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US intelligence sees direct attacks by Iran on oil tankers as greater risk than mines
ByHugo Lowell in Washington March 11, 2026

Strait of Hormuz, key transit passage for global oil trade, has been effectively shut down by Islamic Revolutionary GuardSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS intelligence reporting sees direct attacks by Iran …

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US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
ByPeter Beaumont March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military plannersMinab school bombing: a visual guideA preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined that Washington was responsi…

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The US-Israeli strategy failed to defeat Iran quickly – now they are moving to plan B | Paul Rogers
ByPaul Rogers March 11, 2026

It’s called the Dahiya doctrine – and the IDF and US air force are using it to destroy domestic support in IranPaul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University and author of Losing Control: International Security in the 21st Ce…

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Hasty redeployment of US missiles from South Korea to Middle East leaves Seoul rattled
ByJustin McCurry in Tokyo March 11, 2026

South Korea’s president has sought to reassure the public that the country is able to deter threats from the NorthIt has been almost a decade since the sleepy South Korean village of Seongju was transformed overnight into a key location in the country’…

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Pete Hegseth warns of ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran yet
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington March 10, 2026

Pentagon chief spoke with Gen Dan Caine at a press conference and blamed Iran for civilian casualties Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPentagon chief Pete Hegseth has warned that Tuesday would be the “most in…

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Video shows US Tomahawk missile hit base next to bombed Iranian school
ByTess McClure March 9, 2026

Footage of attack on Minab compound adds to evidence indicating it was a US strike that killed scores of childrenMiddle East crisis – live updatesA video has shown a US Tomahawk missile hitting the Iranian naval base next to a primary school in Minab w…

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Shrinking weapon stockpiles and regime-change uncertainty: doubts shadow US-Israel war on Iran
ByJosé Olivares March 7, 2026

Report indicates that US intelligence officials question effectiveness of strikes to produce regime change in IranUS government reviews of the war in Iran show that the Trump administration may be ill-equipped for a regime-change war, according to repo…

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Seven days of war in the Middle East: how the first week unfolded – video timeline
BySanjana Jose, Acacia Redding, Laure Boulinier and Sarah Bertram March 7, 2026

Air strikes have shaken the Middle East after the US and Israel launched an attack against Iran, killing the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Guardian looks back at the seven days that ignited a war, which has already claimed the li…

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The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun
ByEditorial March 6, 2026

The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls“Never in the future will we move as slow as we are moving now,” the UN secretary-general, António Guterre…

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Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as bombs pound Tehran and Beirut
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

US president again calls on Iranian people to overthrow government or face ‘absolutely guaranteed death’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said only Iran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the offensive launched seven days …

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