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Foreign Office starts planning evacution of thousands of Britons in Middle East
ByRowena Mason Whitehall editor March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

About 200,000 nationals thought to be in the region as tensions rise after US-Israeli attacks on Iranian regimeUS-Israeli war on Iran: latest updatesThe Foreign Office is drawing up plans to evacuate tens of thousands of British citizens if war in the …

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‘Peacemaker’ Trump starts a war with Iran – podcast
By March 1, 2026

The US and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on Saturday, killing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Why did Trump decide (again) to attack Iran during negotiations on a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic? How does …

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Iran’s military options limited as it tries to hit back at US-Israeli attack
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 1, 2026

Retaliatory strikes have so far been high in volume but mostly not very effective and are likely to become less soUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesIn the grim calculus of war, Iran now has to hope it gets lucky. The first hours of the joint US-Isr…

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How Israeli sleight and US might led to the assassination of Ali Khamenei
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 1, 2026

An operation decades in the making took just 60 seconds to carry out, but some question its wisdomThe assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the culmination of decades of painstaking intelligence gathering by Israeli secret…

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US allies and foes left scrambling as Trump catches them off-guard on Iran
ByAndrew Roth in Washington March 1, 2026

War highlights strained alliances, unfettered militaries and a Washington with renewed appetite for regime changeUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesA joint US-Israeli operation that appeared to use nuclear negotiations as cover. Gulf leaders courtin…

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At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad March 1, 2026

US government buildings in Karachi and Baghdad targeted by crowds after killing of Ayatollah Ali KhameneiAt least 22 people are dead following pro-Iran demonstrations in Pakistan that have seen hundreds of people march on the US consulate in Karachi. S…

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The Guardian view on Trump’s Iranian campaign: an illegal war that risks becoming the new normal | Editorial
ByEditorial March 1, 2026

The US-Israeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of forceThe killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation i…

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Without some change in direction, Iran’s regime risks breakdown in civil order
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 1, 2026

Hostility to the US is high even among reformists, which may set the surviving leadership on a destructive pathTwo Irans are in view now. By night, there is the Iran that danced, celebrated and cried tears of joy at the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khame…

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‘You weren’t free’: Iranians party in London and Manchester after strikes against regime
ByRaphael Boyd and Hayden Vernon March 1, 2026

The diaspora hope the death of Ali Khamenei will bring change – and peace – even as fears remain over Iran’s futureOn Saturday night, with bombs falling across the Middle East and rumours of the death of Ali Khamenei, the longtime ayatollah of Iran, sp…

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Iranians around the world react to Khamenei’s death – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 1, 2026

People in Iran took to the streets on Saturday evening and Sunday after news broke of the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death. Some celebrated by waving pre-revolution flags and toppling monuments dedicated to the Islamic Republic f…

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