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US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows
ByDamien Gayle March 21, 2026

Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combinedThe US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, according to an analysis that finds it is dr…

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Israel has crushed Unrwa in Gaza – and the rest of the world has done nothing | Philippe Lazzarini
ByPhilippe Lazzarini March 21, 2026

I bow out of my role for the organisation at a perilous time for the international law. There are consequences not just for Palestinians, but the wider Middle EastThis month I will conclude my tenure as the commissioner-general of Unrwa – the United Na…

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Iran reportedly fires missiles towards UK-US base on Diego Garcia
ByPA Media March 21, 2026

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island targetMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Di…

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UK foreign secretary condemns Iran’s ‘reckless threats’ after strike towards US-UK base
ByPA Media March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

Yvette Cooper says government wants swift resolution to war after two missiles directed at military base at Diego GarciaMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe foreign secretary has condemned Iran’s strikes on a joint US-UK military base on the isl…

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Iran reportedly fires missiles towards UK-US base on Diego Garcia
ByPA Media March 21, 2026

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island targetMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Di…

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‘It’s come at the wrong time’: how Iran war has floored the Gulf as a sports hub
ByMatt Hughes Global sports business correspondent March 21, 2026

Conflict has not only hit sporting calendar but laid bare weakness in plans for diversifying economies through sportThe sight of Nasser al-Khelaifi grounded in Doha when Paris Saint Germain hosted Chelsea in the last-16 of the Champions League last wee…

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Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers
ByWilliam Christou and Abbas Abdelkarim in south Lebanon March 21, 2026

Medics and officials say there is systematic use of double-tap strikes in campaign to make the south uninhabitableLebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon,…

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Iran’s willingness to escalate this high-stakes war is its greatest weapon
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 21, 2026

Regime will do whatever it takes to cling on to power – including sacrificing economies of other Gulf statesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBrinkmanship, the ability to take a country to the edge of war without plunging it into the abyss, was the corn…

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Projectile strikes vessel off coast of UAE – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton March 21, 2026March 22, 2026

This blog is now closedCircling back now to Diego Garcia, Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean – but neither of them hit, according to news reports citing US officials.The Wall Street…

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Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut – as it happened
By March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

This blog is now closed – our live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran continues in a new blog hereKuwait’s state oil firm KPC said its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was hit by multiple drone attacks early on Friday, causing a fire in some units, with no i…

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