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Democrats say they were left in dark about plans for US strikes on Iran
ByEdward Helmore June 22, 2025

Leading figures on Senate and House intelligence committees not briefed in advance in break with customMiddle East war – live updatesSenior Democrats have claimed they were left in the dark about operation Midnight Hammer, the US’s highly coordinated s…

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Hegseth claims US ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites despite lack of assessment
ByHugo Lowell in Washington June 22, 2025

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 June 22, 2025

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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Donald Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sites and ‘totally obliterated’ them
ByAndrew Roth and William Christou in Jerusalem, and Julian Borger in Tel Aviv June 22, 2025

Strikes hit uranium enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan; Iran says US has ‘blown up diplomacy’Middle East crisis – latest updatesExplainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?Donald Trump has announced that the…

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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict
ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diplomacyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesCountries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as…

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US is ‘fully responsible for the dangerous consequences’ of strikes, says Iranian minister – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian June 22, 2025

The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, called the US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday night ‘an outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation of the principles of the UN charter and international law’. He added: ‘Iran r…

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap
ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent June 22, 2025

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap
ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent June 22, 2025

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent June 22, 2025June 23, 2025

Trump has warned of broader US involvement in Israel’s war if Iran attempts to strike back against US military sites in the regionFull report: Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sitesLive coverage: Iran strikes Israel after US attackIran …

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‘This friend of ours will soon be an enemy’: how Iran became Israel’s foe
ByRobert Tait in Washington June 22, 2025

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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