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Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine Malik in Iran
ByNesrine Malik March 23, 2026

What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hitThe war on Iran, even as it spreads and destabilises the Middle East and the global economy, is not real. This is how it is being portrayed by the Tru…

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Ella Baron on Donald Trump and the Iran war – cartoon
ByElla Baron March 22, 2026

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Iran war timeline: civilians bear brunt of US and Israel’s month-long campaign
ByChris Osuh March 22, 2026

In the weeks since US-Israeli bombs started falling on Iran, about 1,500 people have been killed, homes destroyed and ancient sites damagedMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIt is approaching a month since the US and Israel launched their attacks …

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Netanyahu hopes destroying Iranian ‘axis of evil’ will rehabilitate his image
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem March 22, 2026

With a 7 October inquiry looming, the Israeli PM’s political career, legacy and personal freedom may all be on the lineOver three weeks of war, Iranian missiles have killed at least 15 people inside Israel, and injured many more, including about 200 in…

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Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plants
ByJon Henley and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

Tehran’s response to Trump’s threat signals a potentially dangerous escalation as both sides menace sites relied on by millions Middle East crisis live – latest updatesTehran has said it will “irreversibly destroy” essential infrastructure across the M…

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‘Nobody else is responsible’: Trump to blame for Iran crisis, ex-CIA chief says
ByDavid Smith in Washington March 22, 2026

Leon Panetta calls president ‘naive’ over strait of Hormuz closure and says ‘the chickens are coming home to roost’Donald Trump is stuck between “a rock and a hard place” after three weeks of war in Iran and “sending a message of weakness” to the world…

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Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants
ByGuardian staff and agencies March 22, 2026

US president threatens to take out Iranian energy facilities – ‘starting with the biggest one first’ – if Tehran does not reopen the straitDonald Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its en…

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US warns Americans worldwide to show ‘increased caution’ – as it happened
ByRebecca Ratcliffe March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog here.Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plantsSeveral blasts could be heard from Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of …

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Iranian Americans are divided on the war and Iran’s future: ‘Bombing is not the same thing as liberation’
ByHooman Majd March 21, 2026

Little joy could be found among Iranians in the diaspora as Friday rang in Persian new year and the war on their homeland reached the three-week markWhen Israeli and American missiles first started falling on Tehran, and as news of the death of Iran’s …

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Projectile strikes vessel off coast of UAE – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton March 21, 2026March 22, 2026

This blog is now closedCircling back now to Diego Garcia, Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean – but neither of them hit, according to news reports citing US officials.The Wall Street…

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