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Iran’s parliament approves bill to suspend cooperation with IAEA

ByPatrick Wintour

Move makes it harder to verify degree of damage inflicted on Iran’s three key nuclear sites by joint US and Israeli bombingIran’s parliament has unanimously agreed to suspend all cooperation with the UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, making it harder …

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Iran’s parliament approves bill to suspend cooperation with IAEA

ByPatrick Wintour

Move makes it harder to verify degree of damage inflicted on Iran’s three key nuclear sites by joint US and Israeli bombingIran’s parliament has unanimously agreed to suspend all cooperation with the UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, making it harder …

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Why is Iran’s nuclear programme so essential to its identity?

ByPatrick Wintour

Why does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?Middle East crisis – live updatesIn October 1978, two leaders of the Iranian opposition to the British-backed shah of Iran met in the Paris suburbs of N…

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Trump insists ‘monumental damage’ done by US strikes in Iran but others are more cautious

ByPeter Beaumont

Head of International Atomic Energy Agency says no one is in a position to fully assess damage to Iran’s nuclear capabilities• Live coverage: Iran’s Fordow nuclear site hit again, state media saysDonald Trump has doubled down on claims “monumental dama…

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David Lammy refuses to say if UK supported US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK foreign secretary also sidesteps questions on legality of strikes and Donald Trump’s ‘regime change’ postUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK foreign secretary has repeatedly refused to say if the UK supported the…

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US attacks on Iran inflicted major destruction, Pentagon officials say

ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent and William Christou in Jerusalem

Defense secretary denies that US is pursuing policy of regime change after strikes on Iranian nuclear sitesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe surprise overnight US attack on Iran inflicted major damage and destruction on three of its key nuclear si…

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The Guardian view on Netanyahu’s Iran war: long planned, recklessly pursued – and perilous for all | Editorial

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Israel’s strikes against Tehran risk spiralling conflict, flout legal norms and may permanently bury the last chance for nuclear diplomacyIn late 2020, Gen Mark Milley – then chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff – urged Donald Trump not to attack I…