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How the carefully planned US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities unfolded

ByJulian Borger in Jaffa

Decoy B-2 flights and diplomatic misdirections meant Tehran was caught off guard by the overnight raidsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesLate on Friday night, eight US B-2 bombers took off from Whiteman air force base in Missouri and turned westwards …

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How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? A visual guide

ByPeter Beaumont

Trump claims the assault ‘totally obliterated’ the key facilities, but what do we know about its impact?Middle East crisis – latest updatesDonald Trump was quick to claim that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities had “completely and totally oblitera…

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Hegseth claims US ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites despite lack of assessment

ByHugo Lowell in Washington

US defense secretary praises Trump at first news briefing but Pentagon says it is too early for full damage assessmentMiddle East war –live updatesThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Sunday repeated claims by Donald Trump that US strikes had com…

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US defence secretary says strikes on Iran nuclear sites were ‘overwhelming success’ – video

ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian

Pete Hegseth said overnight airstrikes targeting the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan facilities ‘devastated’ Iran’s nuclear programme. At a press conference at the Pentagon, he said the strikes, which followed a ‘focused, powerful and clear’ order from the …

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No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

BySimon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or …

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‘This friend of ours will soon be an enemy’: how Iran became Israel’s foe

ByRobert Tait in Washington

Iran was once an ally of Israel and the US, but after the 1979 revolution that disposed the shah, alliances shiftedWith the US now in open warfare with Iran in a long-heralded conflict triggered by fear for Israel’s existence, it is worth recalling the…

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‘This friend of ours will soon be an enemy’: how Iran became Israel’s foe

ByRobert Tait in Washington

Iran was once an ally of Israel and the US, but after the 1979 revolution that disposed the shah, alliances shiftedWith the US now in open warfare with Iran in a long-heralded conflict triggered by fear for Israel’s existence, it is worth recalling the…

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Trump’s inner circle shifted view to support limited, one-off strike on Iran nuclear sites

ByHugo Lowell

As Trump considered striking Iran, some advisers adjusted public arguments to suggest quick bombing runUS strikes Iran – follow it liveExplainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?US lawmakers respond to attack on IranDo…

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What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?

ByJonathan Yerushalmy and agencies

Donald Trump said the strikes were a ‘military success’, but why was the US involved in attacking the nuclear enrichment facility?US strikes Iran – follow it liveFull report: Trump: US has ‘totally obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sitesUS attack on Iran: w…

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Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran

ByGuardian staff

Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders denounced the decision to launch attack, while most Republicans praised the actionUS strikes Iran – follow it liveAmerican politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering …