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JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran

Vice-president declines to double down on Trump’s stance that Iran’s nuclear sites were totally destroyedJD Vance has said the US is “not at war” with Iran – but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to …

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India-England: Brooks scores 99, Stokes strikes late on day 3 of first Test

India has 96-run lead over England with eight wickets remaining going into day four of first cricket Test at Headingley.

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How the carefully planned US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities unfolded

Decoy B-2 flights and diplomatic misdirections meant Tehran was caught off guard by the overnight raidsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesLate on Friday night, eight US B-2 bombers took off from Whiteman air force base in Missouri and turned westwards …

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Tulsi Gabbard on Iran’s nuclear capabilities

We compare and contrast Tulsi Gabbard’s congressional testimony that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, with her rec

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At least 20 killed in Damascus church bombing attack, dozens wounded

Blast in Dweil’a on the outskirts of Syria's capital was carried out as people were praying inside the Mar Elias Church.

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US strikes Iran in ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’

“Extremely severe damage and destruction.” The US military struck the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites in Iran.

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‘We weren’t expecting it yet’: US attack met with panic in Iran

People in Tehran say they feel angry and scared as bombing prompts renewed wave of displacement from capitalMiddle East crisis – latest updatesAsal* had been expecting the US to bomb Iran, just not so soon. The 22-year-old Tehran University student had…

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‘We weren’t expecting it yet’: US attack met with panic in Iran

People in Tehran say they feel angry and scared as bombing prompts renewed wave of displacement from capitalMiddle East crisis – latest updatesAsal* had been expecting the US to bomb Iran, just not so soon. The 22-year-old Tehran University student had…

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US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says

Peter Ricketts says US likely to have decided it was better not to ask, after minister says no request was madeMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe US did not ask to use UK airbases to support its overnight bombing of Iran because that would have req…