20 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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1 week ago Trump is angry with a world that won't give him easy deals | Rafael Behr

In the Middle East as in Ukraine, the president is discovering that simple bullying tricks don’t resolve complex international crisesIt was as close as Donald Trump might get to a lucid statement of his governing doctrine. “I may do it. I may not do it,” the president said to reporters on the White House lawn. “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”The question was about joining Israeli air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Days later, US bombers were on their way. Some expected it to happen. Others, including Keir Starmer, had gone on record to say they didn’t. No one had known. The unpredictability doctrine wouldn’t have been violated either way.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Republican House speaker says law to check president’s authority over military action is unconstitutional – live

Mike Johnson calls 1973 War Powers Act unconstitutional and says Trump had right to order a recent air strike in Iran without congressional approvalIt’s Richard Luscombe in the US taking over from my colleague Tom Ambrose, and I’ll be here to guide you through the day’s political developments.The conflict consuming Israel and Iran is dominating headlines, and you can follow happenings in our Middle East crisis liveblog here.Right now, the bill is held together with happy thoughts and spit. I think we’ll eventually pass something, I just can’t tell you when. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin ramps up hypersonic missile production amid WW3 fears

Vladimir Putin said the missile production would increase following US and Israeli air strikes at nuclear targets across Iran, which has been a major ally of Moscow

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2 w. ago Macron labels Trump's Iran air strikes 'illegal', pressures Starmer to take a stand

Emmanuel Macron has hit out at Donald Trump's air strikes on Iran, branding them 'illegal' and deepening the row over whether the US action broke international law

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2 w. ago Macron labels Trump's Iran air strikes 'illegal', pressure increases on Starmer

Emmanuel Macron has broken ranks with allies by declaring that Donald Trump's air strikes on Iran were "illegal", deepening the row over whether the US action broke international law

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2 w. ago NADINE DORRIES: The most rational and sane member of my family has made a nuclear shelter in her cellar. This is why I don't blame her

Within hours of the US Air Force strike against Iran 's nuclear plants, a message popped on to our family WhatsApp thread from the most rational, sane member of the clan.

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2 w. ago 'Smartest man in the world' responds to Donald Trump with six

Dr YoungHoon Kim, who has an IQ of 276, has issued his verdict on US President Donald Trump after the Republican leader authorised the launch of air strikes on Iran

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2 w. ago Britain warns Trump's 'bullseye' air strikes on Iran won't stop Tehran developing nuclear weapons

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

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2 w. ago John Swinney and Keir Starmer call for talks after US bombs Iran

Donald Trump launched US air strikes on the Iran's nuclear facilities overnight.

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Iran bombarded with new round of Israeli missile strikes as air defenses activated and US military prepares to join fight 'in coming days': 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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2 w. ago Iran's supreme leader Khamenei trades war threats with Trump in 'incredibly dangerous moment' for Middle East

Ayatollah warns any US air strikes on Iran would have ‘serious irreparable consequences’ as US President considers military action

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2 w. ago Iran leader threatens ‘irreparable damage’ if US joins fight and rejects Trump call for surrender – Israel

Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran will not accept demand for surrender and warns against threatening languageLiving in Iran: how have you been affected?Living in Israel: how have you been affected?Iran said on Wednesday it had detained five suspected agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on charges of “tarnishing” the country’s image online, Iranian news agencies reported.“These mercenaries sought to sow fear among the public and tarnish the image of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran through their calculated activities online,” Tasnim and SNA news agencies quoted a statement from the Revolutionary Guards as saying. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russia warns Trump against bombing Iran and Ayatollah vows to 'never surrender' after White House gave them 48 hours to avoid US onslaught

Khamenei has been out of public view since the crisis erupted, believed to have withdrawn to a bunker near Tehran.

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2 w. ago Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei prepares to address the nation as Trump officials warn clerics have 48 hours to save themselves from US military onslaught

Khamenei has been out of public view since the crisis erupted, believed to have withdrawn to a bunker near Tehran.

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2 w. ago Iran threatens strong response if US forces intervene in fight as thousands flee Tehran after latest strikes – Israel

Iran tells US to expect firm response to any ‘aggression’ from any side as conflict enters sixth dayLiving in Iran: how have you been affected?Living in Israel: how have you been affected?Iran said on Wednesday it had detained five suspected agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on charges of “tarnishing” the country’s image online, Iranian news agencies reported.“These mercenaries sought to sow fear among the public and tarnish the image of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran through their calculated activities online,” Tasnim and SNA news agencies quoted a statement from the Revolutionary Guards as saying. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Iran's ruling clerics have 48 hours to save themselves from US military onslaught, Trump officials warn as American forces are put on high alert and Supreme Leader Khamenei issues chilling battle cry

A White House spokesperson assured that U.S. forces in the Middle East remained in a 'defensive posture', despite a flurry of activity in the region

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2 w. ago Trump weighs up whether to order US strikes on Iran as Israel pummels Tehran and tells people to evacuate... while Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issues a chilling cryptic warning

Sources say the US President is weighing up whether to join Israel in striking Iranian nuclear sites. It comes as Israel warned residents of Tehran to evacuate before it pummels the city.

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2 w. ago Trump 'considering US strike on Iran' after Situation Room crisis talks on Israel 

Donald Trump declared he wants a 'complete give-up' by Iran and a 'real end' to its nuclear program, which he suggested would not be achieved through a ceasefire deal.

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