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Iran’s military spokesperson tells western allies to stop supporting Israel and warns of response to any further aggressionFull report: IDF chief of staff says Israel will respondExplainer: how will Israel respond to Iran’s attackA senior spokesperson for Iran’s military has warned the US, UK, France and Germany to stop supporting Israel, and said that there will be an even stronger response from Iran if...

General gives clearest confirmation yet that Israel will hit back but it is unclear what form response will takeIsrael’s top general has said the country will respond to Iran’s missile and drone attack, but it remains unclear what form that response will take and whether it will be so forceful that it could tip a worsening spiral of violence into a full-scale regional war.US...

Amman and allies insist Jordanian actions were self-defence after public anger at home and across regionJordan has found itself caught in the crosshairs of the confrontation between Iran and Israel, facing public anger at home and in the region for its role in downing dozens of Iranian drones targeting Israeli territory on Saturday night.Underlying its precarious position, Amman summoned the Iranian ambassador on Sunday...

David Cameron calls Tehran attack a ‘double defeat’ as it failed to inflict damage on Israel and shows what a malign influence Iran is on regionFull report: Iran warns it will strike again if Israel or US retaliateWhat we know so farIt’s being reported that Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials say that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on...

UK foreign secretary says Israel has right to respond but Britain does not support a retaliatory strikeMiddle East crisis – live updatesWorld leaders urge restraint in aftermath of Iran attack on Israel – what we know so farThe UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, urged Israel to act with its head as well as its heart and not escalate the conflict by mounting a revenge...

Deputy ambassador says Israel may ask Albanese government to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Israeli government may push Australia to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, with the country’s ambassador in Canberra calling for “extreme measures” in...

In today’s newsletter: Mohammad Ali Shabani, editor of Amwaj.media, explains the internal dynamics in Tehran, and what Israel and America may do next• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. For the first time, Iran has launched a direct attack against Israel from its own soil – and the Middle East stands closer to an all-out regional war than at any...

Israel signals it will not immediately act alone, while US states it would not take part in any counter-offensive against TehranMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael is weighing its response to Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone assault on its territory, signalling on Sunday night that it would not immediately act alone, but insisting its forces remained on high alert and that the leadership had...

Israeli military says 99% of Iran’s 300 drones and missiles intercepted during overnight attackFull report: Iran warns it will strike again if Israel or US retaliateWhat we know so farJordan declared a state of emergency amid Iran’s drone attack on Israel, Reuters reported, citing state media.Two regional security sources told Reuters that the country’s air defenses are prepared to intercept and shoot down any...

Tehran’s firing of over 300 drones and missiles at Israel threatens to draw region into wider conflictMiddle East crisis – live updatesTehran has warned it will strike again with greater force if Israel or the US retaliate for the Iranian strike on Israel by more 300 drones and missiles on Saturday night.The air raids, the Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on the Israeli...

Joe Biden is believed to have urged restraint, and Tehran deems the matter ‘concluded’ but ultimately Israel’s response lies in the hands of three prickly rivals in its war cabinet Iran attack on Israel – live updatesFull report: Iran launches hundreds of drones and cruise missiles at Israel in unprecedented attackIran attack – what we know so farThe prospect of a major regional war...

US defence official says action is part of ‘ironclad commitment to Israel’s security’, with UK’s Royal Air Force also involved in regional operations Iran launches attack against Israel – liveFull report: Israel under fire as Iran launches drones and cruise missilesA hastily assembled coalition including the US and UK has helped Israel shoot down Iranian drones over Jordan, Iraq and Syria in an effort...

Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on Jewish state involved more than 300 drones and missiles, and raises the risk of a broader regional conflagrationIran launches attack against Israel – live updatesIran missile and drone attack on Israel – what we know so farIran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night, in the Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack...

US president convenes top advisers as US and Jordanian forces help Israel intercept barrageIran launches attack against Israel – liveIran said it launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Saturday in a major attack following days of acute tension building up in the region and warnings from the US and elsewhere about a wider conflict erupting.Air attack warning sirens began wailing...

President said US are ‘devoted to the defence of Israel’ as he urged Tehran to show restraint Joe Biden has said he expects an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later” and issued a last-ditch message to Tehran: “Don’t.”“We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” Biden told reporters...

Airline’s Perth-to-London flights will now stop over in Singapore to avoid Iranian airspace amid fears Tehran will strike IsraelGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQantas has been forced to pause its non-stop flights from Perth to London to avoid Iranian airspace amid fears Tehran is planning an imminent attack on Israel.As the world braces for a potential flare...

The attack, blamed on a suicide bomber, killed 85 people, wounded 300 and devastated Latin America’s biggest Jewish communityA new ruling by Argentina’s highest criminal court has blamed Iran for the fatal 1994 attack against a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, declaring it a “crime against humanity” in a decision that paves the way for victims to seek justice.That huge blast at the...

US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officialsThe US is seeking to deter Iran from carrying out a retaliatory strike against Israel with concerted declarations of commitment to Israeli security, while at the same time trying to prevent the outbreak of a major regional war, officials in Washington have said.US officials still believe that a direct Iranian...

The double Oscar winner’s film A Hero won the grand prix at Cannes in 2021 but was the subject of an alleged copyright infringement brought by a former studentIranian director Asghar Farhadi has been cleared of charges of plagiarism over his film A Hero brought by one of his students, the agency representing him said on Wednesday.The film, about a prisoner in the Iranian...

Warnings that war in Gaza and Iran’s lack of cooperation on its nuclear programme are strengthening hand of hardlinersThere are growing fears among diplomats in the US and Europe that Iran’s largely unmonitored nuclear programme and the destabilisation caused by the Gaza conflict are strengthening the hand of Iranian factions that back the development of nuclear weapons.The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, has reiterated in...

Fact-finding mission concludes regime murdered, imprisoned, tortured and raped those who protested the death of Mahsa AminiThe Iranian regime’s human rights violations during its brutal suppression of protests in 2022 amount to crimes against humanity, a UN fact-finding mission (FFM) has said.Established by the UN human rights council in November 2022 – two months after the Woman, Life, Freedom protests swept the country in...

Extending polling hours fails to boost turnout beyond previous low from 2020 election, strengthening claims people are rejecting the regime by staying at homePolling closed in Iran’s parliamentary elections on Friday night, with officials claiming the nationwide turnout was a record low of 40.6%.After 10 hours of voting, turnout had stood at only 27%, and in Tehran it was just 12% after eight hours,...

Shervin Hajipour sentenced for ‘inciting and provoking people to riot to disturb national security’An Iranian pop singer whose song became an anthem during mass protests more than a year ago has been sentenced to at least three years in prison.Shervin Hajipour, 26, wrote and published Baraye during nationwide demonstrations triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody in September 2022. Continue reading...

Turnout of 38.5% or less predicted despite moves to make voting easier and allow more candidatesA majority of Iran’s angry and disillusioned electorate are predicted to stay away from parliamentary elections on Friday, viewing the process as a masquerade of democracy intended to give legitimacy to a regime that has failed to deliver on living standards, the environment and personal freedom.In repeated speeches, the...