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Tech in the Iran-Israel conflict: internet blackout, crypto burning and home camera spying

ByBlake Montgomery

Iran, clearly fearful of an online Israeli incursion, imposed a near-total internet blackout early last weekThe war between Israel and Iran, though largely a fight of fighter planes, drones and bombs, is erupting in the digital realm as well. Both coun…

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Ceasefire, strikes and fury from Trump: chaotic 24 hours in Israel-Iran war

ByPaul Owen

Events have moved rapidly since Iran’s attack on US military base in Qatar on MondayMiddle East crisis – live updatesIt has been a confusing and chaotic 24 hours for those following the war between Israel and Iran since Tehran struck a US military base…

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Israel, US and Iran all claim to have won the war, but who has really gained?

ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem

The Iranian nuclear programme has been set back, but it may also have been entrenched and invigoratedMiddle East crisis – live updatesTo the surprise of almost no one, all sides declared victory as they formally accepted Donald Trump’s announcement of …

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Fragile Israel-Iran truce appears to hold after Trump’s fury at initial violations

ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem

US president at one point called Benjamin Netanyahu to order him to scale down an Israeli airstrikeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe shaky truce between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Tuesday evening after an extraordinary day in which a …

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Tuesday briefing: What you need to know about Trump’s declaration of peace between Israel and Iran

ByArchie Bland

In today’s newsletter: The US president responds to Iran’s limited retaliation by celebrating the end of the war, with Israel confirming agreement to proposalGood morning. After the United States attacked Iranian nuclear sites early on Sunday, the ques…

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Trump is not interested in listening to US experts on Iran’s nuclear program

ByJames Risen

The US president is more willing to listen to Israel than his predecessors were and is also deeply suspicious of the CIAWhen Donald Trump ordered the US military to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, the debate among intelligence official…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte

ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte

ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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Will the UK stay out of Trump’s war in Iran? – podcast

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Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot on whether the UK government – despite calling for de-escalation for weeks – might be dragged into the conflict in IranThis episode was recorded before Trump’s announcement late on Monday that Iran and Isr…

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Will the UK stay out of Trump’s war in Iran? – podcast

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Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot on whether the UK government – despite calling for de-escalation for weeks – might be dragged into the conflict in IranThis episode was recorded before Trump’s announcement late on Monday that Iran and Isr…