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Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider escalation risk

ByJessica Elgot and Ben Quinn

PM calls on Tehran to return to negotiations and holds talks with Macron and Merz after US attack on three nuclear sitesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesKeir Starmer has warned of a “risk of escalation” in the Middle East and beyond as a result of th…

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The Guardian view on Trump bombing Iran: an illegal and reckless act | Editorial

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The US president has chosen war at Israel’s behest. He may imagine he has scored an easy win, but the world is likely to pay a steep priceDonald Trump was predictably quick to claim victory following the illegal US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities: …

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Iran’s proxy militias may be unable to help if Tehran opts to hit back at US

ByJason Burke International security correspondent

Weakening of ‘axis of resistance’ forces leaves Iran with limited options if it chooses to retaliateMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran’s proxy militias across the Middle East have yet to retaliate for the overnight strikes against the Islamic Repu…

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Trump’s military attack on Iran reveals split among Maga diehards

ByEdward Helmore

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon lead voices on right seeing airstrikes as break with ‘America first’ doctrineMiddle East war –live updatesSaturday’s US strikes on Iran provoked conflicting reactions from isolationist Republicans who support Don…

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Trump’s military attack on Iran reveals split among Maga diehards

ByEdward Helmore

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon lead voices on right seeing airstrikes as break with ‘America first’ doctrineMiddle East war –live updatesSaturday’s US strikes on Iran provoked conflicting reactions from isolationist Republicans who support Don…

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Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites

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Pentagon claims major damage inflicted, world leaders call for restraint and Israel continues to strike Iranian targetsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran has warned the US to brace for retaliation after Donald Trump’s administration joined Israel …

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How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? A visual guide

ByPeter Beaumont

Trump claims the assault ‘totally obliterated’ the key facilities, but what do we know about its impact?Middle East crisis – latest updatesDonald Trump was quick to claim that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities had “completely and totally oblitera…

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Democrats say they were left in dark about plans for US strikes on Iran

ByEdward Helmore

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

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

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 …