2 h. ago Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites

Pentagon claims major damage inflicted, world leaders call for restraint and Israel continues to strike Iranian targetsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran has warned the US to brace for retaliation after Donald Trump’s administration joined Israel in its war against Tehran, tearing up his isolationist foreign policy and launching the most consequential intervention in a conflict in a generation.Almost a day after US strikes targeting three key Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, told France’s Emmanuel Macron: “The Americans must receive a response to their aggression,” signalling a potential Iranian reprisal that could drag the US into a new, protracted conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Brits issued urgent petrol price warning as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

Petrol prices could increase after further instability in the Middle East, with a recent strike on Iran from Israel meaning the Strait of Hormuz - a key oil shipping channel - could be disrupted

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7 h. ago Strikes on Iran and Israel, a hoisted yacht and Jaws rides again

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14 h. ago US 'obliterates' Iran's nuclear sites as defiant Tehran strikes back at Israel: Inside the crucial hours when Trump went 'dark' and unleashed hell

It all changed over 48 hours as Trump became convinced that the Ayatollah would never voluntarily give up his quest for a doomsday weapon to wipe out Israel - and he would have to act.

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14 h. ago From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited

Trump has warned of broader US involvement in Israel’s war if Iran attempts to strike back against US military sites in the regionFull report: Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sitesLive coverage: Iran strikes Israel after US attackIran had sought to deter Donald Trump from joining Israel’s bombing campaign with dire threats of retaliation, but its options now are limited and fraught with risk.Iranian officials have said specifically that US ships and military bases would be targeted, but much of the capacity it had relied on as a deterrent has been stripped away over the past few days by Israeli strikes. Those strikes however, have focused on long-range ballistic missile launchers. Iran still has a formidable arsenal of shorter-range missiles and drones. Continue reading...

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15 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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17 h. ago US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, entering war alongside Israel

The United States has launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday, entering Israel's war aimed at dismantling the country's nuclear program in a high-stakes move to weaken a longstanding adversary

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17 h. ago US Air Force jets using Prestwick could make Scotland 'complicit in war crimes' says Humza Yousaf

Days after Israel launched its first strikes against Iran, the US sent dozens of military aircraft across Europe including to Prestwick Airport.

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19 h. ago Trump warns Iran of further attacks if Tehran does not ‘make peace’

US president says Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities hit during American air strikes

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19 h. ago Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran

Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders denounced the decision to launch attack, while most Republicans praised the actionUS strikes Iran – follow it liveAmerican 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 that cross party lines as Washington grapples with yet another military intervention overseas.Donald Trump announced on Saturday night that the US had completed strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort this month to destroy the country’s nuclear program. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Israel launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran including second attack on nuclear complex

The US has moved B-2 stealth bombers capable of carrying 'bunker-busting' bombs as President Trump continues to debate joining Israel in strikes on Iran .

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24 h. ago Israel launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran as the US moves B

The US has moved B-2 stealth bombers capable of carrying 'bunker-busting' bombs as President Trump continues to debate joining Israel in strikes on Iran .

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28 h. ago 'British man with links to Iran operatives' held on suspicion of spying and terrorism offences in Cyprus

The US has moved B-2 stealth bombers capable of carrying 'bunker-busting' bombs as President Trump continues to debate joining Israel in strikes on Iran .

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29 h. ago The whole world knew the US and Israel were going to strike Iran

I knew in April the finishing touches were being put to what Netanyahu dubbed Operation Rising Lion. Tehran knew. Washington knew. But our Prime Minister appears to have been blindsided...

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36 h. ago Israel strikes Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility as Trump weighs entering war

Crown jewel of Tehran’s nuclear programme at Fordow can only be destroyed with US bombs

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41 h. ago Israel and Iran launch new attacks as Tehran says it will not negotiate nuclear programme while under threat

Israel’s foreign minister says its strikes have delayed Iran’s potential to develop a nuclear weapon by ‘at least two or three years’Iran and Israel exchanged fresh strikes early on Saturday, after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat and Israel claimed its attacks had delayed Iran’s potential to develop a nuclear weapon by “at least two or three years”.Shortly after 2.30am the Israeli military warned of an incoming missile barrage from Iran, triggering air raid sirens across parts of central Israel, including Tel Aviv, as well as in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as no sign of diplomatic breakthrough

Iran’s foreign minister said he would not negotiate with the US as long as Israel continued to carry out airstrikes against the country

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49 h. ago Trump says he won’t ask Israel to stop strikes in effort to hasten Iran deal

European ministers and UN step up diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict

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53 h. ago Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as Europe begins negotiations with Tehran

Iran’s top diplomat accused Israel of committing war crimes by bombing Tehran’s nuclear facilities as he arrived for negotiations with the UK and European Union

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58 h. ago Photos of a tense week as Iranian missiles bypass air defenses in retaliatory strikes on Israel

Last Friday, Iran began firing missiles at Israel in retaliation for a barrage of strikes inside its territory that targeted military and nuclear sites and killed top officials and scientists.

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