24 m. ago How the world reacted to America’s strikes on Iran: ‘Catastrophic consequences’

From Iraq to New Zealand, here’s how countries reacted

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51 m. ago Every time Starmer wants us to think the best of Trump, the US president proves him wrong

When Trump left the G7 Starmer told journalists that the US president wanted to de-escalate the Middle East crisis. Five days later Trump bombs Iran. The Independent’s David Maddox looks at why the prime minister keeps getting Trump wrong

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92 m. ago Iran accuses Trump of lying to his voters and betraying democracy

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has accused Donald Trump of lying to his voters and betraying democracy after US military strikes hit three nuclear sites in Iran late Saturday, June 21.

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1 hour ago Starmer calls for ‘diplomatic solution’ after US strikes Iran

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had urged de-escalation in the Middle East but Donald Trump pushed ahead with air and missile strikes.

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2 h. ago UK 'told Trump planned to hit Iran's nukes but played no part in US strike': Keir Starmer backs attack as officials make plans to get Britons out of Israel

Jonathan Reynolds said the UK had played no role in the strikes on three facilities overnight, but warned the threat of terrorism here due rise due to the close transatlantic alliance.

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2 h. ago UK must push for diplomatic solution following US strikes on Iran, says Swinney

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to return to negotiations following the overnight attacks on Tehran’s nuclear facilities.

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3 h. ago What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister who was used to getting his way with the White House. But after just over 150 days in office, it appears Trump has fallen into the same trap as his predecessors – and launched the most consequential strike on Iran in generations.From early suggestions that the Trump administration would rein in Netanyahu’s military ambitions, it now appears that the Israeli PM has manoeuvred the US into striking Iranian uranium enrichment sites directly after a series of military attacks that Washington was unable to deter the Israeli PM from. And the US is now bracing for a retaliation that could easily bring it into a full-scale war. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Watch Donald Trump’s speech in full as president claims Iran nuclear sites have been ‘obliterated’ in US missile attack

US President Donald Trump has announced US military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, which he claims were successful.

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4 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to Trump’s US military strikes on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised US President Donald Trump's decision to attack three nuclear sites in Iran.

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4 h. ago Starmer backs Trump’s bombing of Iran saying it ‘can never be allowed to develop nuclear weapon’

US president bombs Iranian nuclear sites and says key facilities 'completely and totally obliterated’

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4 h. ago Everything we know as Trump says US strikes fully obliterated Iran's key nuclear facilities

In an address to the nation, President Trump said that key nuclear plans had been a 'spectacular success'

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5 h. ago Trump used 12 bunker buster bombs and 30 Tomahawk missiles to 'obliterate' Iran's nuclear sites

The details were revealed by Sean Hannity of Fox News, who spoke to the president after the strikes.

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5 h. ago Trump news at a glance: President praises attacks on Iran as lawmakers divided on US involvement

Trump calls attacks on Iranian nuclear sites a success, but some US lawmakers immediately called the attack unconstitutional. Key US politics stories from Saturday 21 JuneWashington was in a flurry late on Saturday as Donald Trump announced that the US had completed strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to destroy the country’s nuclear program.American politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering support and instant condemnation, reflecting deep divisions in the country, as Washington grapples with yet another military intervention overseas. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump launches airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites as threat of all

The US president authorised the overnight bombings of key nuclear sites, including the heavily fortified Fordow plant

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6 h. ago US bombs Iran latest: Trump launches airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites as threat of all

The US president authorised the overnight bombings of key nuclear sites, including the heavily fortified Fordow plant

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7 h. ago Trump bombs Iranian nuclear facilities in major escalation. What happens next?

The world braces for retaliatory strikes while the US risks the prospect of serious blowback

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7 h. ago The Latest: US joins Israeli air campaign and strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict

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8 h. ago Trump addresses the nation after US forces bombed Iran's nuclear sites as he issues chilling warning

Donald Trump called Saturday's strikes on a trio of Iranian nuclear sites a 'spectacular military success' and gave a stark warning to Tehran that more attacks could be coming.

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8 h. ago Trump has just gambled his second presidency on a potential war with Iran

President need only look to his predecessors to see what will happen now that he has committed to military strikes in the Middle East, writes Eric Garcia

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9 h. ago Trump says Iran strikes ‘spectacular military success’ and warns ‘bully’ Iran to ‘make peace’ or face ‘greater’ attacks

President issues Tehran ultimatum — choose ‘peace’ or suffer ‘tragedy’ — after American warplanes 'obliterated' Iranian weapons facilities

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