3 h. ago UK moving jets to Middle East as Israel warns more severe strikes coming

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Britain was moving military assets to the region as Iran warned UK bases would be targeted if it helped defend Israel

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3 h. ago More UK jets being sent to the Middle East as Starmer calls for de

The Prime Minister said military assets were being sent to the region following an exchange of strikes and missile attacks by Israel and Iran.

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4 h. ago More UK jets being sent to the Middle East as Starmer calls for calm

The Prime Minister said military assets were being sent to the region following an exchange of strikes and missile attacks by Israel and Iran.

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4 h. ago World looks on in horror as Israel and Iran bombard each other with strikes

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Britain was moving military assets to the region as Iran warned UK bases would be targeted if it helped defend Israel

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4 h. ago UK moves jets to Middle East as Starmer refuses to rule out defending Israel

Military assets to provide ‘contingency support’ as PM repeats call for de-escalation after Iran’s retaliatory strikesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK is moving jets and other military assets to the Middle East, Keir Starmer has said, refusing to rule out defending Israel from Iranian strikes despite Tehran’s threat that such an action could see British bases in the region also targeted.Speaking to reporters on the plane to the G7 summit, Starmer reiterated his call for de-escalation, saying he had held a series of calls with other world leaders in the hours after Israel’s attack on Iran, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer says UK fighter jets to be scrambled to Middle East amid WW3 fears

The UK already has jets in the region as part of its Operation Shader contribution but more military assets, described by Keir Starmer as 'contingency support', are being deployed

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7 h. ago Mapped: Where Iranian and Israeli missiles have struck as Middle East tensions escalate

Escalating tensions as Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday

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11 h. ago UK and US given chilling warning by Iran if they defend Israel from 2,000 missile attack

Israel Iran conflict has seen Britain, US and France warned by Tehran that military bases will be targeted if they decide to defend Israel from any upcoming barrage of missiles as tensions rise

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18 h. ago Keir Starmer should lead diplomacy effort as tensions rise in Middle East

Donald Trump should take a leaf out of the Labour leader's book, says Record View.

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26 h. ago Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as tensions continue to escalate between Tehran and Israel

Iran has launched a retaliatory attack against Israel using ballistic missiles against “dozens of targets, military centres and airbases” on Friday (13 June).

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29 h. ago Starmer tries to ease tensions with Israel stressing 'right to self

Keir Starmer urged a 'diplomatic' solution to rising fears about Tehran developing nuclear weapons as he called a Cobra emergency meeting this afternoon.

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33 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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35 h. ago What is Iran's nuclear program and how close are they to developing a nuke? What you need to know about Tehran's WMD ambitions

Israel attacked multiple Iranian nuclear and military sites on Friday as tensions reached new heights over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program.

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37 h. ago Timeline of tensions and hostilities between Israel and Iran

Israel and Iran have opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict

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40 h. ago Israel launches major attack on Iran targeting nuclear sites and missile facilities

Sir Keir Starmer urges ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently’ as Israel strikes Iran

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42 h. ago Asian shares slide while oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran

Asia shares have opened lower while oil prices surged after Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday amid tensions over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program

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44 h. ago Israel strikes LIVE: Leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard killed as explosions rock nation

General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed during Israel’s overnight attacks as tensions in the Middle East grow

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44 h. ago Israel strikes Iran: Oil prices jump after escalation in Middle East tensions

Israeli defence minister expects retaliation from Iran following decision to carry out ‘pre-emptive’ attack

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3 d. ago PMQs: Starmer says there is ‘no easy answer’ to finding way of seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine – UK politics live

Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, asks prime minister about frozen Russian assets in the UK after sanctioning of two Israeli ministers on TuesdayGreen party MPs and activists staged a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the Chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealthSenior SNP figures held a secret meeting on Monday night to discuss removing John Swinney as party leader, The Herald has learned, following last week’s defeat in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection.One of the 25 attendees said the first minister had two weeks to come up with a new strategy on independence — or risk facing a leadership ch...

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2 w. ago BBC Question Time audience snigger at guest's 'saucy' remark amid benefit showdown

Question Time, held in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on Thursday, saw the panel discuss the two-child benefit cap, which Keir Starmer has this week hinted at easing

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