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UK will charter flights from Oman to evacuate Britons from region amid Iran strikes
ByJessica Elgot Deputy political editor March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Government working to transport stranded nationals in coming days, prioritising most vulnerableMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe UK government will charter a flight from Oman in the coming days, prioritising vulnerable British nationals in th…

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UK sends Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Keir Starmer says vessel, which will arrive in about a week, will help defend bases on island after RAF Akrotiri was targeted by dronesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesA Royal Navy destroyer is expected in Cyprus next w…

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Trump rebukes Starmer over UK refusal to back strikes on Iran
ByJessica Elgot Deputy political editor March 3, 2026

US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British basesMiddle East crisis – live updatesUS-Israel war on Iran: what we know on day fourDonald Trump has criticised Keir Starmer again over the UK’s …

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Iran conflict could have ‘very significant’ impact on UK economy, OBR warns; FTSE 100’s biggest fall in 11 months – as it happened
ByGraeme Wearden March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Spring forecast show UK unempoyment to peak higher than feared, as tax take heads for a record, but headroom against fiscal rules has increasedSpring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgradedUK grocery price in…

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Tuesday briefing: ‘An historic rupture’ as the Middle East crisis spreads
ByAamna Mohdin March 3, 2026

In today’s newsletter: senior international correspondent Julian Borger on what next as Iran targets its Gulf neighbours and the conflict escalatesGood morning. The regional war many countries had long feared is here.On Saturday, global attention turne…

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Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr
ByRafael Behr March 3, 2026

None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US powerIt is not easy being a friend of Donald Trump, but it is a lot less dangerous than being his enemy. There isn’t a huge r…

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‘It was surreal’: holidaymakers on first flight out of Abu Dhabi describe petrifying experience
ByIsaaq Tomkins March 2, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of passengers have found themselves stranded in the middle of a conflict between Iran and its Gulf neighboursHolidaymakers on the first flights out of Abu Dhabi since Saturday have described their experiences up close as conflict …

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‘A constant state of anxiety’: Britons caught up in Middle East conflict
ByJane Clinton March 2, 2026

Some who live in region are unsure what to do amid missile strikes, while others are desperate to get home to the UKUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warAfter the US-Israel attack on Iran and the disruptio…

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Trump’s war on Iran and regime change | Brief letters
ByGuardian staff March 2, 2026

US policy | From defence to prevention | International law | Nuclear capabilityAs civilian casualties pile up under rubble – 165 people including little girls were blown to bits in a school in Tehran (Report, 1 March) – the world faces perhaps its grea…

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What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent March 2, 2026

Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operationUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warThe US and Israeli attacks on Iran have lit the touc…

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