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Fuel tankers burst into flames in Iraqi waters after suspected Iranian boat attacks – video
ByGuardian staff March 12, 2026

Iranian boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers, which were seen ablaze after projectiles struck three vessels in Iraqi waters, port officials said. The ships targeted in late-night armed boat attacks in the Gulf near Iraq were the Marshall Isla…

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Echoes of Iraq invasion in Trump’s Iran plan | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 11, 2026

Alan West recalls a high-level meeting prior to the Iraq war. Plus letters from Spencer Hines and Margaret SquiresAt the final meeting prior to the invasion of Iraq between UK chiefs of staff (of which I was one), the then prime minister Tony Blair, th…

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Iran’s regional proxies hold back from all-out war with US and Israel
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 11, 2026

Observers wait to see if Yemen-based Houthis will reopen hostilities as US warships approach Red Sea chokepointIranian-backed militias around the Middle East are continuing attacks against Israel, the US and their allies in retaliation for the US-Israe…

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Iranian Military Shows It Knows How to Adapt, U.S. Officials Say
ByHelene Cooper and Eric Schmitt March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Iran appears to be targeting what it views as American vulnerabilities, including air defenses meant to guard troops and assets in the region.

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From Bush Sr to Trump: the risks, lessons and legacy of US interference in the Middle East
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 8, 2026

While there are similarities with the wars against Iraq, the Iran conflict may prove to be the most dangerous and consequential yetThis is the third Gulf war and umpteenth outbreak of conflict since the United States took over as the dominant power and…

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Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 6, 2026

Iraq emerges as key front in new and often clandestine confrontation after launching dozens of attacksIran-backed militias around the Middle East are intensifying attacks against Israel, the US and their allies, in retaliation for the ongoing joint US-…

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Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran?
ByJason Burke March 5, 2026

A nationless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting forceThe Kurds are one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without their own nation. Numbering between 30 and 40 million w…

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Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has launched massive strikes against the southern suburbs of Beirut just h…

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Why does Trump want Kurdish fighters to join the war in Iran? – The Latest
By March 5, 2026

Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran’s border with Iraq in what appears to be preparation by the US and Israel for a new front in their war. Iran has warned ‘…

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The US and Israel are waging war on an Iran they think they know. The reality is very different | Ali Vaez
ByAli Vaez March 5, 2026

Is the Islamic Republic a messianic theocracy or a brittle dictatorship? It’s neither – as those attacking it are finding outWhen the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on 28 February, the campaign was structured like a textbook ai…

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