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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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Trump talks of regime change in Iran and insists US ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites | First Thing

ByNicola Slawson

US president says strikes led to ‘monumental damage’ and questioned if the regime could ‘make Iran great again’. Plus, the dolls that have sparked moral panic in BrazilGood morning.Donald Trump raised the prospect of regime change in Iran and defended …

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Trump’s war with Iran signals perilous shift from showman to strongman

ByDavid Smith in Washington

The emergence of Hawk Trump dismayed some of his Maga base but students of US adventurism were unsurprisedSo the military parade that brought tanks to the streets of Washington on Donald Trump’s birthday was more than just an authoritarian ego trip. It…

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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 strikes on Iran could damage global growth, says IMF chief

ByLauren Almeida

Oil prices could rise if Iran goes ahead with threat to shut down shipping in the strait of HormuzBusiness live – latest updatesUS strikes on Iran could damage global economic growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned.Director Kris…

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World War 3!? Whose idea was that? | First Dog on the Moon

ByFirst Dog on the Moon

The world is up in arms and maybe even ending! What is going on. I’m frightened! Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Con…

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As the US chooses destruction over diplomacy in Iran, Australia has to decide between principle and prostration | Allan Behm

ByAllan Behm

Australia, like Little Sir Echo, whimpers after the world’s premier bully bombs the ‘bully of the Middle East’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe bully of the Middle East, as President Trump called Iran, has had its nuclear e…

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As the US chooses destruction over diplomacy in Iran, Australia has to decide between principle and prostration | Allan Behm

ByAllan Behm

Australia, like Little Sir Echo, whimpers after the world’s premier bully bombs the ‘bully of the Middle East’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe bully of the Middle East, as President Trump called Iran, has had its nuclear e…

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Monday briefing: Four ways Iran could retaliate to US bombing of nuclear sites

ByArchie Bland

In today’s newsletter: After Donald Trump brings the US into Israel’s conflict with Iran, one analyst sets out the potential response from TehranGood morning. After he ordered the attacks on Iranian nuclear sites that constituted the US’s entry into Is…

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Trump talks of regime change in Iran and insists US ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites

ByStaff and agencies

US president says strikes led to ‘monumental damage’ and questioned if the regime could ‘make Iran great again’Live coverage: region braces for Iranian response to US strikesUS-Iran crisis: what we know so far Donald Trump raised the prospect of regime…