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Israel ‘ready to do what is necessary’ after massive drone and missile strikes from Iran – Middle East crisis live
Israeli military says 99% of Iran’s 300 drones and missiles intercepted during overnight attackFull report: Iran...
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Iran warns it will strike again with greater force if Israel or US retaliate
Tehran’s firing of over 300 drones and missiles at Israel threatens to draw region into wider...
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Fate of Middle East hangs in the balance as Israel mulls its next steps
Joe Biden is believed to have urged restraint, and Tehran deems the matter ‘concluded’ but ultimately...
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US and UK forces help shoot down Iranian drones over Jordan, Syria and Iraq
US defence official says action is part of ‘ironclad commitment to Israel’s security’, with UK’s Royal...
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Iran launches hundreds of drones and cruise missiles at Israel in unprecedented attack
Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on Jewish state involved more than 300 drones and missiles,...
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Iran launches drone and missile strike against Israel as Biden rushes back to White House
US president convenes top advisers as US and Jordanian forces help Israel intercept barrageIran launches attack...
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Iranian attack on Israel expected ‘sooner rather than later’, says Joe Biden
President said US are ‘devoted to the defence of Israel’ as he urged Tehran to show...
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Qantas pauses Perth to London route due to expected Iranian attack on Israel
Airline’s Perth-to-London flights will now stop over in Singapore to avoid Iranian airspace amid fears Tehran...
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Argentina court blames Iran for deadly 1994 bombing of Jewish center
The attack, blamed on a suicide bomber, killed 85 people, wounded 300 and devastated Latin America’s...
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US seeking to deter Iran from strike on Israel, officials say
US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officialsThe US...
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A Separation director Asghar Farhadi cleared of plagiarism claims, says agent
The double Oscar winner’s film A Hero won the grand prix at Cannes in 2021 but...
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Diplomats fear growing power of Iranian factions that want nuclear weapons
Warnings that war in Gaza and Iran’s lack of cooperation on its nuclear programme are strengthening...
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UN: Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown
Fact-finding mission concludes regime murdered, imprisoned, tortured and raped those who protested the death of Mahsa...
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Iran election: turnout sinks to record low as polls close
Extending polling hours fails to boost turnout beyond previous low from 2020 election, strengthening claims people...
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Iranian singer given three years in jail for song about Mahsa Amini protests
Shervin Hajipour sentenced for ‘inciting and provoking people to riot to disturb national security’An Iranian pop...
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Iranians expected to shun first election since death of Mahsa Amini
Turnout of 38.5% or less predicted despite moves to make voting easier and allow more candidatesA...
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Mahsa Amini’s uncle sentenced to five years in jail over Iran protests, rights groups say
Safa Aeli was charged with taking part in protests that erupted following death of 22-year-old after...
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Houthis strike Iran-bound grain ship in first Red Sea attack in six days
Militants fired missiles at Greek-owned ship, says US military, in strike that raises questions over who...
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Instagram and Facebook delete the accounts of Iran’s supreme leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei supported Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel, which Meta said violated its policiesMeta...
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Family of Swede imprisoned in Iran fear death penalty verdict is imminent
EU diplomat Johan Floderus’s sister calls on Sweden to start speaking up loudly to demand his...
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Middle East crisis live: Blinken heads to Egypt in effort to seek ‘enduring end’ to Israel-Gaza war
US secretary of state to fly to Cairo after meeting Saudi crown prince as UN reports...
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US-backed Kurdish fighters killed in drone strike on US base in Syria
Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iranian-backed militia, claims attack after at least six fighters killedAt least...
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US pornography actor accused of posting propaganda for Iran
Whitney Wright, who is known for her criticism of Israel, posed at defunct American embassy in...
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Lloyds and Santander accused of providing accounts for Iranian front companies
Both banks deny helping Tehran-controlled oil firm PCC to move money in breach of sanctionsTwo of...