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With the US and Israel apparently without a postwar plan for the country, we explore four possible scenariosMiddle East crisis – live updatesPiecing together what US and Israeli officials have said about the attack on Iran, its objectives appear to be …
China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justificationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US-Israeli war on Iran has been condemned as illegal across much of the global south, with Chi…
This is a war without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear understanding of where it leads or how it endsI’ve spent the last several days checking with foreign policy experts, analysts and specialists in the Middle East for their understan…
Iranian drones hit US embassy in Riyadh as Israel bombs Tehran and sends troops into southern LebanonUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesIran continued its bombardment the Gulf and Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for further Israeli-US airstrikes, as …
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 …
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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This live blog has now closed. Our live coverage continues hereFollow live updates in the expanding Middle East crisisUS secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed the US attacked Iran after learning that Israel was going to strike, which would have me…
Democrats disturbed by rationale that Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliationIsrael’s determination to attack Iran and the certainty that US troops would be targeted in response forced the Trump administration to take …