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Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites

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Pentagon claims major damage inflicted, world leaders call for restraint and Israel continues to strike Iranian targetsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran has warned the US to brace for retaliation after Donald Trump’s administration joined Israel …

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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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How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? A visual guide

ByPeter Beaumont

Trump claims the assault ‘totally obliterated’ the key facilities, but what do we know about its impact?Middle East crisis – latest updatesDonald Trump was quick to claim that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities had “completely and totally oblitera…

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Democrats say they were left in dark about plans for US strikes on Iran

ByEdward Helmore

Leading figures on Senate and House intelligence committees not briefed in advance in break with customMiddle East war – live updatesSenior Democrats have claimed they were left in the dark about operation Midnight Hammer, the US’s highly coordinated s…

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Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney

BySally Rooney

If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speechOn 20 June, in what has now become an appallingly familiar story, Israeli forces once …

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Hegseth claims US ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites despite lack of assessment

ByHugo Lowell in Washington

US defense secretary praises Trump at first news briefing but Pentagon says it is too early for full damage assessmentMiddle East war –live updatesThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Sunday repeated claims by Donald Trump that US strikes had com…

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US defence secretary says strikes on Iran nuclear sites were ‘overwhelming success’ – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

Pete Hegseth said overnight airstrikes targeting the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan facilities ‘devastated’ Iran’s nuclear programme. At a press conference at the Pentagon, he said the strikes, which followed a ‘focused, powerful and clear’ order from the …

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Donald Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sites and ‘totally obliterated’ them

ByAndrew Roth and William Christou in Jerusalem, and Julian Borger in Tel Aviv

Strikes hit uranium enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan; Iran says US has ‘blown up diplomacy’Middle East crisis – latest updatesExplainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?Donald Trump has announced that the…

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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict

ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris

Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diplomacyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesCountries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as…

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US is ‘fully responsible for the dangerous consequences’ of strikes, says Iranian minister – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, called the US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday night ‘an outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation of the principles of the UN charter and international law’. He added: ‘Iran r…