81 m. ago ‘Who in the hell are you?’ Steve Bannon rips Netanyahu over influence on Trump and US

‘Who are you to lecture the American people? The American people are not going to tolerate it,’ former Trump strategist raged on his War Room podcast.

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38 h. ago MARK ALMOND: The lesson from history to everyone hoping to topple Iran's mullahs: Be careful what you wish for!

For the first time since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which swept the mullahs to power, the collapse of Iran's tyrannical regime is a realistic prospect, writes MARK ALMOND.

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50 h. ago How Israel used spies, smuggled drones and AI to stun and hobble Iran

Israel stunned Iran last week with an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision

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2 d. ago European leaders at G7 trying to bring Iran back to negotiating table

UK prime minister and French president among those pressing for de-escalation of conflict with IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesUS politics live – latest updatesEuropean leaders at the G7 summit in Canada are trying to engineer an Iranian return to the negotiating table using Gulf leaders as intermediaries.But Iran is demanding a joint ceasefire with Israel, while Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, is resisting the move, and Donald Trump has yet to show his hand. Continue reading...

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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 d. 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 d. ago REVEALED: Elaborate 'deception operation' orchestrated by Trump and Israel's Netanyahu to decapitate Iran's leadership and cripple nuclear program

Sources in Israeli and US security say that the surprise attacks were part of a well-coordinated and highly effective deception operation.

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5 d. ago Netanyahu outplayed Trump on Iran. Now the US risks being mired in another war | Mohamad Bazzi

If Trump wants to be the peacemaker he claims to be, he must negotiate a new deal with TehranBefore dawn on Friday, Israel unleashed a wave of air strikes against more than 100 targets in Iran, including nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and air defense systems. The surprise Israeli attack also killed some of Iran’s most senior military commanders and nuclear scientists. The Iranian regime called it a “declaration of war” – and western powers raced to prevent a wider regional conflict that could draw in the US along with other countries in the Middle East.While the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claims that he’s trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the attack is as much intended to blow up ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Donald Trump’s administration. While Trump’s overall foreign policy has been a disaster, for months he had resisted Netanyahu’s pleas to give Israel a green light to attack Iran, with US assistance. Trump insiste...

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5 d. ago Iran retaliates after Israeli strikes targeting its nuclear program and military

Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel into Saturday morning after a series of blistering Israeli attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces, killing at least two people and wounding others

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5 d. ago Starmer and Trump call for ‘diplomacy and dialogue’ in Israel and Iran conflict

The two leaders spoke on Friday evening, as western nations began a diplomatic flurry to calm the burgeoning conflict.

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5 d. ago Voices: Why Israel’s attack on Iran proves Netanyahu is an unhinged messiah

Israel’s prime minister sees himself not only as the protector of Israel, but the saviour of the West. This, he believes, is how he should go down in history, writes former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas

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6 d. ago Voices: Netanyahu’s ‘Israel first’ attack on Iran shows that Trump can shout – but no one is listening

Although the US president can effectively bully friendly states such as Canada, when it comes to the ‘strong men’ of the world, he has been played time and again, says Sean O’Grady

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6 d. ago US will help to defend Israel ‘if needed,’ Trump confirms to Fox News after warning Netanyahu against bombing Iran

Donald Trump advised Benjamin Netanyahu against attacking Tehran three days before Israel launched wave of airstrikes that killed military leaders, prompting retaliation by drone

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6 d. ago Israel war with Iran explodes as nuclear sites targeted and Tehran hits back with wave of drone attacks

Britain warned of a ‘dangerous’ moment in the Middle East

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6 d. ago 'Dangerous moment' as Israel launches major attack on Iran's nuclear sites and missile facilities

Within hours Israeli air force intercepts drones over Saudi Arabia as Tehran hits back, says Israel’s Channel 12

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6 d. ago Iran vows 'severe punishment' on Israel after top commander killed in airstrikes: Live updates

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked President Donald Trump for his support while celebrating strikes on Iran which 'took out top Revolutionary Guard generals.'

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6 d. 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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2 w. ago Live updates: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 14, medics say

Medics in Gaza say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 14 people while Hamas is reviewing a new Israeli-approved ceasefire proposal after giving it an initial cool response

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3 w. ago Trump warns Netanyahu against bombing Iran because he is 'very close' to nuclear deal with Ayatollah

President Donald Trump warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against taking any kind of action that could disrupt the Iran nuclear talks, the president revealed on Wednesday. 

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