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No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

BySimon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or …

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

ByAndrew Roth Global affairs correspondent

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isr…

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From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited

ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent

Trump has warned of broader US involvement in Israel’s war if Iran attempts to strike back against US military sites in the regionFull report: Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sitesLive coverage: Iran strikes Israel after US attackIran …

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‘This friend of ours will soon be an enemy’: how Iran became Israel’s foe

ByRobert Tait in Washington

Iran was once an ally of Israel and the US, but after the 1979 revolution that disposed the shah, alliances shiftedWith the US now in open warfare with Iran in a long-heralded conflict triggered by fear for Israel’s existence, it is worth recalling the…

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‘This friend of ours will soon be an enemy’: how Iran became Israel’s foe

ByRobert Tait in Washington

Iran was once an ally of Israel and the US, but after the 1979 revolution that disposed the shah, alliances shiftedWith the US now in open warfare with Iran in a long-heralded conflict triggered by fear for Israel’s existence, it is worth recalling the…

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Trump raises specter of further attacks against Iran after US military operation

ByHugo Lowell in Washington

President warned that Tehran must start peace negotiations with Israel and stop enriching uraniumUS strikes Iran – follow it liveExplainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?Fresh from ordering military strikes on Iran, …

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Trump’s inner circle shifted view to support limited, one-off strike on Iran nuclear sites

ByHugo Lowell

As Trump considered striking Iran, some advisers adjusted public arguments to suggest quick bombing runUS strikes Iran – follow it liveExplainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?US lawmakers respond to attack on IranDo…

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Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran

ByGuardian staff

Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders denounced the decision to launch attack, while most Republicans praised the actionUS strikes Iran – follow it liveAmerican politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering …

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Trump announces US strikes on Iran: what we know so far

ByGuardian staff

US president Donald Trump has announced that the US has completed strikes on three sites in Iran. This is what we know so farUS strikes Iran: follow it liveFull story: Trump announces strikes on three sites in Iran Donald Trump announced on Saturday th…