1 hour ago Iran is 'rising threat to Brits inside UK' and 'nuclear threat has increased'

Iran 'poses a wide-ranging, persistent and unpredictable threat to the UK', according to a concerning report by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee

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32 h. ago Iran won't give up nuclear weapons goal and 'will pretend to give in', warns expert

Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian has said his country has "no problem" restarting nuclear talks with Donald Trump despite the US bombing its nuclear facilities last month - but a Middle East expert believes they are being disingenuous

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34 h. ago Chilling warning Iran won’t ditch plans to become nuclear state as it 'wants power'

A Middle East expert who worked undercover as a field agent for the French foreign intelligence has spoken out today after Donald Trump's US bombed Iran in June

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36 h. ago Brit kids 'must do their bit' amid war on UK soil threat, chilling report warns

Chilling escalation in "grey zone' warfare against the UK by Russia and its allies means every one of us Britons needs to do our bit to allow the military to prepare for war

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40 h. ago Inside the double life of a female Israeli fighter pilot who joined top

In her other life she works in marketing, has a husband and a loving family. But 'Major M' is also an Israeli fighter pilot who made history in mid-June.

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41 h. ago UK threatens sanctions on Iran if it does not end uncertainty on nuclear plan

Foreign secretary, David Lammy, says European nations will act if there is no cooperation with nuclear inspectorsEuropean nations will act to impose “dramatic sanctions” on Iran in the coming weeks if it does not end the uncertainty about its nuclear programme, including by allowing the return of UN inspectors, the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has warned.He also told the Commons that Iran could not assume Israel would not strike its nuclear sites again. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Voices: As the world gets more dangerous – the UK has to build peace through aid as it prepares for war

It is much cheaper to steer communities away from violence than to respond to its devastating impacts, write Labour MP Alex Ballinger and Lord Jack McConnell

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54 h. ago Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu is nominating Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu took a victory lap on Monday to hail their recent joint strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities as an unmitigated success

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57 h. ago Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at White House meeting expected to focus on Gaza

The prime minister made the announcement at a dinner with the president, with the US expected to push Israel to agree a Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump that he would nominate him for the Nobel peace prize on Monday, as the two leaders met for the first time since the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear program as part of a short-lived war between Israel and Iran.Trump was expected to press Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Israel’s 21-month-old war against Hamas in Gaza amid an outcry over the humanitarian cost of an offensive that has led to nearly 60,000 deaths, most of them Palestinian. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago The real reason Netanyahu nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize

ANALYSIS: Being nominated for a peace prize by Benjamin Netanyahu is akin to being nominated for a not breaking the law prize by Tony Soprano, writes Richard Hall.

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64 h. ago US air strikes on Iran were absolutely necessary, says Patel

US defence forces attacked Iranian nuclear sites near Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan last month.

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65 h. ago Iran's president admits nuke facilities WERE 'severely damaged' in US military strikes and claims in interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel tried to assassinate him in 12

The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented June 13 bombing campaign against Iran , killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.

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68 h. ago Could Putin and Xi really invade Taiwan and Europe at the same time? Experts explain why a simultaneous attack is unlikely despite NATO chief's WW3 warning

Analysts argue that even if Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his military for Xi's sake, the two powers are now locked in a new Cold War with the West and preparing in tandem to reshape the global order

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3 d. ago Donald Trump clashes with Elon Musk and threatens additional tariffs on countries with ‘anti

Musk says he is setting up America party to challenge Republican and Democratic ‘Uniparty’We can now bring you the latest updates from the devastating Texas floods that have killed at least 82 people. Rescuers are working around the clock to find survivors but their efforts may be hampered by more heavy rain that is expected to fall today.Most of the fatalities were in Kerr County, where Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp, was deluged.Netanyahu and Trump have a complex personal relationship – and Trump openly vented frustration at him last month during efforts to negotiate a truce with Iran – but the two have appeared in lockstep since the US launched a bombing run against Iran’s nuclear programme, fulfilling a key goal for Israeli war planners.Netanyahu arrives in Washington in a strong political position, observers have said, potentially giving him the diplomatic cover he would need to end the war in Gaza without facing a revolt from his rightwing supporters that could lead to t...

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3 d. ago Netanyahu returns to White House holding all the cards in Gaza talks

Joint attack on Iran puts Israeli PM in powerful position as he dangles prospect of Trump-brokered ceasefire dealDonald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Monday as the US president seeks again to broker a peace deal in Gaza and the Israeli prime minister takes a victory lap through the Oval Office after a joint military campaign against Iran and a series of successful strikes against Tehran and its proxies in the Middle East.Netanyahu and Trump have a complex personal relationship – and Trump openly vented frustration at him last month during efforts to negotiate a truce with Iran – but the two have appeared in lockstep since the US launched a bombing run against Iran’s nuclear programme, fulfilling a key goal for Israeli war planners. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Maga influencer and de facto national security adviser Laura Loomer holds outsized sway on Trump

The 32-year-old was instrumental in high-profile national security firings, and has cheerled the attacks on IranAfter years of claiming to be the vanguard of a new “America First” isolationist movement rebelling against the neoconservative policies of the George W Bush administration that led to the bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Maga’s online influencers are cheering for another war in the Middle East.And not just any war: they are applauding Donald Trump’s high-risk decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, a move that was considered a war too far even by the Bush administration. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Voices: The destruction of Iran’s nuclear programmes opens the door to a better future for citizens like me

There can be no going back to the status quo, which has crushed the Iranian people and led to the deaths of British soldiers, writes British-Iranian activist Vahid Beheshti. The government must embrace this historic moment and join our groundbreaking efforts

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5 d. ago Hamas says it is ready to enter ceasefire negotiations in ‘positive spirit’

Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in USHamas said it had responded on Friday in “a positive spirit” to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.US President Donald Trump earlier announced a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire in the nearly 21-month-old war between Israel and Hamas, stating he anticipated a reply from the parties in coming hours. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe

EU says it ‘favours a negotiated solution’ but is prepared for potential trade war with retaliatory dutiesDonald Trump threatened to impose 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe during talks in Washington this week, it has emerged.Such tariffs would hit everything from Belgian chocolate to Kerrygold butter from Ireland and olive oil from Italy, Spain and France, all big sellers in the US. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Europe is scrambling to form a united front and regain relevance in the Iran crisis

Tehran now places little faith in the European countries who played a key role in brokering the Iranian nuclear dealExposed as divided and marginalised during the Iran crisis, European nations are scrambling to retrieve a place at the Middle East negotiating table, fearing an impulsive Donald Trump has diminishing interest in stabilising Iran or the wider region now he believes he has achieved his key objective of wiping out Tehran’s nuclear programme.On Tuesday the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, was the latest senior European figure to phone the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, offering to be a facilitator and urging Tehran not to leave the crisis in a dangerous limbo by keeping UN weapons inspectors out of Iran. Continue reading...

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