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House Democratic veterans back moves to limit Trump’s military authority

ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington

Letter from 12 members demanding congressional approval for war follows Trump’s unauthorized bombing of IranUS politics live – latest updatesA group of 12 House Democratic military veterans have thrown their weight behind efforts to constrain Donald Tr…

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House Democratic veterans back moves to limit Trump’s military authority

ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington

Letter from 12 members demanding congressional approval for war follows Trump’s unauthorized bombing of IranUS politics live – latest updatesA group of 12 House Democratic military veterans have thrown their weight behind efforts to constrain Donald Tr…

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US strikes Iran: the breakdown of the rules-based order – podcast

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Just over a week ago, Iranian and American officials were set to meet for a fresh round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.Now the region is on the brink after the US joined Israeli attacks on Iran, striking three key uranium enrichment site…

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US strikes Iran: the breakdown of the rules-based order – podcast

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Just over a week ago, Iranian and American officials were set to meet for a fresh round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.Now the region is on the brink after the US joined Israeli attacks on Iran, striking three key uranium enrichment site…

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Trump’s war with Iran signals perilous shift from showman to strongman

ByDavid Smith in Washington

The emergence of Hawk Trump dismayed some of his Maga base but students of US adventurism were unsurprisedSo the military parade that brought tanks to the streets of Washington on Donald Trump’s birthday was more than just an authoritarian ego trip. It…

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David Lammy refuses to say if UK supported US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK foreign secretary also sidesteps questions on legality of strikes and Donald Trump’s ‘regime change’ postUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK foreign secretary has repeatedly refused to say if the UK supported the…

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Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause | Nesrine Malik

ByNesrine Malik

The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached rhetoric and bloody reality widensSince the war on Gaza started, the defining dynamic has been of unprecedented anger, panic and a…

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JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran

ByEdward Helmore

Vice-president declines to double down on Trump’s stance that Iran’s nuclear sites were totally destroyedJD Vance has said the US is “not at war” with Iran – but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to …

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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…