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Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?
ByGuardian community team March 4, 2026

With shipping routes disrupted and tensions rising across the region we want to hear from maritime workers, port workers and others working at sea who are affectedThe conflict in the Middle East is disrupting shipping across the region, including in th…

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Britain not ruling out future strikes on Iran missile sites, officials indicate
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

‘We just don’t know what will happen,’ western officials say, as UK bases prepare for arrival of US heavy bombersUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain has not ruled out participating in future strikes against Iranian…

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Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington DC March 4, 2026

US embassy cable said Israeli officials did not trust Lebanon or Syria to contain the group’s fightersMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn internal US assessment indicates that Israeli officials had doubts that the Lebanese state could disarm Hezbollah …

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US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Aanya Wipulasena in Colombo March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ targets in IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesA torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the south coast of Sri Lanka as t…

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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former supreme leader, tipped to become Iran’s next head of state
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 4, 2026

Choice of anti-western candidate would give signal that senior figures will not seek accommodation with USMiddle East crisis – live updatesWhat we know on day five of the Iran warMojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the assassinated Ali Khamenei, is bei…

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Israel strikes Tehran and Beirut as Iran vows ‘complete destruction’ in region
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Rapidly escalating war enters fifth day and spreads as far as Indian Ocean with sinking of Iranian vessel off Sri LankaMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has carried out a wave of airstrikes on Iranian security targets and Hezbollah in Beirut as T…

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‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain
BySam Jones in Madrid March 4, 2026

PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’Middle East crisis – live updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has responded to Donald T…

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The US and Israel gravely underestimated Iran’s response – here in the UAE, we are seeing the consequences | Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
ByAniseh Bassiri Tabrizi March 4, 2026

My family is in Tehran; I am in Abu Dhabi. Across the region, ordinary people are paying the price for these attacksSince Saturday, my mind has been torn between the place I live, Abu Dhabi, and Tehran, which has been the focus of my work and research …

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Middle East conflict offers economic lifeline to Russia’s flagging war machine
ByPjotr Sauer March 4, 2026

With much of the world’s oil supplies out of action, Russia could step in to meet demand in China and IndiaA prolonged energy crisis triggered by the widening war in the Middle East could offer an economic lifeline to Russia’s war machine at a moment w…

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Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran: what we know on day five of war
ByGuardian staff March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

US defense secretary confirms US submarine sank Iranian warship; clerics in Tehran close to choosing Khamenei successor US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe US defence secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off …

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