1 hour ago Israel strikes near Iran nuclear site cause huge earthquake as WW3 fears ramp up

Israel's unprecedented attacks on Iran began by targeting nuclear and military sites including the key Fordow facility, which is buried deep in the mountains in northern Iran

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51 h. ago ‘We will show no mercy’: Iran accuses Israel of starting a ‘war’ which many fear will engulf Middle East

Iran fires dozens of missiles at Israel which vowed further strikes on Iran in unprecedented confrontation between the arch foes

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61 h. ago ‘We will show no mercy’: Iran accuses Israel of igniting conflict many fear will engulf region

Iran fires dozens of missiles at Israel which vowed further strikes on Iran in unprecedented confrontation between the arch foes

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68 h. ago Israelis in triumphant but foreboding mood after unprecedented Iran strikes

Many welcome attack on military and nuclear targets but unease lingers as country braces for what happens nextMiddle East crisis – live updatesTrepidation mixed with triumphalism in Israel on Friday, after an unprecedented attack on Iran’s military and nuclear programme brought ordinary life to an abrupt halt.The country’s main airport was closed “until further notice” with no flights expected for days and hospitals began moving hundreds of vulnerable patients to emergency underground facilities and sending home anyone who could be discharged. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago ‘A declaration of war’: Israel’s strike on Iran – Today in Focus Extra

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem the morning after an unprecedented Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilitiesIsrael has launched an unprecedented strike on Iran. Though in the last couple of years the two rivals in the region have traded a few tit-for-tat attacks, the world woke up on Friday to an extraordinary escalation.As the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem, this time Israel has attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, as well as killing the head of the Revolutionary Guards, the army chief of staff, and six senior nuclear scientists. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Why Israel and Iran’s escalation is unprecedented – and what it means for a teetering Middle East

The deep fear is that this war between Israel and Iran - two nations lying 2,000 km apart - will play out on the ground of all the countries in between, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew from Damascus

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3 d. ago Why has Israel chosen to strike Iran now? CHRIS PLEASANCE explains the reasons behind the timing of this unprecedented attack

Operation Rising Lion targeted sites in Tehran as well as Iran 's nuclear facilities in a devastating wave of air strikes - escalating fears the Middle East is on the brink of all-out war.

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