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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
ByAndrew Roth in Washington March 13, 2026

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAs US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the w…

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Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington March 13, 2026

US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive lightSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military c…

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Trump is the weakest he’s ever been. That makes him so dangerous on Iran | Moira Donegan
ByMoira Donegan March 13, 2026

Why would Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weakIn the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, members of the George W Bush administration presented the case for war exhaustively, repeatedly, and in publi…

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Pentagon tells lawmakers Iran war costs top $11.3bn – but true price unknown
ByJoseph Gedeon and Hugo Lowell March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

The US already spent more than $11.3bn in first six days of conflict, but price tag does not include all spendingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPentagon officials told top lawmakers in a closed-door briefin…

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Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times | Judith Levine
ByJudith Levine March 12, 2026

News stories are weighing nuclear risk as experts muse on the possibility of global warfareIntimations of world war three – the big one, nuclear Armageddon – didn’t arise yesterday. But they got more urgent when Donald Trump was elected the second time…

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The war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now? | Robert Reich
ByRobert Reich March 12, 2026

The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding valuesAs we reach the 13th day of the war in Iran – with death and destruction rippling throughout the Middle East – it’s important to bear in mind…

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US intelligence sees direct attacks by Iran on oil tankers as greater risk than mines
ByHugo Lowell in Washington March 11, 2026

Strait of Hormuz, key transit passage for global oil trade, has been effectively shut down by Islamic Revolutionary GuardSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS intelligence reporting sees direct attacks by Iran …

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US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
ByPeter Beaumont March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military plannersMinab school bombing: a visual guideA preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined that Washington was responsi…

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Why Iran’s vital Kharg Island oil hub is still untouched by US-Israel bombers
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 11, 2026

While some argue for destroying the terminal though which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow, others caution of a global market ‘tailspin’Kharg Island – through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow – is arguably the country’s most sensitive economic target…

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It’s not just influencers who move to Dubai | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 10, 2026

Ordinary people and families have made their homes there, writes Mark Husbands. Plus a letter from Jessamy HadleyRegarding Gaby Hinsliff’s article (Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke, 6 March),&nbs…

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