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A filmmaker’s footage from inside war-torn Iran We bring you a report from our filmmaker in Tehran, who we aren't naming for his own safety.

A filmmaker’s footage from inside war-torn Iran
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Labour MP’s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China The husband of the Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid is one of three men arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

Labour MP’s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China
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Are the US and Israel arming Kurdish groups to take on Iran? As the US and Israel plan the next phase of this conflict, it's being reported they're looking to arm and support Iranian Kurdish groups along the Iran-Iraq border, in the hope they will take part in ...

Are the US and Israel arming Kurdish groups to take on Iran?
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‘Trump has thrown hand grenade into vulnerable world’ – US economist We spoke to Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.

‘Trump has thrown hand grenade into vulnerable world’ – US economist
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Concerns grow over impact of Iran war on oil and gas prices Energy costs have stabilised and share prices have risen today on hopes that the US military will protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Concerns grow over impact of Iran war on oil and gas prices
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Keir Starmer defends government’s approach to Iran war The first government chartered flight to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East is leaving Oman tonight.

Keir Starmer defends government’s approach to Iran war
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‘This is not a war of our choice’ – Israeli government spokesperson We spoke to David Mencer, spokesperson to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.

‘This is not a war of our choice’ – Israeli government spokesperson
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Israeli strikes hit Beirut hotel as civilians told to evacuate southern Lebanon Lebanon's president has urged the US to intervene to stop Israel's strikes in his country.

Israeli strikes hit Beirut hotel as civilians told to evacuate southern Lebanon
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‘Only way conflict ends is through diplomacy’- Former Qatari defence attaché We spoke to Nawaf Al Thani, former Qatari Defence Attaché to the US.

‘Only way conflict ends is through diplomacy’- Former Qatari defence attaché
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Iranian regime is ‘toast’ says US secretary of war The US Secretary of Defence announced the sinking in a press conference earlier. Pete Hegseth described the Iranian regime as "toast" and hailed the "quiet death" inflicted on those aboard the warship...

Iranian regime is ‘toast’ says US secretary of war
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At least 80 dead as US torpedoes Iranian warship near Sri Lanka The US attack on the Iranian warship took place off Sri Lanka, where authorities have been attempting to recover the dead.

At least 80 dead as US torpedoes Iranian warship near Sri Lanka
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US sinks Iranian warship as Middle East war spreads further Iran's President has appealed tonight to the heads of neighbouring states, saying that US and Israeli aggression left it with no choice but to defend itself, whilst Iranian commanders announced they w...

US sinks Iranian warship as Middle East war spreads further
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Understanding Trump and Netanyahu’s logic behind Iran war Ever since Vietnam, the US has learned and forgotten the costs of a war of choice. It might be making the same mistake with Iran, writes Matt Frei.

Ever since Vietnam, the US has learned and forgotten the costs of a war of choice.
It might be making the same mistake with Iran, writes Matt Frei in our latest TrumpWorld newsletter.

‘I feel let down by my government’ – son of Brit detained in Iran The notorious Evin Jail in Tehran has been an instrument of terror where the Iranian government has held dissidents, journalists, and foreigners, ever since the Islamic Revolution. Inmates have descri...

‘I feel let down by my government’ – son of Brit detained in Iran
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Starmer has the ‘right judgment’ on Iran – Treasury minister We were joined by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Dan Tomlinson.

Starmer has the ‘right judgment’ on Iran – Treasury minister
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Chancellor tries to reassure markets amid war in Middle East Those impacts are increasingly looking quite serious, as oil and gas rise in price, the cost of government borrowing goes up and stock markets go down.

Chancellor tries to reassure markets amid war in Middle East
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Iran can’t cope with ‘American strength’ – former Israeli commander who led Iran desk We speak to Asaf Cohen, the former head of the Iran desk in the Intelligence Directorate of the Israel Defense Forces.

Iran can’t cope with ‘American strength’ – former Israeli commander who led Iran desk
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Israeli troops cross into Lebanon amid fears of wider war On day four of the war on Iran, Israel's action against Lebanon has continued from the air - with further strikes in Beirut and elsewhere - and on the ground, with Israeli ground troops pressing deepe...

Israeli troops cross into Lebanon amid fears of wider war
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There are ‘consequences’ for Gulf states who host US bases – Iranian professor Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Mohammad Marandi, a professor at Tehran University, a former adviser to Iran's nuclear negotiating team and close to the authorities there - he was asked how he thinks t...

There are ‘consequences’ for Gulf states who host US bases – Iranian professor
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Trump ‘well within his right’ to strike Iran – former US national security advisor Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to H.R. McMaster - a National Security Advisor during President Trump's first term - he was asked whether the US President was right to start this war without congressional...

Trump ‘well within his right’ to strike Iran – former US national security advisor
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Trump boasts US has ‘militarily beaten’ Iran President Trump has offered a bullish assessment of progress so far in Iran, saying the US has "knocked out" many naval and air targets and that Iran was "beaten militarily."

Trump boasts US has ‘militarily beaten’ Iran
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Trump deepens criticism of UK saying Starmer ‘not Churchill’ President Trump has intensified his criticism of Sir Keir Starmer and the UK's approach to the military action in the Gulf. The US President said: “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing wit...

Trump deepens criticism of UK saying Starmer ‘not Churchill’
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Israel launches new attacks on Iran and expands incursion into southern Lebanon On day four of the war, Israeli troops are back in southern Lebanon, Iranian drones are striking across the Gulf, markets across the world are taking fright as oil and gas prices spike upwards.

Israel launches new attacks on Iran and expands incursion into southern Lebanon
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Five ways the Iran war could come to an end Will the Iranian regime continue, or collapse? Could this be another 'forever war'? FactCheck speaks to experts about what could happen next.

Five ways the Iran war could come to an end

Will the Iranian regime continue, or collapse? Could this be another 'forever war'? FactCheck speaks to experts about what could happen next.

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Oil, gas and fire: Why the gulf states are being dragged into war Gulf Arab states have long built themselves into luxurious, safe global hubs. Reporting from Tel Aviv, Secunder Kermani explores why they're being targeted - and other key questions.

Oil, gas and fire: Why the gulf states are being dragged into war

Secunder Kermani explores why Gulf Arab states are now being targeted, after years of building themselves into luxurious, safe, global hubs.

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Iran: Has Trump unleashed another ‘forever war’ he said he would avoid? After Afghanistan and Iraq, President Trump needs to be aware of the law of unintended consequences as he wages war on Iran, writes Lindsey Hilsum.

Iran: Has Trump unleashed another ‘forever war’ he said he would avoid?

Lindsey Hilsum says President Trump needs to be aware of the law of unintended consequences as he wages war on Iran, based on lessons we learn in the past.

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What the widening Middle East conflict means for global oil prices Gas and oil prices soared on the news that Iran had managed to hit energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

What the widening Middle East conflict means for global oil prices
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‘We’re supporting British interests in the region’, says defence minister We spoke to the defence minister Al Carns and asked him, after Keir Starmer's words today, whether Britain could now say whether the US attack on Iran was legal or not.

‘We’re supporting British interests in the region’, says defence minister
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UK will not take offensive action against Iran, says Starmer Prime Minister Keir Starmer told MPs that he "does not believe in regime change from the skies".

UK will not take offensive action against Iran, says Starmer
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At least 52 killed in new Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon In Lebanon, a new front opened in the conflict after Hezbollah targeted Israel's military base in Haifa with rockets and drones and Israel responded with its jets bombing the suburbs of Beirut killing...

At least 52 killed in new Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon
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