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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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From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited

ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent

Trump has warned of broader US involvement in Israel’s war if Iran attempts to strike back against US military sites in the regionFull report: Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sitesLive coverage: Iran strikes Israel after US attackIran …

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Israel-Iran war live: Trump says US has attacked nuclear sites in Iran including Fordow

ByHelen Davidson (now); Ben Smee and Jonathan Yerushalmy (earlier)

In a post on social media, the US president said ‘A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home’Full report: Trump announces strikes on IranUS attack on Iran: What we know so farWe’re also stil…

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Iranian FM Araqchi arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin – as it happened

ByHelen Davidson (now); Ben Smee and Jonathan Yerushalmy (earlier)

This blog has now closed. You can follow our new Israel-Iran war live blog here for the latest news and updatesIsrael-Iran war: live updatesWe’re also still awaiting reactions from the Democratic leadership in the US.
Trump’s closest supporters have p…

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Trump announces US strikes on Iran: what we know so far

ByGuardian staff

US president Donald Trump has announced that the US has completed strikes on three sites in Iran. This is what we know so farUS strikes Iran: follow it liveFull story: Trump announces strikes on three sites in Iran Donald Trump announced on Saturday th…

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Trump’s coalition is self-destructing over the Iran war question | Moustafa Bayoumi

ByMoustafa Bayoumi

You don’t have to be a fan of Tucker Carlson to enjoy the spectacle of a Republican civil warYou have to admit that there’s something delicious about watching Ted Cruz get served his just deserts by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. In a nearly two-…

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Trump’s coalition is self-destructing over the Iran war question | Moustafa Bayoumi

ByMoustafa Bayoumi

You don’t have to be a fan of Tucker Carlson to enjoy the spectacle of a Republican civil warYou have to admit that there’s something delicious about watching Ted Cruz get served his just deserts by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. In a nearly two-…

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Israel says it has killed two top al-Quds officials as diplomatic efforts to reach Iran ceasefire stall

ByGuardian staff and agencies

Senior military figures targeted overnight as talks between Iran and Europe in Geneva end with no breakthroughMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesIsrael’s military has said it killed two top Iranian military officials in overnight strikes as Eu…

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Israel and Iran launch new attacks as Tehran says it will not negotiate nuclear programme while under threat

ByGuardian staff and agencies

Israel’s foreign minister says its strikes have delayed Iran’s potential to develop a nuclear weapon by ‘at least two or three years’Iran and Israel exchanged fresh strikes early on Saturday, after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear pr…