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Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands
ByDan Sabbagh in Jerusalem April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Attacks on Iran increase and Israel tells Iranians to avoid train travel as deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz loomsMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has warned that Iran’s “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Tehran did not comply wit…

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Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure?
ByPeter Beaumont, Senior international correspondent April 3, 2026

International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventionsDonald Trump, other senior US officials and their cheerleaders appear to be embracing attacks – and threats of at…

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Trump’s Iran war has no ethical or legal grounds | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 17, 2026

At least in Iraq the Americans had the ‘Pottery Barn rule’: you break it, you own it, writes Prof James Pattison. Plus, letters by Ivette Félix Padilla, Chris Lake and Diana FrancisIn justifying the joint United States-Israel airstrikes on Iran, US pol…

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The Guardian view on the Iran war and international law: it’s worse than a mistake; it’s a crime | Editorial
ByEditorial March 13, 2026

Double standards in Europe and elsewhere are laid bare by the muted response to US and Israeli aggression and the killing of civiliansWhen Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the international condemnation from Europe and elsewh…

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Minab school bombing: what evidence is there that the US was responsible?
ByTess McClure March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Trump has blamed Iran for the mass killing at Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school but geolocation, videos, satellite imagery and fragments apparently recovered from the site indicate otherwiseThe bombing of a primary school in Minab on 28 February killed …

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Trump’s war on Iran and regime change | Brief letters
ByGuardian staff March 2, 2026

US policy | From defence to prevention | International law | Nuclear capabilityAs civilian casualties pile up under rubble – 165 people including little girls were blown to bits in a school in Tehran (Report, 1 March) – the world faces perhaps its grea…

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What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent March 2, 2026

Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operationUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warThe US and Israeli attacks on Iran have lit the touc…

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Starmer says UK will not join ‘regime change from the skies’ on Iran
ByJessica Elgot Deputy political editor March 2, 2026

PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has ‘learned the lessons from Iraq’ on need for ‘thought-through plan’US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesKeir Starmer has said the UK will not join offensive strikes by Israel and the US…

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What is the extent of the UK’s involvement in the Middle East war?
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 2, 2026

What is likely to happen now that the US has been given permission to use British bases for a ‘specific and limited defensive purpose’ US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warBritain has rapidly been dragged …

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International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth February 16, 2026

A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be prematureIs international humanitarian law (IHL), the law designed to spare civilians as much as possible the h…

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