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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
ByAndrew Roth in Washington March 13, 2026

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAs US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the w…

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Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland March 13, 2026

Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worseIt’s not easy, but let’s try to look at this war in the best, most charitable light. Let’s try to see the US-Israel conflict with Ira…

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Trump calls Iran leaders ‘deranged scumbags’ as Middle East violence spirals
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Deepa Parent March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said Iran will be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing leaders of the regime as “deranged scumba…

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Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington March 13, 2026

US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive lightSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military c…

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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump being gifted an Olympic medal: ‘Yet another award he didn’t win’
ByGuardian staff March 13, 2026

Late-night hosts addressed Melania Trump’s women’s history month speech, Maga’s Iran messaging and the ongoing oil crisisOn Thursday night, late-night hosts discussed an odd White House women’s history month event, the fallout of the war on Iran and wh…

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What is the strait of Hormuz and can the US stop Iran from blocking it?
ByPeter Beaumont March 13, 2026March 16, 2026

Energy prices have soared as Iranian strikes and reports of mines prevent ships from transiting the chokepointMiddle East crisis – live updatesMore than 1,000 cargo ships, mainly oil and gas tankers, have been blocked from transiting the strait of Horm…

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Israeli-backed Palestinian militias step up operations against Hamas in Gaza
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 13, 2026

Armed groups appear to have increased their firepower as they carry out raids deep in Hamas-controlled territoryPro-Israel Palestinian militia have launched repeated raids, clandestine assassination and abduction operations deep inside parts of Gaza co…

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AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan
ByMargaret Sullivan March 13, 2026

Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverageThe videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles expl…

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‘Ghost town’: Lebanon city deserted amid Israeli airstrikes – video dispatch
ByWilliam Christou, Mathilde Poncet, Augusta Anthony and Nikhita Chulani March 13, 2026

Israel has issued a new displacement order for southern Lebanon, instructing residents within 25 miles of the border between the two countries to head north. The order covers major Lebanese cities and dozens of villages. Israel’s military is …

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Trump is the weakest he’s ever been. That makes him so dangerous on Iran | Moira Donegan
ByMoira Donegan March 13, 2026

Why would Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weakIn the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, members of the George W Bush administration presented the case for war exhaustively, repeatedly, and in publi…

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