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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…
Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worseIt’s not easy, but let’s try to look at this war in the best, most charitable light. Let’s try to see the US-Israel conflict with Ira…
Energy prices have soared as Iranian strikes and reports of mines prevent ships from transiting the chokepointMiddle East crisis – live updatesMore than 1,000 cargo ships, mainly oil and gas tankers, have been blocked from transiting the strait of Horm…
Israel has issued a new displacement order for southern Lebanon, instructing residents within 25 miles of the border between the two countries to head north. The order covers major Lebanese cities and dozens of villages. Israel’s military is …
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…
Number of American troops to be killed in Iran war after incident in western desert now stands at 13Middle East live blog – latest updatesUS politics – live updatesAll six crew members onboard a US military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were ki…
Tinariwen went from Saharan weddings to Grammy-winning acclaim – but violence has forced the desert blues masters into exile. Now, a new generation is stepping in to helpSince their formation in 1979, Tuareg guitar band Tinariwen have been constantly m…
This live blog has now closed – out coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereFollow live for latest updates in the Middle East crisisAn Iranian source is denying the country will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the vital strait of H…
Five soldiers were indicted over alleged violent abuse and rape of Palestinian man at detention centre in 2024Israel’s top military lawyer has dropped all charges against five soldiers accused of the violent abuse and rape of a Palestinian detainee fro…