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UK sends more troops to Gulf amid Trump jibes over British military role
ByMatthew Weaver March 31, 2026

John Healey says extra deployment is defensive response to ‘expanding threat’ from IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK is sending more military support to the Gulf, taking the total deployment to 1,000 troops, a…

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Israel vows to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 31, 2026

Plans would prevent the return of hundreds of thousands of residentsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael said on Tuesday that it will occupy wide swathes of south Lebanon and destroy the homes along the border to prevent the return of some 60…

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The world cannot allow Gaza’s horrors to be replayed in Lebanon | Letter
ByGuardian staff March 31, 2026

The failure of the UK government to act now will have devastating human consequences, writes Steve CuttsYour editorial on Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon (25 March) rightly warns against a repeat of the devastating tactics unleashed on Pal…

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Large explosion seen in Isfahan in Iran – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 31, 2026

Eyewitness video released on 31 March and verified by Reuters shows a large explosion and plumes of smoke rising in Isfahan. The central Iranian city is home to a number of important military facilities, including nuclear facilities. Analysts believe m…

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The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past? | Moustafa Bayoumi
ByMoustafa Bayoumi March 31, 2026

In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American historyThe US-Israel war on Iran is a colossal blunder of world historical proportions. As clear an act of aggression as o…

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Petrol more than $4 a gallon? Don’t blame JD Vance! | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi March 31, 2026

The US vice-president still dreams of succeeding Trump in 2028. No wonder he’s desperate to distance himself from the price rises caused by the war with IranBombing little kids in the Middle East? Whatever. Immigration agents killing US civilians in th…

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Emirates says Iranian nationals are not allowed to enter or transit through UAE – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton March 31, 2026April 1, 2026

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog here.Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country’s eastern region.Early this …

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‘There’s no safe place here’: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port
ByGuardian staff and agencies March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Dozens of other vessels leave area after drone strike causes fire onboard tanker owned by Kuwait’s state oil companyMiddle East crisis – live updatesHow could US forcibly reopen strait of Hormuz and what are the risks?When Iran attacked a fully loaded …

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Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy grid if ceasefire not reached ‘shortly’
ByPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondent March 30, 2026

Oil prices on course for record monthly rise amid risk of further escalation and mixed messaging from USDonald Trump has threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power stations and fresh water plants if Tehran does not agree to peace terms “shortly”, even as …

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The Guardian view on Trump’s Iran war: escalation without end | Editorial
ByEditorial March 30, 2026

Without diplomacy or restraint, the economic shock will deepen and US soldiers may become embroiled in a quagmireThe fifth week of Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran has confirmed the absence of any overarching strategy. The US continues to hit Iranian…

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