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‘Helpless and trapped’: political prisoners stuck in Tehran jail with no way to flee bombings

ByWilliam Christou

Families of detained activists talk of their fear and confusion as Israeli missiles strike Evin prison in IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesWhen Mehraveh Khandan heard about Israel’s evacuation order in Tehran last week, the first thing she thought …

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Reeves calls for Middle East de-escalation amid oil price fears

ByHeather Stewart Economics editor

Government announces plan to cut firms’ electricity bills as part of launch of its industrial strategyBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has called for de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, warning that rising global oil prices cou…

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Reeves calls for Middle East de-escalation amid oil price fears

ByHeather Stewart Economics editor

Government announces plan to cut firms’ electricity bills as part of launch of its industrial strategyUK industrial strategy: the key pointsBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has called for de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, war…

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Trump insists ‘monumental damage’ done by US strikes in Iran but others are more cautious

ByPeter Beaumont

Head of International Atomic Energy Agency says no one is in a position to fully assess damage to Iran’s nuclear capabilities• Live coverage: Iran’s Fordow nuclear site hit again, state media saysDonald Trump has doubled down on claims “monumental dama…

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Trump talks of regime change in Iran and insists US ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites | First Thing

ByNicola Slawson

US president says strikes led to ‘monumental damage’ and questioned if the regime could ‘make Iran great again’. Plus, the dolls that have sparked moral panic in BrazilGood morning.Donald Trump raised the prospect of regime change in Iran and defended …

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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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US strikes on Iran could damage global growth, says IMF chief

ByLauren Almeida

Oil prices could rise if Iran goes ahead with threat to shut down shipping in the strait of HormuzBusiness live – latest updatesUS strikes on Iran could damage global economic growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned.Director Kris…

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Iran and Israel launch intense wave of attacks as Trump talks of regime change

ByStaff and agencies

Attacks on both sides ramp up as US president questions if regime change in Tehran could ‘make Iran great again’Live coverage: region braces for Iranian response to US strikesUS-Iran crisis: what we know so farIran and Israel have launched intense wave…

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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…