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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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No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

BySimon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or …

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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Trump’s inner circle shifted view to support limited, one-off strike on Iran nuclear sites

ByHugo Lowell

As Trump considered striking Iran, some advisers adjusted public arguments to suggest quick bombing runUS strikes Iran – follow it liveExplainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?US lawmakers respond to attack on IranDo…

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Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran

ByGuardian staff

Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders denounced the decision to launch attack, while most Republicans praised the actionUS strikes Iran – follow it liveAmerican politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering …

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Outcome of Israel’s war with Iran is uncertain even if US joins conflict

ByPeter Beaumont

American involvement is not guaranteed to secure Israel’s objectives – and may lead to unintended consequencesMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesIsrael’s assault on Iran, including its nuclear and ballistic weapons programme, is unlikely to se…

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Iran says diplomacy with US only possible if Israeli aggression stops

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says he supports more talks with European counterparts despite lack of progressIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said that his country is ready for more diplomacy with the US only if Israel’s war on his countr…

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Elizabeth Warren demands answers over reports of $500m deal for controversial Gaza Health Foundation

ByAndrew Roth in Washington

Senator from Massachusetts questions state department’s redirection of $500m to troubled organizationUS politics live – latest updatesElizabeth Warren has confronted the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, over reports that the state department is cons…

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Israel and Iran: where is the conflict heading? – Today in Focus extra

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The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Tel Aviv as the Israel-Iran conflict enters its second week and the world awaits Donald Trump’s decision on whether the US will enter the war Continue reading…