Flight evacuating British nationals from Israel has departed, says Foreign Office – as it happened Foreign secretary David Lammy says further flights will follow in the coming days The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025
David Lammy refuses to say whether US attack on Iran was ‘right’ or ‘legal’ In an awkward interview, the foreign secretary refused four times to say whether Donald Trump’s regime’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilites would pass the legal test The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
The Latest: Trump muses about regime change in Iran after U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities Israel’s military says it is striking around Iran’s western city of Kermanshah, as fears of a wider regional conflict loom large after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
About-face from White House as Trump suggests ‘regime change’ in Iran IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
Lawmakers seek to limit Trump’s war powers after Iran strikes IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
Strait of Hormuz: closing vital oil and gas route would disrupt global supplies. How will Australia be affected? The Iranian parliament has approved the closure of key shipping route the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that could further escalate the Israel/Iran war. The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025
Goldman Sachs warns Brent crude could hit $100 per barrel if strait of Hormuz is disrupted; oil dips as Trump demands lower prices – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025
Macron reiterates call for resumption of diplomacy to stop Middle East conflict France's President, Emmanuel Macron, emerged from a meeting with top politicians and advisors to reiterate his call for a resumption of talks to stop the conflict between Israel, Iran and the United States. Radio France Internationale · Jun 23, 2025
As the US chooses destruction over diplomacy in Iran, Australia has to decide between principle and prostration Australia, like Little Sir Echo, whimpers after the world’s premier bully bombs the ‘bully of the Middle East’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025
This week: Congress debates war and reconciliation - Roll Call The budget reconciliation package continues to dominate Congress, as lawmakers are also expected to debate military strikes in Iran. Roll Call · Jun 23, 2025
Security situation in Qatar now stable after Iranian strikes, interior ministry says Day 11 of the escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel moved in a different direction on Monday after Iran launched air strikes on a US military base in Qatar, but a US official later said none of the missiles hit their target. Euronews · Jun 23, 2025
Oil rises and Europe's markets open lower after US strikes on Iran The price of oil rose and stock markets fell as investors reacted to the US strikes against nuclear targets in Iran. Euronews · Jun 23, 2025
Trump hints at regime change in Iran after surprise attack on nuclear sites In a social media post on Sunday, which questioned the future of Iran's ruling government in Tehran, US President Donald Trump wrote, "Why wouldn't there be a regime change?" Euronews · Jun 23, 2025
Oil prices soar and Asian markets sink as Trump joins Israel’s war on Iran Iran has threatened to shut down Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world’s oil passes, in response to US attacks on its nuclear sites The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025 Monday briefing: Four ways Iran could retaliate to US bombing of nuclear sites In today’s newsletter: After Donald Trump brings the US into Israel’s conflict with Iran, one analyst sets out the potential response from Tehran
Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2025 History of US-Iran relations: From the 1953 regime change to Trump strikes Iran remains the US’s adversary in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025 Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached politics and bloody rhetoric widens, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025 Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent After the United States bombed Iran’s three nuclear facilities on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said its objective was a “stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror”.
Euronews · Jun 23, 2025 US defends strikes on Iran's nuclear sites at UNSC as Russia and China condemn action The US military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, entering into the conflict and Israel's effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime adversary.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025 What to know about the Islamic New Year and how Muslims observe it Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar
Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025 Lammy says Middle East needs ‘diplomatic solution’ after US talks The comments came in the hours after calls between UK and US leaders.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025 ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their child U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans
The National (Scotland) · Jun 23, 2025 Kenny MacAskill: Donald Trump's bombing of Iran is illegal and insane ‘MIBBEES aye, Mibbees naw” was the catchphrase of the parody of Kenny Dalglish portrayed in the comedy show Only an Excuse.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025 Lambie labels Trump a ‘bloody sociopath’ – as it happened This blog is now closed
International Business Times · Jun 23, 2025 Oil Prices Spike After US Strikes On Iran Oil prices surged and Asian markets traded lower on Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.