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Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause | Nesrine Malik

ByNesrine Malik

The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached rhetoric and bloody reality widensSince the war on Gaza started, the defining dynamic has been of unprecedented anger, panic and a…

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The strait of Hormuz: how could Iran close it and why does it matter to global trade?

ByGuardian staff and agencies

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the vital global trade route, through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through dailyTrump floats regime change in Iran – follow it livePresident Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision…

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US-Iran crisis: what we know so far

ByGuardian staff and agencies

US president speaks of regime change in Tehran as the US awaits reprisals from Iran and world leaders urge de-escalation and a return to negotiationsIsrael-Iran war – live updatesFull report: Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes…

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Iran will decide ‘timing, nature and scale’ of its response to US, Israeli attacks – video

ByGuardian staff

Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday that the US had ‘decided to destroy diplomacy’ with its strikes on Iran. He added that the Iranian military will decide a ‘proportionat…

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Iran will decide ‘timing, nature and scale’ of its response to US, Israeli attacks – video

ByGuardian staff

Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday that the US had ‘decided to destroy diplomacy’ with its strikes on Iran. He added that the Iranian military will decide a ‘proportionat…

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Why Trump bombed Iran – podcast

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The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now Continue reading…

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Why Trump bombed Iran – podcast

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The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now Continue reading…

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JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran

ByEdward Helmore

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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US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says

ByDan Sabbagh and Jessica Elgot

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

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…