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UK personnel just 200 metres away from Iranian missile strike
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of civilian sites and military assetsUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesThree hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone str…

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Death toll from school bombing in southern Iran reportedly rises to 165
ByTess McClure March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

Strike on girls’ elementary school in Minab killed 165 people and injured 96 others, according to Iranian state mediaUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesThe death toll from a missile strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran has risen to 165, accord…

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US and Israel launch new wave of attacks on Iran amid threat of escalation
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 1, 2026

Trump threatens Tehran with force ‘never seen before’ if it pursues retaliation after Khamenei’s deathUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesIsrael and the US have launched fresh waves of intensive attacks across Iran on the second day of their military…

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US contractors in Kuwait decry meager bunkers and pay cuts amid Iran war: ‘We’re treated as expendable’
ByKatie McQue March 1, 2026

Employees say they have heard little from major defense contractor V2X Inc about safety and evacuation protocolsEmployees of major defense contractor V2X Inc on US military bases in Kuwait say they lack adequate bunker facilities and have had their pa…

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Trump is accelerating the world’s slow drift from dollar dominance | Heather Stewart
ByHeather Stewart March 1, 2026

Aggression feeds a sense that the US is operating outside global norms and helps to fuel a more complex currency outlookWhat the US-Israeli attacks on Iran mean for oil pricesDonald Trump’s attack on Iran, with its puerile Pentagon nametag, Operation E…

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Few will mourn leader of ‘evil’ regime Ali Khamenei, says UK defence secretary
ByRowena Mason Whitehall editor March 1, 2026

John Healey says there is ‘real and rising threat’ from Iran as US and Israeli military action divides political opinionUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesThe UK defence secretary has said few will mourn Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, whose de…

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Tell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?
ByGuardian community team March 1, 2026

If you’re living or working in the region and have been impacted by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, we would like to hear from youUS-Israel war on Iran: latest updatesIn a statement posted to social media, the Israel Defense Forces says it is now str…

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What the US–Israeli strikes on Iran mean for the price of oil
ByJillian Ambrose March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

Effective closure of the strait of Hormuz could spell trouble for many developed economiesUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesThe US-Israeli war on Iran has ignited fears that escalating military aggression in the Middle East could send oil prices so…

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Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran: what we know so far on day two
ByGuardian staff March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

US president says operation in Iran ‘ahead of schedule’ and that dozens of leaders are dead; Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death confirmed by state media Latest updates – follow live Continue reading…

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Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president | Mohamad Bazzi
ByMohamad Bazzi March 1, 2026

The America First president who built his political brand on opposing foreign military adventures has unleashed a war of choice aimed at regime change It turns out that Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed “candidate of peace”, is just as eager to start n…

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