
Iran-US war latest: Israel strikes Tehran’s presidential office as US embassy staff in Oman urged to take shelter
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Israel has also deployed troops to southern Lebanon in a major escalation of the four-day conflict

Iran claims ‘Versailles of Persia’ damaged by airstrike on Tehran during US-Israel war
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
The Golestan Palace is one of the oldest monuments in the Iranian capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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

Jon Stewart roasts Pete Hegseth’s meltdown over NBC reporter’s ‘gotcha’ question on Iran
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
The Daily Show’s host ridicules defense secretary over his aggressive response to journalists at Pentagon press conference on Iran airstrikes

Why Trump is risking another ‘endless war’ – despite campaigning against them
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
The president’s Iran attack is a major foreign policy gamble, writes Jared Mondschein for The Conversation

Cyprus hits out at UK after drone attack on British base and refuses to rule out changing agreement
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Nicosia refused to rule out renegotiating use of RAF Akrotiri following anger over the incident

WeRide suspends robotaxi fleet in Dubai as Middle East conflict intensifies
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Two other major robotaxi firms are also monitoring the esclating US-Israel conflict with Iran

How will UK petrol prices be affected by US-Iran war and rising cost of oil?
Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026
Prepare for ‘record prices at the pumps’, a motoring industry leader has warned

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

Trump is using AI to fight his wars – this is a dangerous turning point | Chris Stokel-Walker
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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Posted on Thursday June 26, 2025

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

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