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All six crew members confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Number of American troops to be killed in Iran war after incident in western desert now stands at 13Middle East live blog – latest updatesUS politics – live updatesAll six crew members onboard a US military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were ki…

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Iran vows to fight on in first message issued in name of Mojtaba Khamenei
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 12, 2026

Tehran will keep strait of Hormuz closed and continue attacks on US assets, speech read out on state TV says Middle East crisis – live updatesIran issued its first message in the name of its new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday, saying it …

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Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times | Judith Levine
ByJudith Levine March 12, 2026

News stories are weighing nuclear risk as experts muse on the possibility of global warfareIntimations of world war three – the big one, nuclear Armageddon – didn’t arise yesterday. But they got more urgent when Donald Trump was elected the second time…

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The war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now? | Robert Reich
ByRobert Reich March 12, 2026

The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding valuesAs we reach the 13th day of the war in Iran – with death and destruction rippling throughout the Middle East – it’s important to bear in mind…

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Israel and the US are fighting Iran together. Are they on the same page though? | Yousef Munayyer
ByYousef Munayyer March 12, 2026

The differences between what Trump and Netanyahu want out of this war are starting to show and complicating how it will endWhen the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran to start a war that is now entering its third week, it was the start of someth…

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Here we are again: inside the 13 March Guardian Weekly
ByGraham Snowdon March 11, 2026

Why hasn’t the US learned the lessons of two Gulf wars? Plus Iran’s supreme statement of defianceGet the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressWhen news breaks that dominates the agenda to the extent of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, one challe…

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Echoes of Iraq invasion in Trump’s Iran plan | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 11, 2026

Alan West recalls a high-level meeting prior to the Iraq war. Plus letters from Spencer Hines and Margaret SquiresAt the final meeting prior to the invasion of Iraq between UK chiefs of staff (of which I was one), the then prime minister Tony Blair, th…

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The US-Israeli strategy failed to defeat Iran quickly – now they are moving to plan B | Paul Rogers
ByPaul Rogers March 11, 2026

It’s called the Dahiya doctrine – and the IDF and US air force are using it to destroy domestic support in IranPaul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University and author of Losing Control: International Security in the 21st Ce…

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Hasty redeployment of US missiles from South Korea to Middle East leaves Seoul rattled
ByJustin McCurry in Tokyo March 11, 2026

South Korea’s president has sought to reassure the public that the country is able to deter threats from the NorthIt has been almost a decade since the sleepy South Korean village of Seongju was transformed overnight into a key location in the country’…

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Trump’s ego-trip war has collided with economic reality but he can’t undo the damage | Rafael Behr
ByRafael Behr March 11, 2026

The US president’s doctrine of lawless military adventures harms American interests and boosts Vladimir PutinWaging war with no fixed purpose means victory can be declared at any point. Donald Trump’s motives for launching Operation Epic Fury against I…

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