
Iran-US war latest: Israel launches fresh attacks on Tehran and Beirut as US embassy in Riyadh hit with drones
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Israel has also deployed troops to southern Lebanon in a major escalation of the four-day conflict

Trump lambasts Starmer again and says UK-US relationship is ‘not what it was’
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
‘It's very sad... we love the UK,' US president said as row deepens over Britain’s involvement in Iran conflict

MTG blasts Trump administration over Iran strikes: ‘We’ve got American troops being killed’
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene questioned why President Trump has launched strikes against Iran, after he had criticized US involvement in Iraq

Trump’s neck rash raises new questions over his health despite White House’s excuse
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
The president has previously sparked health concerns over his hand bruising, swollen ankles and mental acuity
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How Iran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz could upend global oil and gas supplies
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the US-Israeli war. Given that a quarter of seaborne oil and a fifth of global LNG shipments pass through this critical maritime route, the move may prove catastrophic for major economies dependent on energy supplies from the Gulf. Namita Singh reports

Israel’s imminent attack on Iran forced US to join war, says Rubio
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Joint US and Israeli strikes have caused mayhem in the Middle East and triggered retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries

Timeline: How joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran unfolded as war breaks out in Middle East
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Trump urged Iranians to rise up and topple Islamic leadership after US launched ‘major combat operations’

Inside Trump’s mega arsenal behind Iran strikes as president claims war can be fought ‘forever’
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
“The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better - As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social

Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026

Minorities in adverts are menaced, footballers observing Ramadan are booed. Is this the Britain we want? | Jason Okundaye
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026

Why the fightback against Reform must involve the middle-aged, fed-up workers of Britain | Gaby Hinsliff
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026

Worried about freedom of speech? Then what’s happening at the Open University should terrify you | Owen Jones
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026

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Merzsplaining: the chancellor’s overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026

The French are in uproar about gen Z not lunching with colleagues. I’m on Team Solo Dining | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026

Labour is stubborn in defeat because it knows this: we face the belated end of the political 20th century | John Harris
Posted on Sunday March 01, 2026

Iran may yet endure this war, but the Islamic Republic as we have known it cannot survive unchanged | Sanam Vakil
Posted on Sunday March 01, 2026

Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s continuing attacks on Iran – cartoon
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026

The Guardian view on parliament’s role in war on Iran: MPs should vote before Britain gets sucked in | Editorial
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026