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Protecting civilians is a sign of strength – and an American ideal | Ted Widmer
ByTed Widmer April 7, 2026

The US was founded on a pledge to limit the damages of war, even if it has often failed to uphold its commitmentFar from expressing remorse for his threat to bomb civilian infrastructure, Donald Trump is doubling down as we approach his deadline for Ir…

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Iran calls on young people to form human chains around power plants as Trump deadline looms
BySaeed Shah in Islamabad April 7, 2026

President Masoud Pezeshkian says 14m people ‘declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives’ for defence of IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranians officials called on young people to form human chains around the country’s power plants and peo…

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Will bombing Iran back to the ‘stone ages’ achieve any war objectives?
ByPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondent April 7, 2026

Donald Trump’s threat to target Iran’s bridges and power plants follows a similar playbook to recent conflictsDuring Israel’s 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli jets bombed the Jiyeh power station north of the coastal city of Sidon. The bla…

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If Trump commits war crimes in Iran, he can be prosecuted | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth April 7, 2026

There is no question that Trump’s threats, if carried out, would amount to war crimes. The international justice system is positioned to actDonald Trump is openly threatening war crimes in Iran because he apparently thinks he can get away with them. Sa…

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Trump threatens to ‘take out’ Iran … again – The Latest
By April 7, 2026

Donald Trump says the US will bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran fails to meet his latest deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The US president says he is ‘not at all’ concerned that such attacks on civilian infrastructure could amount …

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Aftermath of a rescue: wreckage of aircraft at site of US mission in Iran
ByStefanie Glinski, photographs by Mohammad Mohsenifar April 7, 2026

In a patch of desert in Isfahan province, personnel clear the site where just hours earlier two C-130 planes and two helicopters were destroyedMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe small farming community of Parzan near the city of Shahreza in Iran’s Is…

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Democrats outraged at Trump’s Iran post: ‘a threat to commit a war crime’
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

President says on Truth Social he will annihilate country if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of HormuzUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump on Tuesday morning threatened to annihilat…

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Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland
ByDamien Gayle April 7, 2026

Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtlesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of west Asia’s most important wetlands, sate…

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Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands
ByDan Sabbagh in Jerusalem April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Attacks on Iran increase and Israel tells Iranians to avoid train travel as deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz loomsMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has warned that Iran’s “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Tehran did not comply wit…

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Trump says uranium will be ‘taken care of’ – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton April 7, 2026April 8, 2026

This blog has now closed. Follow the latest ceasefire news and updates in our Iran war live blog here.Middle East crisis – live updatesHere are some of the latest images coming in from the Middle East as the war continues in week six.The Israeli milita…

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