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Donald Trump makes first in-person speech since Iran attack – video
ByGuardian staff March 2, 2026

The US president laid out four objectives for the US and Israel-led operation, including destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, annihilating its navy and preventing it from gaining a nuclear weapon. The US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on I…

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More than 100,000 Britons stranded in Gulf, with airspace closed to most flights
ByPippa Crerar and Gwyn Topham March 2, 2026

UK considering all evacuation options, including charter and military flights and bus trips across land bordersMore than 100,000 Britons were stranded in the Gulf on Monday, with airspace in the region still closed to most flights and overland evacuati…

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‘They don’t care about Lebanon’: anger with Hezbollah boils as war returns to weary Beirut
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 2, 2026

Tens of thousands of Lebanese flee homes in eerily familiar scenes as Israeli strikes leave 52 people deadUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesAbu Yehya and his two sons awoke to the sound of bombing in the early hours of Monday morning. A dozen blasts,…

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‘A constant state of anxiety’: Britons caught up in Middle East conflict
ByJane Clinton March 2, 2026

Some who live in region are unsure what to do amid missile strikes, while others are desperate to get home to the UKUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warAfter the US-Israel attack on Iran and the disruptio…

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Keir Starmer defends decision not to join US strikes after Trump criticism – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 2, 2026

Keir Starmer said he stood by his judgment not to support initial joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran after Donald Trump criticised his approach. The US president said Starmer was taking ‘too long’ to allow US use of airbases. The prime min…

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Internet blackout is tool of desperate regime to isolate Iranians, say experts
ByAisha Down March 2, 2026

Digital censorship analysts argue current outage is mostly about survival and control for the country’s rulersRoughly four hours after the first strikes hit Iran, the country was again plunged into a full internet blackout – severely curtailing both th…

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Iran war escalates: what’s Trump’s endgame? – The Latest
By March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with casualties and destruction reported across at least nine countries in under 10 hours. Israeli and US warplanes launched a fresh wave of strikes across Iran, while US allies in the Gulf states are u…

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Trump’s war on Iran and regime change | Brief letters
ByGuardian staff March 2, 2026

US policy | From defence to prevention | International law | Nuclear capabilityAs civilian casualties pile up under rubble – 165 people including little girls were blown to bits in a school in Tehran (Report, 1 March) – the world faces perhaps its grea…

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What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent March 2, 2026

Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operationUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warThe US and Israeli attacks on Iran have lit the touc…

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Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in Iran – but doesn’t rule out sending troops
ByAndrew Roth and Joseph Gedeon in Washington March 2, 2026

Defense secretary refuses to establish timeline for how long operation will continue in first public remarks since strikesThe US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has called the joint US-Israeli strikes in Iran the “most lethal and precise air power …

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