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Blink and miss: Trump’s tactic of threats first and U-turn later is proving stale in Iran war
ByEduardo Porter March 27, 2026

President’s move, dubbed Trump Always Chickens Out, appears to have soured as he loses hold on situation in IranFrom Wall Street to the White House, the dish everyone’s talking about this week is the Persian Taco. It’s what’s served when Trump chickens…

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‘My heart is breaking’: Lebanese family grieve daughter killed by Israeli bomb
ByWilliam Christou and Abbas Abdelkarim in Beirut March 27, 2026

Narjis, one of 121 children killed in Lebanon this month, wanted to be a doctor and ‘was like a blossom’, her mother saysMiddle East crisis – live updatesRania Jaber told her husband that if God blessed them with a daughter, she would be named Narjis, …

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A war of regression: how Trump bombed the US into a worse position with Iran
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 27, 2026

Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and America has blundered into a defining strategic failureMiddle East crisis – live updatesFour weeks into a war that was going to take four days, and that has so far cost the US about $30-40bn and Israel…

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‘Nothing is normal’: diary of Iranian president’s son reflects hopes and fears of ordinary citizens
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 27, 2026

Yousef Pezeshkian’s daily social media posts reveal no state secrets, but expose questions dominating Iranian societyAn Iranian keeping a diary expressing his doubts about the war’s outcome, even shedding a tear over its impact on his grandmother, migh…

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Saudi Arabia urging US to keep up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms
ByJulian Borger and Aram Roston in Washington March 27, 2026

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said to view US-Israeli war as ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle EastMiddle East crisis – live updatesSaudi Arabia has urged the US to ramp up attacks on Iran, a Saudi intelligence source has confirmed, while it i…

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Iran’s black rain is latest grim example of weather in war zones
ByDavid Hambling March 27, 2026

Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of stored fuel, producing a pall of toxic smokeBlack rain fell in Iran earlier this month, a grim phenomenon seen previously in other war zones.Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of sto…

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UAE targeted with missiles and drones – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton March 27, 2026March 28, 2026

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog hereMore now on India slashing taxes on diesel and petrol amid the global disruption in energy supplies: finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the move would “provide protection to consumers from rise in …

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IRGC naval commander killed in Israeli strike was hardliner who understood power of strait of Hormuz
ByJason Burke March 26, 2026

Alireza Tangsiri oversaw technology now used to threaten strategic waterway and goaded Trump to attack oil-export hub Kharg Island Middle East crisis – live updatesAlireza Tangsiri, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval commander who was k…

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Trump extends deadline for Iran to open strait of Hormuz by 10 days
ByJason Burke in London and David Smith in Washington March 26, 2026March 27, 2026

President claims talks with Tehran regime are ‘going very well’ and says he is pausing ‘Energy Plant destruction’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the strait of Hormuz by 10 days to 6 April after s…

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Trump describes UK aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ in latest anti-Nato jibe
ByJessica Elgot Deputy political editor March 26, 2026

US president says he is ‘very disappointed’ as he again lashes out at allies’ lack of involvement in Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has dismissed British warships as “toys” in his latest jibe at Nato countries for their lack of i…

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