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No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

BySimon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or …

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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Iranian Australians are worried about Israeli and US strikes – and fearful of Khamenei’s cornered regime

ByLuca Ittimani

Melbourne man Kambiz Razmara says ‘our communities in Iran [face] further devastation, further oppression … it’s just a no-win situation for the Iranians’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAli’s mother and uncles live less than …

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Iranian Australians are worried about Israeli and US strikes – and fearful of Khamenei’s cornered regime

ByLuca Ittimani

Melbourne man Kambiz Razmara says ‘our communities in Iran [face] further devastation, further oppression … it’s just a no-win situation for the Iranians’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAli’s mother and uncles live less than …

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From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited

ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent

Trump has warned of broader US involvement in Israel’s war if Iran attempts to strike back against US military sites in the regionFull report: Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sitesLive coverage: Iran strikes Israel after US attackIran …

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‘This friend of ours will soon be an enemy’: how Iran became Israel’s foe

ByRobert Tait in Washington

Iran was once an ally of Israel and the US, but after the 1979 revolution that disposed the shah, alliances shiftedWith the US now in open warfare with Iran in a long-heralded conflict triggered by fear for Israel’s existence, it is worth recalling the…

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‘This friend of ours will soon be an enemy’: how Iran became Israel’s foe

ByRobert Tait in Washington

Iran was once an ally of Israel and the US, but after the 1979 revolution that disposed the shah, alliances shiftedWith the US now in open warfare with Iran in a long-heralded conflict triggered by fear for Israel’s existence, it is worth recalling the…

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Australia says Iran’s nuclear program ‘a threat to international peace’ after US launches attacks and threatens more

ByDan Jervis-Bardy

Albanese government says ‘security situation in region is highly volatile’ as experts and Greens decry Trump-ordered strikes as illegalAustralia news live: latest politics updatesThe federal government has called for “de-escalation, dialogue and diplom…

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Albanese government criticised for ‘weak’ response to US attacks on Iran as experts decry ‘flagrant breach’ of law

ByDan Jervis-Bardy

Former adviser to Penny Wong argues Australia should make clear ‘we are a country that stands up … for the rules-based order’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has said Iran’…