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ASK ME ANYTHING: The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley is in Tel Aviv to explain what the latest US-Iran escalation means for Israel, Tehran, and the wider Middle East – and to answer your questions on where this growing conflict goes next

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On Sunday June 22, Donald Trump announced that several of Iran’s most important nuclear facilities had been “completely obliterated” and that the country’s nuclear weapons programme had been crippled. Iran denied this and vowed to retaliate. The Iranian parliament has already given approval to closing the strait of Hormuz, a…

When Nato leaders meet for their annual summit in The Hague on Wednesday June 25, all eyes will be on Donald Trump. Not only is the 47th president of the United States less committed to the alliance than any of his predecessors in Nato’s 76-year history. But he has also…

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint

In a stunning move, President Donald Trump recently made arguably his most consequential decision by involving American forces in Israel's military campaign against Iran. On Saturday evening, the U.S. launched attacks on key Iranian nuclear sites, prompting a response by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that all options to defend…

In early June, a missile struck the apartment of Ron Reiter, co-founder and chief technology officer of cybersecurity startup Sentra, just five minutes from the company's new headquarters in Tel Aviv. Several floors of the 44-story building were destroyed, but Sentra's operations have remained active, The Wall Street Journal reports.

ANALYSIS: Seemingly sheltering in a bunker with limited access to the outside world, Ayatollah Khamenei has shrinking options available, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

Kremlin may be reluctant to assist Tehran amid ongoing war in Ukraine

Iran has issued a chilling warning, vowing to send '50,000 American soldiers home in coffins' if the United States intensifies its involvement in the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. The threat comes in response to recent US airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.

Among the dozens killed are 20 aid seekers, as NGO warns Israel is also deliberately blocking energy access.