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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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Middle East crisis live: Houthis vow response after US and UK hit dozens of targets across Yemen in new wave of strikes
Iran-backed group says airstrikes ‘will not deter us’ after targets hit following continued Houthi attacks on...
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UK action against Houthis ‘not an escalation’, says Grant Shapps
Defence secretary says third joint UK-US assault on Iran-backed group is to protect lives and ‘preserve...
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US retaliatory airstrikes on targets in Iraq and Syria will not be the last
The carefully planned raids were the largest yet against Iran’s proxies and are likely to continue...
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Iran not seeking war with US but ‘not afraid of it’, says military chief
Head of Islamic Revolutionary Guards defiant as US prepares ‘very consequential response’ to drone attack on...
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Middle East crisis live: Hamas reportedly studying new ceasefire proposal; Iran warns of decisive response to any attack
Proposed truce is the most serious peace initiative to be tabled for months; Iran reacts after...
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Biden says he has decided how US will respond to Jordan drone attack
Iran-backed militia Washington blamed for attack announces it has suspended anti-US operationsJoe Biden has said he...
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Pentagon mulls response to Jordan drone strike amid fears for Gaza ceasefire efforts
Lloyd Austin says president ‘will not tolerate attacks on US forces’, but Qatar warns that reprisal...
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Biden vows response at time ‘of our choosing’ after three US troops killed in Jordan drone attack
Iranian backed militia took credit for attack that injured 34 troops and killed first US soldiers...
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Iran bars Hassan Rouhani from seeking re-election to key body
Former president’s exclusion from group likely to choose next supreme leader angers reformistsThe Iranian regime has...
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Iran accuses Israel of killing Revolutionary Guards spy chief in Damascus
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has lost four members in strike on Syrian capitalMiddle East...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel claims to have killed Hamas counter-espionage official in airstrike
Israeli air force says it ‘eliminated Bilal Nofal’ in a strike in the southern Gaza stripUS...
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Iran strikes ‘militant bases’ in Pakistan in latest Middle East flashpoint
Pakistan says attacks killed two children in ‘unprovoked violation’ of its airspace, adding to regional instability...
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Iran claims it has attacked an Israeli spy base in Kurdistan
Civilians killed in strikes on Erbil include a millionaire Kurdish businessman and his family, medical sources...
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Bishop of Chelmsford recalls fleeing Iran in 1980 after brother’s murder
Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani tells Desert Island Discs how she came to UK at 14...
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Biden sent private message to Tehran amid airstrikes: ‘We’re well-prepared’
After second night of US-UK strikes in Yemen against Iran-backed Houthis, fears of wider regional conflict...
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Bombs, boat sinkings and assassinations: is the Middle East descending into war?
Beyond the conflict in Gaza it has been a violent few weeks in the wider Middle...
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Iran bombings that killed at least 84
Afghan affiliate of IS claims responsibility for blasts in memorial crowd as Tehran tightens security on...
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Whoever is behind Kerman bombing risks igniting regional war
US points towards Islamic State or Sunni extremists but Iran has accused IsraelIt is still unclear...
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Almost 100 dead in blasts at Iran memorial for assassinated commander
Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions...