98 m. ago Iran's cratered nuclear reactor after Israel's precision strike revealed as Tel Aviv threatens to assassinate supreme leader and Trump considers joining war: Live updates

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

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3 h. ago Iran's cratered nuclear reactor after Israel's precision strike revealed as Tel Aviv threatens to assassinate supreme leader and Trump considers joining war

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

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23 h. ago Iranian opposition supporters grapple with US and Israeli regime change plans

‘We want freedom on our own terms,’ says one Tehran resident, while another writes, ‘Someone is helping us’Despite a substantial internet blackout, news spread quickly in Iran on Tuesday night: the US was considering joining Israel in its war on Iran. The US president, Donald Trump, wrote on Truth Social: “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now Our patience is wearing thin.” Three minutes later, in a second post, he added: “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”When Mehnaz*, a 24-year-old student activist in east Tehran, heard the news, she did not think of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Instead, she thought of her fellow students who were detained, shot and executed by Iranian security forces during the “woman, life, liberty” protests in 2022. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Starmer considers whether to support US if Trump joins Israel’s war on Iran

Labour prime minister chaired emergency ‘Cobra’ meeting amid fears over escalating situation in the Middle East

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26 h. ago Israel blitzes Iran suburb where Ayatollah is 'hiding in bunker' as Trump warns 'no one knows what I will do' as he considers joining war

Israel has launched new attacks across Tehran near to where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding in an underground bunker.

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27 h. ago Israel blitzes Iran suburb where Ayatollah is 'hiding in bunker' but Trump now refuses to say if US will join war after Russia warned him not to

Israel has launched new attacks across Tehran near to where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding in an underground bunker.

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28 h. ago Keir Starmer to chair emergency Cobra meeting as Trump considers joining Israel's war against Iran

Downing Street would not say whether British nationals should attempt to leave Israel amid its conflict with Iran

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3 d. ago Blitz on Iran: Israel has 'full aerial superiority' over Tehran and has destroyed a third of its missile force as US aircraft carrier steams towards Middle East

Iranian missiles rained down on Israel in the early hours of Monday, damaging the US Embassy as Tehran called for its allies to support its fight against Israel.

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3 d. ago US embassy in Israel is damaged in Iran missile blitz after Trump warned he would unleash hell if America was 'attacked in any way': Tehran marshals Islamic Army to wage all

Iran is looking to form an 'Islamic Army' with several other countries in the Middle East as it continues to wage war with Israel.

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3 d. ago Iran blitzes Israel for fourth day and calls for Islamic Army to wage war on Tel Aviv as IDF destroys its nuclear HQ and warns of 'regime change' in Tehran

Iran is looking to form an 'Islamic Army' with several other countries in the Middle East as it continues to wage war with Israel.

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