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Khamenei says Iran will strike back if US hits again, in first remarks since ceasefire – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has threatened to respond to any future US attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, in his first public comments since a ceasefire with Israel was declared. The 86-year-old, who has n…

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Ministers refuse to name companies that lobbied them over foreign ownership of UK newspapers

ByMichael Savage Media editor

Revealed: Crossbench peers scrutinising proposed law change say they were told not to share companies involvedUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters are refusing to name the media companies that lobbied them over laws restricting foreign state owne…

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In Tehran, we’re asking: what is this madness achieving for the people of Iran, Israel or the US? | Haleh Anvari

ByHaleh Anvari

We are a country at war now – and while we try to restore our lives, we wonder how the Islamic republic will react to the past 12 daysOn the morning after the 12th day of Israel’s war on Iran, those of us who had managed to get some sleep after Monday …

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In Tehran, we’re asking: what is this madness achieving for the people of Iran, Israel or the US? | Haleh Anvari

ByHaleh Anvari

We are a country at war now – and while we try to restore our lives, we wonder how the Islamic republic will react to the past 12 daysOn the morning after the 12th day of Israel’s war on Iran, those of us who had managed to get some sleep after Monday …

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Hegseth defends Iran strike amid doubts over Trump’s ‘obliteration’ claims

ByAndrew Roth in Washington

Defense chief says US bombings degraded Iran’s nuclear sites, citing AI models over leaked intel doubtsThe US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has defended the US strikes on Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities and said that Donald Trump had “decim…

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Khamenei says Iran will strike back if US hits again in first remarks since ceasefire

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran’s supreme leader says attack on US base in Qatar was ‘slap to America’s face’Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has threatened to respond to any future US attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, in his first publ…

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It’s time for America to remember how dangerous regime change is | Christopher Chivvis

ByChristopher S Chivvis

For a superpower, toppling foreign governments is not so hard to do. Getting the outcome you want isThe ceasefire between Iran and Israel might still hold, but if not, the United States might double down on its weekend strikes and seek the overthrow of…

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Israel-Iran news live: Donald Trump says strikes on Iran were ‘devastating attack’ amid row over claims of success

ByJoe Coughlan

US administration hits back at leaked intelligence report suggesting strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities only set programme back by a few monthsTop administration officials are pressing Donald Trump’s case, with a news conference set for Thursday at t…

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Middle East crisis: Iran delivered ‘heavy slap to US’s face’, says Khamenei as he threatens further attacks on American bases – as it happened

ByJoe Coughlan

In his first comments since the ceasefire, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US ‘gained no achievement’ when it joined the war with Israel against TehranKhamenei says Iran will strike back if US attacks againIsrael’s national security minister called for…

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Are we witnessing the death of international law?

ByLinda Kinstler

A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold itIn late April, terrorists killed 26 civilians in the Indian town of Pahalgam, located in t…