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JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran
ByEdward Helmore June 22, 2025

Vice-president declines to double down on Trump’s stance that Iran’s nuclear sites were totally destroyedJD Vance has said the US is “not at war” with Iran – but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to …

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How the carefully planned US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities unfolded
ByJulian Borger in Jaffa June 22, 2025

Decoy B-2 flights and diplomatic misdirections meant Tehran was caught off guard by the overnight raidsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesLate on Friday night, eight US B-2 bombers took off from Whiteman air force base in Missouri and turned westwards …

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US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says
ByDan Sabbagh and Jessica Elgot June 22, 2025

Peter Ricketts says US likely to have decided it was better not to ask, after minister says no request was madeMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe US did not ask to use UK airbases to support its overnight bombing of Iran because that would have req…

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Trump’s military attack on Iran reveals split among Maga diehards
ByEdward Helmore June 22, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon lead voices on right seeing airstrikes as break with ‘America first’ doctrineMiddle East war –live updatesSaturday’s US strikes on Iran provoked conflicting reactions from isolationist Republicans who support Don…

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Trump’s military attack on Iran reveals split among Maga diehards
ByEdward Helmore June 22, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon lead voices on right seeing airstrikes as break with ‘America first’ doctrineMiddle East war –live updatesSaturday’s US strikes on Iran provoked conflicting reactions from isolationist Republicans who support Don…

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US attacks on Iran inflicted major destruction, Pentagon officials say
ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent and William Christou in Jerusalem June 22, 2025

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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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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Democrats say they were left in dark about plans for US strikes on Iran
ByEdward Helmore June 22, 2025

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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Hegseth claims US ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites despite lack of assessment
ByHugo Lowell in Washington June 22, 2025

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 June 22, 2025

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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