8 h. ago White House furious at top secret leak on Iran nuclear site bombing as Trump faces impeachment calls: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump warned the warring sides to 'please not violate' the ceasefire last night, declaring that it marked a new chapter of 'world peace'.

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10 h. ago Shock poll reveals how Americans really feel about Donald Trump's Iran attack

A poll taken in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump 's decision to unleash 'bunker buster' bombs on Iran 's nuclear facilities reveals how Americans feel about the attack.

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10 h. 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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13 h. ago Now Starmer hails Trump's Iran bombing for 'alleviating threat' of regime getting nuclear weapon... after ministers spent days refusing to say it was the right thing to do

After days of ministers desperately dodging on whether they supported the action, Keir Starmer sounded a much more positive tone as he arrived at the Nato summit in The Hague.

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14 h. ago Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s Iran bombing raid on nuclear sites: poll

CNN/SSRS poll also found 58 percent think the airstrikes will make Iran more of a threat to the United States.

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14 h. ago Voices: What’s the real reason Keir Starmer won’t say if Donald Trump was right or wrong to bomb Iran?

The prime minister urged de-escalation and the US president ignored him, leaving the British government unable to say whether it is for or against the military action. It’s another blow to Starmer’s standing on the world stage, says John Rentoul

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15 h. ago We asked three experts on Iran’s nuclear program what Trump achieved with his strikes. Their answers were concerning

Experts say the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy its stockpile of enriched uranium and may increase the political will to build a bomb.

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16 h. ago Why Trump’s bombing of Iran will only bolster North Korea’s nuclear resolve

For Kim Jong Un, America and Israel’s war on Iran is proof that half-measures invite war while full nuclear capability prevents it, Shweta Sharma writes

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22 h. ago Trump is not interested in listening to US experts on Iran and the Middle East

The US president is more willing to listen to Israel than his predecessors were and is also deeply suspicious of the CIAWhen Donald Trump ordered the US military to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, the debate among intelligence officials, outside experts and policymakers over the status of Tehran’s nuclear program had largely been frozen in place for nearly 20 years.That prolonged debate has repeatedly placed the relatively dovish US intelligence community at odds with Israel and neoconservative Iran hawks ever since the height of the global war on terror. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Donald Trump announces Israel and Iran have agreed to ceasefire after US bombing raids

US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after US bombing raids on Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend

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30 h. ago Trump’s strikes on Iran have failed to destroy its path to a bomb and may drag the U.S. into a quagmire, experts warn

Experts say the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy its stockpile of enriched uranium and may increase the political will to build a bomb.

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30 h. ago How Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' eerily foreshadowed Trump's stealth bomb raid on Iran's nuclear lab

Donald Trump's stealth airstrikes deep within Iranian territory have opened a floodgate of comparisons to a Tom Cruise blockbuster.

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31 h. ago Trump is still ‘stinging’ from brutal TACO jibe, a member of his family claims, so he decided to attack Iran

Mary Trump says her uncle, President Donald Trump, bombed Iran because he is still “stinging” from being called TACO.

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33 h. ago Iran warns Trump its retaliation for nuclear labs bombing is NOT over after firing barrage of missiles at U.S. base: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Iran has warned that its retaliation to President Trump's strikes on its nuclear facilities is not over after the largest US military base in the Middle East was targeted.

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35 h. ago Trump and Netanyahu aim to remake the Middle East with bombs. Iran shows why that will always fail | Sina Toossi

The US has rashly followed Israel into a war that will not end Iran’s nuclear programme or topple its governmentSina Toossi is a senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International PolicyThe joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend – targeting nuclear facilities, infrastructure and symbolic state institutions – reflect the bankruptcy of a decades-long approach to Iran that has hinged on pressure, coercion and destabilisation. This latest gambit appears less a strategic gamechanger than a desperate bid to regime-change Iran and prop up a rickety regional status quo built around unchecked Israeli dominance.The timing of Israel’s initial surprise attack on 13 June was no coincidence. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – who has long sought to sabotage any prospect of US-Iran detente – appears to have steamrolled Donald Trump into the escalation he has always wanted. The result looks like a trap: Trump, once again, manoeuvred into a destabilising Middle East con...

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36 h. ago American airbase under 'imminent threat' as Iran weighs retaliation for Trump bombing and Qatar closes airspace: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East as a US air force base in Qatar has been placed under an 'imminent threat' amid fears Iran is set to strike.

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36 h. ago This satellite image reveals a terrifying truth about Iran's nuclear arsenal that we've all missed. Tehran could now be weeks away from the most shocking attack of all: MARK ALMOND

Further images reveal a flurry of activity at Fordow prior to this. So what was Iran up to and what is in those trucks? The answer will likely dictate what happens in the weeks to come of this war.

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38 h. ago ‘Morning Joe’ stands up for Trump on Iran strikes and says even Hillary Clinton would have bombed nuke sites

‘I find it hard to believe that Bush 41, Bush 43, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, you know, go down the list, any president wouldn’t have felt compelled to take that strike,’ host Joe Scarborough declared Monday morning.

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39 h. ago Militarized LA: troops here to stay as Trump doubles down on deployments

Dust settles after impassioned protests but military presence unnerves California leaders – and threatens to inflame already tense situationShortly before last November’s presidential election, before anyone could envision him defying his “America first” political base and launching a bombing raid on Iran, Donald Trump offered a preview of how and why he would want to deploy the military on US soil.It was, the president said, to deal with “the enemy within”. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago The strait of Hormuz: how could Iran close it and why does it matter to global trade?

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the vital global trade route, through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through dailyTrump floats regime change in Iran – follow it livePresident Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites has deepened fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East.Joining Israel in the biggest western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution, the world is now bracing for Iran’s response. Continue reading...

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