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Can Iran attack the US now and how (and where) can it do it?

U.S. troops across the Middle East are on high alert as Iran and its proxies threaten retaliation following recent escalations.

Euronews

Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict

Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diplomacy

The Guardian - UK

PM urges Britons to contact Foreign Office for Israel evacuation flights

The Prime Minister said his Government is trying to get charter flights taking off ‘as soon as we can’.

Evening Standard

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Every time Starmer wants us to think the best of Trump, the US president proves him wrong

NEWS ANALYSIS: When Trump left the G7, Starmer told journalists that the US president wanted to de-escalate the Middle East crisis. Five days later, Trump bombs Iran. The Independent’s David Maddox looks at why the prime minister keeps getting Trump wrong

The Independent UK

Where are US and UK military bases in the Middle East as Iran launches new strikes?

The US has dozens of military outposts and air bases across the region

The Independent UK

Starmer calls for ‘diplomatic solution’ after US strikes Iran

The UK Government had urged de-escalation in the Middle East but Donald Trump pushed ahead with air and missile strikes.

Evening Standard

How the world reacted to America’s strikes on Iran: ‘Catastrophic consequences’

From Iraq to New Zealand, here’s how countries reacted

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What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?

The Guardian - UK

World reacts to US attacks on Iran

A roundup of reactions as US joins Israel’s war and attacks three Iranian nuclear sites.

Al Jazeera

Trump has just gambled his second presidency on a potential war with Iran

ANALYSIS: President need only look to his predecessors to see what will happen now that he has committed to military strikes in the Middle East, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Australia urges de-escalation as US strikes Iran

The US president's decision to enter the conflict in the Middle East has sparked calls for de-escalation from Australian politicians.

AAP

Turkish President Erdogan warns against 'new Sykes-Picot order' in the Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for stronger solidarity among Islamic nations to counter Israeli actions in the Middle East, accusing Israel of causing regional and global insecurity and likening Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler.

Euronews

Supreme Court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims of terrorism attacks

The Supreme Court has revived long-running lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from Americans killed or wounded in terrorism attacks in the Middle East

The Independent UK

More European countries begin evacuating citizens from Israel and Iran

Portugal, Romania and Serbia are among those helping their citizens to leave the region as the fighting between the Middle Eastern powers continues unabated.

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The Guardian - UK

We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003, says Fawaz Gerges of the LSE

The National (Scotland)

UK scrambles to charter flights out of Israel for British citizens

British authorities are scrambling to provide charter flights to evacuate UK citizens from Israel amid spiralling conflict in the Middle East.

The Independent UK

Why peace may not be the solution in the Israel-Iran conflict

ANALYSIS: As Europe tries to hammer out a deal in the Middle East, Donald Trump has given himself time to work out what to do – but peace may not be in everyone’s interest, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Tel Aviv

Fortune

Wall Street reports 65% chance that U.S. will intervene in Iran. Goldman Sachs says OPEC will be key buffer in oil volatility

Goldman Sachs said markets are estimating a 65% likelihood of the U.S. intervening in the Middle East, though added there’s a 50% chance of a deal being reached this year.

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The Guardian - US

America made a catastrophic mistake with the Iraq war. Is it about to repeat it in Iran?

If the United States joins Israel’s fight to try to finish Israel’s job, it will enter into a war of unknowable scope against a country of 90 million people

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Lottie Tomlinson discharged from Abu Dhabi hospital after appendicitis scare

Lottie Tomlinson has been released from hospital in Abu Dhabi after falling ill with appendicitis while flying out to the Middle East with her family.

Evening Standard

David Lammy arrives in Geneva to meet Iran’s foreign minister for peace push

The Foreign Secretary is meeting Abbas Araghchi on Friday alongside counterparts from France, Germany and the EU, as the US backs away from conflict.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: ADF deployed for Middle East evacuations; vandals cut Sydney train cable; and how Australia influenced a video game

Penny Wong confirms defence force troops have been deployed to the Middle East to assist in evacuating Australians

The Independent UK

CNN data analyst says Americans agree with Trump on keeping Iran nuke free: A lot more popular than ‘would think’

Just under 80 percent of US adults surveyed by the broadcaster in April – some two months before the latest escalations in the Middle East – agreed with the president

Reason

MAGA Bros Against World War III

Independent media is where regime-change apologia goes to die.

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear non-proliferation is a failure in the Middle East

Letters: Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have the bomb, writes Corrado Pirzio-Biroli. Plus, letters by Hubert Cassel, Dr Anthony Isaacs and Randhir Singh Bains

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