The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Why Israel — and potentially the U.S. — is sure to encounter the limits of air power in Iran

As the war between Israel and Iran escalates, Israel is increasing its calls on the United States to become involved in the conflict.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025

How does Israel restrict its media from reporting on the Iran conflict?

The military censor has introduced a slew of new restrictions on journalists covering the unfolding war.

Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2025

Trump Reportedly Thinks Bombing Iran's Main Nuclear Site Is Necessary: 'Not Much Choice'

President Donald Trump reportedly believes bombing Fordow, Iran's nuclear facility buried deep under a mountain, is necessary to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon

Latin Times · Jun 19, 2025

Trump denies approving Iran attack plan but will make decision ‘within two weeks’

President denies report in Wall Street Journal and says newspaper has ‘no idea’ of his plans for Israel and Iran

The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2025

Israel’s attacks have exposed weaknesses in Iran, but it’s in little danger of collapsing

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that his country’s campaign in Iran “could certainly” lead to regime change. In an interview with Fox News on June 15, he called the government in Tehran “very weak” and added that, given the opportunity, “80% of the [Iranian] people would throw…

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025

Trump’s unpredictable approach to Iran could seriously backfire

Donald Trump has dismissed reports that he has approved a plan of attack against Iran, and now says he will decide on US involvement within two weeks. This will only add to the speculation and confusion about what the president might do in response to the mounting conflict between Iran…

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025

What UK involvement in Iran could look like – and the political questions it raises

At the time of writing, US President Donald Trump is deliberating over whether to join Israel’s air campaign to destroy Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme. This is already a contentious issue within Washington DC and the Trump administration. But if the president decides to take the US into a war…

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025

Fact check: AI-generated Israel-Iran posts and inflation confusion

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

‘You don’t know the population of the country you seek to topple?’Tucker Carlson absolutely destroys Ted Cruz over Iran war push

Ted Cruz gets schooled on basic geography.

We Got This Covered · Jun 19, 2025

Stocks dip as Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

The FTSE 100 index closed down 51.67 points, 0.6%, at 8,791.80.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025