35 h. ago Donald Trump's top general 'p****** everyone off' as UK nuclear submarine deal on brink

Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Policy, has unilaterally launched a review of the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal after expressing his scepticism

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42 h. ago Fate of Aukus nuclear submarine deal may be delayed months as UK and Australia wait on Trump review

Snap Trump administration review of the $360bn deal announced a month ago will extend well beyond initial 30-day timeframeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia and the UK potentially face months of more uncertainty over the future of the Aukus agreement, amid expectations a snap Trump administration review of the nuclear submarines deal will extend well beyond its initial 30-day timeframe.The author of Britain’s Aukus review, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, said both countries would contribute to the Pentagon assessment but warned there was “a way to go” yet before advice to US President Donald Trump was settled.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago Google agrees deal to buy power from planned nuclear fusion plant

Tech giant to purchase from US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems in only second such deal in nascent sector

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1 week ago Trump denies US plan to offer Iran $30bn civilian nuclear deal

US president lashes out at media for reporting his administration discussed possible deal involving release of billions of dollars in frozen assets to support Iran’s non-military nuclear development

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says US to hold talks with Iran on nuclear deal as he doubles down on 'obliteration' of sites

US President says decision to target Iranian nuclear sites with bunker-busting bombs had ended the war, calling it ‘a victory for everybody’

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2 w. ago Trump says US will speak to Iran next week and ‘may’ sign a nuclear deal

President dismissed intelligence leak suggesting impact of American strikes on key facilities was limited

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2 w. ago Trump says he will speak to Iran next week and ‘may’ sign a nuclear deal

US president dismissed intelligence leak suggesting impact of American strikes on key facilities was limited

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2 w. ago Trump’s shaky ceasefire deal is not the legacy he had in mind

Editorial: The current conflict could have been avoided if the US president had not abandoned the Iran nuclear deal in his first term. If history is to judge him a peacemaker, he will need to resolve the Israel-Palestine issue

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s vacillating approach to Iran: a ceasefire is welcome, but the danger isn’t over | Editorial

Better diplomacy than war, but the US president’s inconsistency and Benjamin Netanyahu’s political needs increase the dangers in this Middle East crisisDonald Trump declared a ceasefire that would last “for ever”. Or perhaps not. Within hours, he had attacked both Israel and Iran for breaking the deal he took credit for, though there seemed to be a precarious peace. But the volatility of events owes much to the unpredictability of Mr Trump’s own rhetoric and actions. The Middle East crisis will continue to overshadow the Nato summit in The Hague, intended to shore up support for Ukraine.It is just over two weeks since Mr Trump told Israel’s prime minister not to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, hoping for a deal with Tehran. Benjamin Netanyahu ignored him – and within hours, as Fox News celebrated the Israeli offensive, the president sought to associate himself with it. He demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender and threatened its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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2 w. ago Iran makes chilling vow to kill '50,000 US soldiers' as British sites on high alert

US President Donald Trump warned if Iran does not stop its nuclear enrichment programme and strike a deal for peace that regime change could be a distinct possibility

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3 w. ago Britain withdraws staff from its Tehran embassy as Israel and Iran continue to trade airstrikes

'We have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw UK staff from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely,' Britain said on its travel advice website page for Iran

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3 w. ago Trump sets deadline of two weeks to decide if US will join Israel’s war on Iran

US president leaves window for negotiation after Israeli defence minister openly embraces regime change Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has set a two-week deadline to decide whether the US will join Israel’s war with Iran, allowing time to seek a negotiated end to the conflict, the White House has said.The decision to leave a window for diplomacy came after Israel’s defence minister openly embraced regime change in Tehran as a war aim. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago The Latest: Israel attacks Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state TV says

Iranian state television says Israel has attacked Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor

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3 w. ago Israel’s military warns people to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor

Israel’s military warned people Thursday to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor

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3 w. ago America is sleepwalking into another unnecessary war | Eli Clifton and Eldar Mamedov

Here we are, on the brink of another Middle East conflict with Iran – one that was entirely preventableAs the United States inches closer to direct military confrontation with Iran, it is critical to recognize how avoidable this escalation has been. “We knew everything [about Israel’s plans to strike Iran], and I tried to save Iran humiliation and death,” said Donald Trump on Friday. “I tried to save them very hard because I would have loved to have seen a deal worked out.”As two of the last analysts from an American thinktank to visit Iran, just three weeks ago, we can report that Iran’s own foreign ministry and members of the nuclear negotiating team were eager to work out a deal with Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East, and showed no indication they were interested in slow-walking talks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Iran's supreme leader Khamenei trades war threats with Trump in 'incredibly dangerous moment' for Middle East

Ayatollah warns any US air strikes on Iran would have ‘serious irreparable consequences’ as US President considers military action

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3 w. ago ‘Incredibly dangerous moment’ as Israel hits Tehran 'centrifuge' site and Trump weighs US strikes on Iran

Israel says more than 50 fighter jets took part in morning air strikes

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3 w. ago Israel hits 'centrifuge site' in Tehran as Trump weighs launching US strikes on Iran

Israel says more than 50 fighter jets took part in morning air strikes

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3 w. ago Donald Trump won't sink crucial nuclear submarine deal, Keir Starmer says

Keir Starmer insisted the landmark AUKUS deal signed by Australia, the UK and the US was 'really important' - and dismissed fears Donald Trump could abandon the crucial pact

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