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Trump says US will provide insurance for commercial shipping – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton March 3, 2026March 4, 2026

This live blog has now closed. Our live coverage continues hereFollow live updates in the expanding Middle East crisisUS secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed the US attacked Iran after learning that Israel was going to strike, which would have me…

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Airlines in Middle East rule out services resuming before Thursday
ByStaff and agencies March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Some repatriation flights depart as governments around the world work to extract their citizens from the conflict-hit region US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe biggest Middle East carriers have ruled out resuming scheduled flights until at least T…

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US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says
ByChris Stein in Washington March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Democrats disturbed by rationale that Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliationIsrael’s determination to attack Iran and the certainty that US troops would be targeted in response forced the Trump administration to take …

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Trump news at a glance: president offers goals but no end date for military offensive against Iran
ByGuardian staff March 3, 2026

Trump said military campaign could ‘go far longer’ then initial four-to-five week projection as violence and chaos ripple across Middle East – key US politics stories from Monday 2 March at a glanceDonald Trump has laid out four goals in Iran and said …

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Chaos in the Gulf – podcast
By March 3, 2026

After the US and Israel assassinated Iran’s Supreme leader, Tehran has hit back. Missiles have rained down on the Gulf. Will the region retaliate? Julian Borger reportsSince the weekend, Iran has been attacking sites in the Gulf in retaliation for the …

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‘It was surreal’: holidaymakers on first flight out of Abu Dhabi describe petrifying experience
ByIsaaq Tomkins March 2, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of passengers have found themselves stranded in the middle of a conflict between Iran and its Gulf neighboursHolidaymakers on the first flights out of Abu Dhabi since Saturday have described their experiences up close as conflict …

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Civilian deaths in Iran pass 200 amid fear of bombs and regime clampdown
ByDeepa Parent March 2, 2026

As US-Israeli airstrikes hit their cities, people tell of how the authorities are warning them off the streets At least 200 civilians have been killed since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran last weekend, according to rights groups, as people insi…

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‘Open betrayal’ or ‘just and imperative’? Trump’s Iran strikes divide conservative media
ByJ Oliver Conroy March 2, 2026

Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has divided the American right – from Murdoch’s cheerleaders to Maga isolationistsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAs a presidential candidate, Donald Trump r…

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Iran’s Shahed drones have brought terror to the skies over Ukraine – now they are being deployed in the Middle East
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 2, 2026

Bulky and noisy Iran-made unmanned attack drones have hit buildings in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and elsewhere US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesA visual guide strikes on Iran and Tehran’s responseIran’s noisy $50,000 delta-winged Shahed 136 drones have l…

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‘We’ll run out of food this week’: Israel’s Iran war brings new Gaza siege
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza March 2, 2026March 3, 2026

Israel has closed all crossings into Gaza, threatening to plunge 2 million people into a new hunger crisisUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesIsrael closed all crossings into Gaza indefinitely when it attacked Iran, imposing a siege that has already pu…

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