38 m. 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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40 m. ago Starmer and European allies urge restraint from Israel and Iran after strikes

The Prime Minister, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a ‘diplomatic resolution’.

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46 m. ago Is Iran as close to building a nuclear weapon as Netanyahu claims?

Israeli PM alleges Tehran has capacity to make nine bombs, but this runs contrary to recent US and UN assessmentsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn justifying Israel’s attack on Iran, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he had acted to pre-empt a secret Iranian programme to build a nuclear bomb, claiming Tehran already had the capacity to build nine nuclear bombs. Israeli officials also claimed to have presented information to the US that Iran had recently made the necessary technical breakthroughs.Netanyahu’s critics are saying he acted to pre-empt something else: a diplomatic agreement between the US and Iran on its civil nuclear programme, or even the demise of his own government. They point out that Israel has been saying for 20 years that Iran is on the brink of building a bomb. Continue reading...

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63 m. ago Mapped: How Israeli jets travelled over 1,000 miles in tinderbox region to strike Iran

Fears are growing that a wider conflict could erupt in the Middle East following strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities

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64 m. ago ‘Are we at war now?’: Tehran’s residents left reeling after Israeli strikes

Overnight attack marks first time that Israel has hit multiple residential areas in Iran’s capital

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95 m. ago Kemi Badenoch says Israel should be 'supported' for stopping Britain's 'enemy' Iran getting nuclear weapons

Kemi Badenoch said Tehran was an 'enemy' of the UK that had been behind attempted terrorism.

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98 m. ago How Iran’s military can wreak cold, bloody revenge on Israel

Israel’s attack on Iran was an existential defence but we will all pay the price, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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1 hour ago Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed for ‘game on’ tweet after Israel bombs Iran

Graham called ‘disgrace’ and ‘disgusting’ after ‘game on’ comment and call to ‘pray for Israel’

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1 hour ago Is it safe to travel to Egypt? Your rights as Middle East conflict escalates between Israel and Iran

Dozens of flights were diverted to avoid airspace in the Middle East as conflict grows among Iran and Israel

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1 hour ago Voices: Will Israel’s war on Iran force Keir Starmer to raise defence spending even more?

Despite talking of moving Britain to ‘war-fighting readiness’, the prime minister has so far resisted Nato pressure to increase spending further, writes John Rentoul

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2 h. ago Israel's nighttime attack on Iran mapped as six key nuclear targets confirmed

Israel has launched a widescale attack against Iran, killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists, with the country responding by launching 100 drones of their own and promising "bitter" revenge

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2 h. ago Trump tears into Iran saying ‘They’re all DEAD now’ as he ‘supports’ Israel after night of missile strikes on hard

Trump’s statement contradicts a claim by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Israel acted unilaterally and without American assistance

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2 h. ago US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack

The United States is shifting military resources in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran

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2 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu posted chilling 'hint' hours before Israel attacked Iran

Israel destroyed key nuclear targets in Iran and wiped out multiple top military officials in 'Operation Rising Lion' - now it appears that Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at the name hours before

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2 h. ago Israel warns Iran attacks could last up to TWO WEEKS after brutal airstrikes sees war explode in Middle East as Tehran vows 'painful' revenge: Live updates

Iran vowed to respond 'harshly' to Israel 's strikes on Tehran's nuclear facilities, which have taken out top Revolutionary Guard generals and nuclear scientists.

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2 h. ago Inside Israel's Operation Rising Lion: How Mossad spec ops smuggled weapons into Iran and set up secret drone factory near the capital in years

In a brazen stealth operation, Mossad was said to have set up a secret base of drones laden with explosives, tasked with striking defences near Tehran.

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3 h. ago Why is Israel attacking Iran? Tensions in the Middle East escalate

Israel has launched missile strikes on Iran, targeting nuclear sites and military leaders, as tensions in the Middle East intensify

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3 h. ago Irish citizens advised against travel to Israel after airstrikes on Iran

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said further escalation would risk ‘regional spillover’.

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3 h. ago Trump warns Iran next attacks will be MORE brutal with chilling ultimatum after Israel's hit on nuclear sites sparks WWIII fears

President Donald Trump is threatening Iran to agree to a nuclear deal or face further attacks that will be 'even more brutal' following Israel 's shock attack on its nuclear and military facilities.

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3 h. ago UK to take ‘every diplomatic step’ to stop Iran building nuclear weapons – No 10

Israel launched strikes on Tehran overnight, rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict.

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