4 h. ago Trump's top spy confirms worst fears about Iran after public rebuke from president as US prepares military strike

Trump's Director of National Intelligence had testified in March that the U.S. intelligence community 'continues to assess Iran is not building a nuclear weapon.'

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11 h. ago Donald Trump slams spy chief and says Iran has two weeks 'to come to senses'

The US President said he had given Iran a 'period of time' to see if its leaders would 'come to their senses' after saying his two week deadline would be the 'maximum'

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25 h. ago Fergus Ewing makes 'at its worst' comment as he confirms whether he will stand for 2026 Scottish election

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing released the statement, after being at odds with the party for an extended period.

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25 h. ago Trump's indecision on Iran due to primal fear about 'another Libya'

Trump is confident he can still secure a diplomatic outcome amid the war between Israel and Iran. And one major military failure is playing on his mind as he issues a two-week grace period.

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28 h. ago Fear and shock in Iran: ‘I’m constantly afraid a missile might hit my home’

Anahita, a Tehran resident in her 30s, tells of fleeing the city, surging inflation and her hopes for regime changeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe greatest impact of this war is fear and anxiety. We don’t know whether this situation will last for weeks, months or even years. Our lives have been thrown off routine, I spend most of my time just reading the news. I’m constantly afraid that a missile might hit my home, my city or the homes of my relatives and friends in other places.I get the news from X and Instagram because we don’t have any reliable news networks and broadcasts that are not censored by the regime. We follow the updates through videos shared by people from different parts of the country on social media. The internet in Iran has become very slow and it was completely down yesterday [Wednesday]. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago UK's central bank set to keep interest rates on hold amid Middle East uncertainties

The Bank of England is set to keep interest rates on hold as fears grow that the conflict between Israel and Iran will escalate to involve the United States and send oil prices soaring and push U.K. inflation further above target

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47 h. ago Whoopi Goldberg shocks The View panel by claiming living in US as a black person is as bad as living in Iran

Whoopi Goldberg sparked a furious clash with her remarks which came came amid rising fears in the US that Trump could plunge into war with Iran.

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54 h. ago Iran braces for incoming barrage as air defenses activated in advance of Israeli attack and US military awaits orders to strike: Live updates

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened an attack on U.S. naval ships and troops if Donald Trump authorizes strikes on its nuclear bunkers as Israel is hit with a sixth day of bombing.

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57 h. ago Alarm bells for Trump as military insiders fear U.S. lacks the muscle to take out Iran's nuclear arsenal if warranted

As the president mulls U.S. strikes in the Middle East, military insiders in Congress have concerns about what may come and whether the U.S. is capable of executing an effective mission.

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59 h. ago US edges closer to Iran strike as military assets move into position

President hints at action within days as US readies forces capable of striking underground Fordow nuclear facility

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62 h. ago Trump undecided on joining war on Iran as Khamenei warns him not to attack

‘I may do it, I may not do it,’ US president says as Tehran reportedly prepares to strike US bases in responseDonald Trump said he had not decided whether or not to take his country into Israel’s new war, as Iran’s supreme leader said the US would face “irreparable damage” if it deployed its military to attack.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel had made a “huge mistake” by launching the war, in his first comments since Friday. “The Americans should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage,” he said in a statement read out by a presenter on state TV. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Ominous promise in Israeli ambassador's private text to Trump that signals war is on the horizon

The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee vowed to be 'the last one to leave' the war-torn nation in an ominous text to Donald Trump amid fears the US is set to enter the conflict with Iran.

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66 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold Cobra meeting on Middle East fighting as UK evacuates families of Israel embassy staff

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the Middle East, amid fears that the US will join Israel's attack on Iran.

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67 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold emergency Cobra meeting amid fears of US joining Israel's attack on Iran

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the Middle East, amid fears that the US will join Israel's attack on Iran.

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67 h. ago Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' makes unusual trip as Iran war fears escalate

The Boeing E-4, also known as the 'Doomsday plane,' serves as a flying command post for key officials during times of crisis, particularly designed to survive a nuclear attack.

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69 h. ago Fear stalks Tehran as Israel bombards, shelters fill up and communicating grows harder

In Iran’s capital city, the streets are empty, businesses closed, communications patchy at best

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69 h. ago Life inside Iran: How war reduced bustling Tehran to a desert of empty streets and boarded

Ordinary Iranians are now caught in a war they neither chose nor are prepared for, reports Sayeh Rahimy

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago UK issues urgent travel warning to nation bordering Israel as air raids intensify

The UK Government has issued a stark new warning to British travellers as tensions between Israel and Iran continue to spiral, raising fears of a wider regional escalation

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4 d. 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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