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The Guardian view on the Iran war and international law: it’s worse than a mistake; it’s a crime | Editorial
ByEditorial March 13, 2026

Double standards in Europe and elsewhere are laid bare by the muted response to US and Israeli aggression and the killing of civiliansWhen Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the international condemnation from Europe and elsewh…

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Ella Baron on Trump, Netanyahu and the victims of the war in the Middle East – cartoon
ByElla Baron March 13, 2026

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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
ByAndrew Roth in Washington March 13, 2026

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAs US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the w…

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Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland March 13, 2026

Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worseIt’s not easy, but let’s try to look at this war in the best, most charitable light. Let’s try to see the US-Israel conflict with Ira…

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Trump calls Iran leaders ‘deranged scumbags’ as Middle East violence spirals
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Deepa Parent March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said Iran will be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing leaders of the regime as “deranged scumba…

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Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington March 13, 2026

US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive lightSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military c…

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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump being gifted an Olympic medal: ‘Yet another award he didn’t win’
ByGuardian staff March 13, 2026

Late-night hosts addressed Melania Trump’s women’s history month speech, Maga’s Iran messaging and the ongoing oil crisisOn Thursday night, late-night hosts discussed an odd White House women’s history month event, the fallout of the war on Iran and wh…

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Trump is the weakest he’s ever been. That makes him so dangerous on Iran | Moira Donegan
ByMoira Donegan March 13, 2026

Why would Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weakIn the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, members of the George W Bush administration presented the case for war exhaustively, repeatedly, and in publi…

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All six crew members confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Number of American troops to be killed in Iran war after incident in western desert now stands at 13Middle East live blog – latest updatesUS politics – live updatesAll six crew members onboard a US military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were ki…

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Top Iranian nuclear scientists killed, Israel says – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton (now); Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose andVivian Ho March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

This live blog has now closed – out coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereFollow live for latest updates in the Middle East crisisAn Iranian source is denying the country will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the vital strait of H…

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