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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut

US-Israel war on Iran dramatically expands across Middle East

Flames and smoke rising after Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.
Flames and smoke rising after Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday. Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

The war in the Middle East triggered by the joint US and Israeli attack on Iran expanded dramatically on Monday, with casualties and destruction reported across at least nine countries, including major strikes on Tehran.

Israeli and US warplanes launched a fresh wave of strikes across Iran, where the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said more than 500 people had been killed since the conflict began.

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