from military base as Donald Trump ‘ready to push button on strikes’ amid repression

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17 h. ago WW3 fears rise as British embassy in Iran closes as US considers action

Amid escalating unrest in Iran, violent crackdowns on protesters, and growing international tensions, including threats of US intervention, the British Embassy in Tehran has been temporarily closed

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66 h. ago Iran crisis live: Trump ‘unafraid’ to use ‘lethal force’ on Iran but wants diplomacy to be ‘first option’, says White House

Airstrikes would be ‘one of the many options on the table’ says press secretary Karoline Leavitt as Iranian regime seeks to downplay protests‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’Analysis: Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraintPeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationIran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said communication lines with the US remain open, as the Trump administration continues to weigh the option of military strikes.“This channel of communication between our foreign minister (Abbas Araghchi) and the special envoy of the president of the United States is open,” Baghaei said, in apparent reference to Steve Witkoff.Always opposes interference in other countries’ internal affairs, maintains that the sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under in...

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3 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Britain get involved in military action against the Iranian regime?

Donald Trump is weighing up whether to order military action in support of protesters against the Iranian regime as mass demonstrations continue despite a crackdown by security services.

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3 d. ago Iran crisis live: foreign minister says country ready for negotiations but also ‘fully prepared for war’

Abbas Araghchi warns adversaries against ‘miscalculation’ as Trump mulls military response to protest crackdown‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’Analysis: Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraintIran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said communication lines with the US remain open, as the Trump administration continues to weigh the option of military strikes.“This channel of communication between our foreign minister (Abbas Araghchi) and the special envoy of the president of the United States is open,” Baghaei said, in apparent reference to Steve Witkoff.Always opposes interference in other countries’ internal affairs, maintains that the sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under international law, and opposes the use or threat of use of force in international relatio...

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4 d. ago UK will shed no tears if Iranian regime toppled, minister indicates as Trump considers strike

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander branded Iran a hostile state and said the UK favours a peaceful transfer of power as US sources say Donald Trump is weighing up a military strike

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7 d. ago Danish forces will ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ if Greenland is invaded amid US threats

The White House said this week that Donald Trump was still weighing military intervention as an option to take over Greenland

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8 d. ago Trump team weighs option to use military to acquire Greenland days after capturing Venezuela’s president: Live updates

Greenland, a mineral-rich Arctic island, is a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark

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