2 w. ago Escalating war in the Middle East: Ask our world affairs editor anything

The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley is in Tel Aviv to explain what the latest US-Iran escalation means for Israel, Tehran, and the wider Middle East – and to answer your questions on where this growing conflict goes next

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2 w. ago Airline cancels all flights to and from some major destinations due to conflict

Several major airlines across the globe have pulled services taking travellers to major holiday hotspots across the Middle East due to the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran

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2 w. ago 'In a bunker' Iran Supreme Leader must avoid 'catastrophic mistake' of escalating war, warns David Lammy

The Foreign Secretary is stressing that that the Middle East, and beyond, is at a ‘moment of peril’

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2 w. ago Will the UK go to war? How Britain may be impacted by Trump's attack on Iran

Britain faces mounting questions about its own role in the rapidly escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States - after US airstrikes shattered three of Iran’s nuclear sites

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2 w. ago Iran's Supreme Leader hiding 'in bunker' must avoid 'catastrophic mistake' of escalating war

The Foreign Secretary is stressing that that the Middle East, and beyond, is at a ‘moment of peril’

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3 w. ago Baba Vanga's chilling WW3 prediction as conflict between Iran and Israel escalates

As the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel continues, believers in the psychic realm have picked up on chilling prediction for 2025 made by famed mystic Baba Vanga, many years ago

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3 w. ago Foreign Office updates travel advice for countries popular with UK tourists including Dubai

The travel advice comes after escalating tensions between Israel and Iran

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3 w. ago Trump in the Situation Room as he 'considers' using 30,000lb bombs on Iran and Israel threatens to assassinate Supreme Leader: Live updates

President Trump has entered the Situation Room as he mulls using a 30,000lb 'bunker buster' bomb to devastate Iran's nuclear capabilities after Iran escalated its attacks on Israel overnight.

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3 w. ago Footballer pays 'best hotel fees' to shelter Iranians from bombs as Israel conflict escalates

Former Roma and Bayer Leverkusen star Sardar Azmoun has stepped forward to help fellow Iranians who have been urged to evacuate the country's major cities amid the conflict with Israel

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3 w. ago Mapped: Where Iran and Israel’s missiles have struck as Tehran hits major hospital

Tensions escalate after Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Tucker Carlson confronts Ted Cruz on Iran as Maga rift erupts into public view

Public spat reflects fracture among Trump’s coalition over whether US should join Israel’s escalating conflict with IranUS politics live – latest updatesTed Cruz, the US senator from Texas, and conservative media personality Tucker Carlson have clashed over US military involvement in the Middle East, with the latter shouting: “You don’t know anything about Iran!” in a heated interview that exposes a sharp division within Donald Trump’s coalition as the president considers joining Israel in attacking Iran.In the confrontation, a short excerpt released ahead of an approximately two-hour interview set to air today, Carlson – an acolyte of the Maga movement which generally argues for American isolationism from foreign wars – challenged Cruz’s knowledge of Iran, which the Republican hawk has advocated attacking. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Insurance prices jump for ships travelling through Strait of Hormuz

Vessels face dangers from electronic interference to Houthi attacks and threat of further escalation in Israel-Iran war

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3 w. ago Senate Republicans circle wagons as Trump beats war drum on Iran: ‘They’ve all had their spines removed’

Senate Republicans are largely standing with President Donald Trump as he escalates U.S. involvement in Israel’s war with Iran.

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3 w. ago Trump warns Iran 'I'm not in the mood to negotiate' as US Air Force planes land in Europe and Israel strikes nuclear facility

The US president abruptly left Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and allies at a major global summit amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

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3 w. ago Who are the G7 countries and why did Donald Trump have to leave early?

Donald Trump departs early from the G7 summit as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, with both nations on the brink of further conflict

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3 w. ago Donald Trump reveals the real reason he rushed home from the G7 in Canada while bombs fell on Tehran

President Trump gave a new reason for his sudden departure from G7 meetings in Canada amid the escalating fight between Israel and Iran .

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3 w. ago What nuclear capabilities does Iran have and where are its key sites?

Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have escalated tensions

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3 w. ago Trump claims ‘big stuff is happening’ as he leaves G7 summit early to return to Washington

Donald Trump has left the G7 summit a day early to return to Washington to hold a National Security Council meeting as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.

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3 w. ago US issues ‘do not travel’ warning for Israel, Gaza and West Bank as war escalates with Iran

Scores dead in Iran, 18 reported killed in Israel as missiles rain on Tehran and Tel Aviv

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