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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 June 23, 2025

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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US-Iran crisis: what we know so far
ByGuardian staff and agencies June 23, 2025

US president speaks of regime change in Tehran as the US awaits reprisals from Iran and world leaders urge de-escalation and a return to negotiationsIsrael-Iran war – live updatesFull report: Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes…

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Why Trump bombed Iran – podcast
By June 22, 2025

The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now Continue reading…

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Why Trump bombed Iran – podcast
By June 22, 2025

The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now Continue reading…

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US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities is Trump’s biggest gamble yet as president
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 22, 2025

Much could go wrong for the US and the Middle East as Trump and Netanyahu pursue the disempowerment of IranDonald Trump, a self-confessed risk-taker, has taken the greatest gamble – not just with his political reputation and the future of the Middle Ea…

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Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church leaves many dead and dozens injured
ByWilliam Christou June 22, 2025

Evening attack is first major atrocity by Islamist terror group in Syria since President al-Assad was deposedA suicide bombing by Islamic State (IS) targeting a church in Damascus has killed 20 people and wounded 52, Syrian authorities have said.The at…

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Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church leaves many dead and dozens injured
ByWilliam Christou June 22, 2025

Evening attack is first major atrocity by Islamist terror group in Syria since President al-Assad was deposedA suicide bombing by Islamic State (IS) targeting a church in Damascus has killed 20 people and wounded 52, Syrian authorities have said.The at…

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JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran
ByEdward Helmore June 22, 2025

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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How the carefully planned US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities unfolded
ByJulian Borger in Jaffa June 22, 2025

Decoy B-2 flights and diplomatic misdirections meant Tehran was caught off guard by the overnight raidsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesLate on Friday night, eight US B-2 bombers took off from Whiteman air force base in Missouri and turned westwards …

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‘We weren’t expecting it yet’: US attack met with panic in Iran
ByWilliam Christou, Shah Meer Baloch and Deepa Parent June 22, 2025

People in Tehran say they feel angry and scared as bombing prompts renewed wave of displacement from capitalMiddle East crisis – latest updatesAsal* had been expecting the US to bomb Iran, just not so soon. The 22-year-old Tehran University student had…

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