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Trump at a crossroads as US weighs tough options in Iran
Getty Images Three weeks after the joint US-Israeli war against Iran began, the conflict has reached a fuzzy state of
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Wary allies show there’s no quick fix to Trump’s Iran crisis
Getty Images Throughout his two terms in office, US President Donald Trump has not been shy to criticise – even
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Mixed messages from Trump leave more questions than answers over war’s end
President Donald Trump and his administration have so far offered mixed messages and contradictory explanations on the joint US-Israeli military
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UK troops and civilians in Middle East put at risk by Iran strikes, Healey says
British troops and civilians in the Middle East are being put at risk from “indiscriminate attacks” by Iran, the defence
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UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says
The UK has agreed to a US request to use British military bases for “defensive” strikes on Iranian missile sites,
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Oil prices jump after ships attacked near Strait of Hormuz
Getty Images File photo of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which has now ground to a halt Global oil
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US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran
BBC BBC Verify has confirmed the location of US aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran using satellite imagery,
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Can the US help Iran? What Iranians say – inside and outside the country
AFP via Getty Images Iranian protesters gather near burning cars on a street in Tehran, Iran on 8 January. For
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Talks with US set to continue after ‘good beginning’, Iran’s foreign minister says
AFP via Getty Images The US negotiators will be led by special envoy Steve Witkoff (left), while the Iranian team
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Trump signs executive order threatening tariffs for countries trading with Iran
EPA US President Donald Trump has said he could impose additional tariffs on countries that continue to trade with Iran,
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Trump tells Iran to drop nuclear aims and stop killing protesters to avoid military action
Handout via Reuters The fleet is headed by aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (file image) Donald Trump says he has
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Pentagon fires intelligence agency chief after Iran attack assessment
Reuters Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) US defence
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Damaged or destroyed – how much does leaked US report on Iran’s nuclear sites tell us?
Maxar Technologies/Reuters The site of Fordo is probably the most spied-on place on the planet. Western intelligence first went public
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Trump pushes back after leaked report suggests Iran strikes had limited impact
Donald Trump and his top officials have pushed back on a leaked intelligence report that said US strikes on Iran
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CIA director says Iran’s nuclear sites ‘severely damaged’
The head of the CIA has said US strikes “severely damaged” Iran’s nuclear facilities and set them back years, diverging
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Trump weighs joining Iran strikes after calling for ‘unconditional surrender’
Reuters US President Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, as the conflict continues
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US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq as Iran tensions rise
Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependants in Baghdad are to be evacuated from Iraq due to heightened security risks,
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US tells Israel it won’t join any retaliatory strikes on Iran
The White House has warned Israel that the US will not participate in any retaliatory strikes on Iran, senior administration
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Bowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?
Israel’s war cabinet has used a tried-and-trusted phrase to describe its next moves against Iran. Israel would respond “in the
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