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Iran war briefing: Israeli military tells hundreds of thousands to leave Beirut
ByGuardian staff March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Evacuation order covers all of Beirut’s southern suburbs; Azerbaijani president orders armed forces to be at ‘the highest level of readiness’; Iran claims to have hit US oil tanker in Persian Gulf. What we know on day sixMiddle East crisis – live updat…

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The ripples of war: inside the 6 March Guardian Weekly
ByGraham Snowdon March 4, 2026

The global consequences of Trump’s big gamble. Plus Can the Louvre recover its joie de vivre?Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressSome weeks I head out of the office on a Friday afternoon with an uneasy feeling that our best-laid plans…

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‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain
BySam Jones in Madrid March 4, 2026

PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’Middle East crisis – live updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has responded to Donald T…

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Middle East conflict offers economic lifeline to Russia’s flagging war machine
ByPjotr Sauer March 4, 2026

With much of the world’s oil supplies out of action, Russia could step in to meet demand in China and IndiaA prolonged energy crisis triggered by the widening war in the Middle East could offer an economic lifeline to Russia’s war machine at a moment w…

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US compares opening strikes to ‘shock and awe’ of Iraq war: what we know on day five of Iran conflict
ByGuardian staff March 4, 2026

US-Israeli attacks have killed at least 787 people in Iran, according to the Red Crescent Society; global markets spooked. What we know on day five of warUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe US military has claimed that the number of strikes carried…

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Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran: what we know on day five of war
ByGuardian staff March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

US defense secretary confirms US submarine sank Iranian warship; clerics in Tehran close to choosing Khamenei successor US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe US defence secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off …

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What do Netanyahu and Trump really want in Iran? – podcast
By March 4, 2026

Who’s calling the shots in the US-Israeli war on Iran? Chief Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison and international security correspondent Jason Burke reportWho decided to attack Iran this weekend? And who will decide how this war proceeds?Th…

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Shadow of Iraq war lies over Westminster as MPs consider US-Israeli attack on Iran
ByAlexandra Topping and Aletha Adu March 3, 2026

Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten Calvin Bailey keeps his Iraq medal, issued to members of the British armed forces who served as part of Operation…

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Ben Jennings on Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and the war in Iran – cartoon
ByBen Jennings March 3, 2026

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Benign transition or bloody civil war: what next for Iran after the bombing?
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent March 3, 2026

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 …

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