5 h. ago Kneecap fans boo Rod Stewart as band target him with "older than Israel" jibe

Fans of the Belfast group jeered Rod’s name as Kneecap were performing at Glastonbury.

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53 h. ago Photos of Israel's underground parking lots and subways became bomb shelters amid war with Iran

Israelis in Tel Aviv and other cities hunkered down in parking lots and metro stations for protection from Iran's retaliatory strikes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched Israel's military campaign against Iran on June 13, targeting its military and nuclear program.

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4 d. ago This is who desperate Donald Trump will target if the ceasefire between Israel and Iran fails

Amid the fog of war, one thing remains quite clear: in spite of increasingly furious calls for peace from the world's most powerful man, Israel and Iran want to fight.

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5 d. ago Tehran warns US, Israel and UK will 'bear full responsibility' for attacks in Iran and declares it is prepared to wage war on the West for the next two years

LIVE UPDATES: Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East as Israel has launched an 'unprecedented' attack on 'regime targets' in Tehran and Iran vows retaliation against Israel and the US.

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5 d. ago White House says Trump was 'the first president with the guts to do something' about Iran and is 'confident' nuclear sites were 'completely obliterated'

LIVE UPDATES: Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East as Israel has launched an 'unprecedented' attack on 'regime targets' in Tehran and Iran vows retaliation against Israel and the US.

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5 d. ago Israel launches 'unprecedented' strikes aimed at wiping out Iran's Revolutionary guards with 'hundreds' dead as Tehran vows to kill 50,000 US soldiers

LIVE UPDATES: Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East as Israel has launched an 'unprecedented' attack on 'regime targets' in Tehran and Iran vows retaliation against Israel and the US.

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5 d. ago Israel attacks notorious Tehran prison as it strikes symbolic regime targets

Attacks come after Donald Trump raised possibility of ‘regime change’ in Iran

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5 d. ago Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel in the wake of US strikes on its nuclear targets

Iran has fired a salvo of missiles and drones at Israel, while warning the United States that its military had been given a “free hand” to attack American targets as well

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Iran targets Israel in devastating reprisal attacks after US bombs three Iranian nuclear sites: Live updates

The Israeli emergency services said 16 people are being treated for injuries following the horrifying strikes, with one man in his 30s suffering a shrapnel injury to his upper body.

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after more than 100 days in Ice detention

Columbia graduate and legal US resident was targeted by White House for speaking out against the Israeli war in GazaMahmoud Khalil – the Palestinian rights activist, Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident of the US who had been held by federal immigration authorities for more than three months – has been reunited with his wife and infant son.Khalil, the most high-profile student to be targeted by the Trump administration for speaking out against Israel’s war on Gaza, arrived in New Jersey on Saturday at about 1pm – two hours later than expected after his flight was first rerouted to Philadelphia. Khalil greeted reporters and cheering supporters as he emerged from security at Newark airport accompanied by his wife, Dr Noor Abdalla, and son in a stroller, as well as his legal team and the New York Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The bomb from hell... So will the US deploy it? Can it take out Iran's nuclear site? And what would happen next?: MARK ALMOND

Donald Trump loves to back a winner, says MARK ALMOND. The prospect of a quick win must be tempting for a man who has already let it be known he wants a Nobel Peace Prize.

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9 d. ago Israel’s attack has exposed Iran’s lack of firepower – but conflict could yet turn in Tehran’s favour

Iran has struggled to respond effectively after Israel killed many of its top military commandersIt is a week since Israel began its largest attack ever on Iran, and in conventional military terms it is clear that Tehran is under extreme pressure. Israel has been able to achieve superiority over Iran’s skies at extraordinary speed, within hours of launching its surprise assault. Its military claimed on Monday to have knocked out 120 Iranian air defence systems through a mixture of air and drone strikes, about a third of Tehran’s pre-war total.In response, Iran’s most effective weapon has been its stock of high-speed ballistic missiles, estimated at about 2,000 by Israel’s Defence Force (IDF) at the outset of hostilities last week. But the heavy targeting by Israel of launch sites in western Iran, in underground bases such as at Kermanshah – coupled with Israel’s grimly effective targeted killing of Iran’s top military commanders – have left Iran struggling to respond militarily and ...

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1 week ago Iran 'hits Mossad headquarters' as military intelligence centre damaged in missile strike

Strikes have been carried out in Israel as Iran appeared to target a military building, following Donald Trump denying any peace talks taking place with the leader of Iran

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1 week ago Full scale of damage to Iran's nuclear sites laid bare as fears of WW3 ramp up

Israel launched recent airstrikes on Iran targeting a number of key nuclear and military sites, with Tehran retaliating, as hundreds of people have died in the ongoing hostilities

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1 week ago Horror moment Israel bombs Iran TV station during live show as presenter flees

Israel targeted the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building during a live broadcast - and according to Iranian media, several employees were killed in the attack

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1 week ago Bizarre moment Lebanese pool party cheers as missiles fly overhead amid Israel

Revellers at a Lebanese pool party have been seen cheering and dancing as Iranian missiles flew over to hit Israel targets. 

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1 week 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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1 week ago Iran targets Israel with new missile attacks, killing eight and injuring dozens

Emergency service says 92 people have been wounded as the conflict between the two regional rivals enters a fourth dayIran strikes Tel Aviv and Haifa as Israel conflict enters fourth dayIf you are just tuning in to the latest developments in the escalating conflict in the Middle East, here is our new wrap on the strikes between Israel and Iran.Iran has executed a man who was found guilty of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday, as reported by Reuters. Continue reading...

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