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Trump sets deadline of two weeks to decide if US will join Israel’s war on Iran

ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

US president leaves window for negotiation after Israeli defence minister openly embraces regime change Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has set a two-week deadline to decide whether the US will join Israel’s war with Iran, allowing time t…

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Israeli military issues evacuation warning – as it happened

ByJonathan Yerushalmy

This blog has now closed here. You can follow our new live blog here The leader of Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service has said that a directive had been issued to reduce the number of people on the floor that was hit at Soroko hospital in Beershe…

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Easy regime change in Tehran is a nice idea. But look to history: it’s a near-impossible one | Martin Kettle

ByMartin Kettle

No one doubts the malignity of the Iranian government, but if we forget the tragedies of interventions past, we’ll make the same mistakesOn the eve of the 1991 Gulf war, a TV reporter asked the US commander Norman Schwarzkopf if he would topple Iraq’s …

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Trump caution on Iran strike linked to doubts over ‘bunker buster’ bomb, officials say

ByHugo Lowell in Washington

Exclusive: the likelihood of a successful US strike on the Iranian nuclear facility buried deep underground at Fordow is a topic of deep contention, defense officials sayDonald Trump has suggested to defense officials it would make sense for the US to …

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An implosion, a collapse or a transition: what would regime change in Iran look like?

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Some western leaders have welcomed the idea of the toppling of Iran’s supreme leader, but no planning has been made for the aftermath if it happensAt the G7 in Canada, differences within Europe about the wisdom of regime change in Iran could not have b…

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What Israel’s new war means for Gaza – podcast

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As the world’s attention moves to Iran, what are Israeli forces doing in Gaza? Emma Graham-Harrison reportsIsrael faced growing international pressure earlier this month as hundreds of starving people in Gaza were killed as they tried to reach aid dist…

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British, German and French foreign ministers plan meeting with Iranian counterpart

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

The meeting in Geneva would be the first face-to-face diplomatic communication with Iran since Israel’s attack The foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany are planning to meet the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in what could represen…

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Trump edges closer to war: could he drag the UK in? – Politics Weekly UK

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As Israel and Iran trade escalating blows, and the horrific situation in Gaza continues, Trump has suggested the US could get directly involved. So how is Keir Starmer going to handle all this? And what could it mean for millions of Iranians? John Harr…

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Iranian opposition supporters grapple with US and Israeli regime change plans

ByWilliam Christou, Deepa Parent and Shah Meer Baloch

‘We want freedom on our own terms,’ says one Tehran resident, while another writes, ‘Someone is helping us’Despite a substantial internet blackout, news spread quickly in Iran on Tuesday night: the US was considering joining Israel in its war on Iran….

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The Guardian view on Israel, the US and Iran: you can’t bomb your way out of nuclear proliferation | Editorial

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The age of disarmament is over. But military action only increases the dangers instead of ending the threatEighty years after the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and 40 years after the US and Soviet Union pledged to reduce their arse…