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No timeframe for ending US war against Iran, says Pete Hegseth

US defense secretary suggests Thursday will be ‘largest strike package yet … death and destruction from above’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday there is no “timeframe” for ending the US war...

19/03/2026 15:02 The Guardian
Saudi Official Warns Patience Is Limited as Iranian Attacks Barrage Kingdom

Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the foreign minister, said Saudi Arabia was prepared to take military action if necessary, after waves of missile and drone attacks....

19/03/2026 13:42 New York Times
Tulsi Gabbard tells Senate panel US strikes on Iran are strategic success

National intelligence director says Iran’s conventional military projection capabilities had been ‘largely destroyed’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxTulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence who in 2019 was selling “No War With Iran”...

18/03/2026 19:06 The Guardian
Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did

Oklahoma senator has repeatedly made cryptic claims about ‘overseas’ work and war experience, while refusing to explain themMarkwayne Mullin, the Oklahoma senator chosen by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Homeland Security who will be considered by the Senate on Wednesday, has never serve...

18/03/2026 14:24 The Guardian
US spending on first week of Iran war raises stark questions about priorities

$11.3bn more than enough to fund EPA or National Cancer Institute, where administration sought to slash budgetsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US spent $11.3bn on just the first week of its military assault on Iran. This huge expenditure dwarves the a...

18/03/2026 12:00 The Guardian
Trump’s Next Decision in War: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel

A mission to seize or destroy Iran’s nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history....

18/03/2026 06:35 New York Times
Middle East crisis live: Trump bashes Nato allies over strait of Hormuz as Iranian official warns waterway ‘won’t return to its pre-war status’

President says ‘we don’t need any help’ after several allies ruled out sending warships to key fossil fuels shipping channelFull report: Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, killed in airstrike, Israel saysHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases m...

17/03/2026 21:01 The Guardian
Kemi Badenoch calls Trump’s repeated criticisms of Starmer ‘childish’

Tory leader says US president’s words ‘completely wrong’ as she tries to distance herself from his war on IranKemi Badenoch has called Donald Trump’s repeated criticisms of Keir Starmer “childish”, as the Conservative leader continued her recent moves to distance herself from the US pres...

17/03/2026 19:28 The Guardian
At least 200 American troops wounded in Iran war, US military says

Details from US Central Command come as 13 US service members and more than 1,300 Iranians have been killedAt least 200 US troops have been injured in the US-Israeli war on Iran, a US military spokesperson said on Monday.“Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 200 US service members...

16/03/2026 21:31 The Guardian
European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz

Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warshipsMiddle East crisis – live updatesEuropean countries have ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz, despite threats from Donald Trump that Nato faces “a very...

16/03/2026 19:30 The Guardian
With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War

A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose....

16/03/2026 18:53 New York Times
In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency

The branding of the U.S. military operation against Iran is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for a leader whose tenure has been marked by anger....

16/03/2026 18:36 New York Times
UK will not be drawn into wider war in Middle East, says Keir Starmer

PM says he wants quick end to conflict as he announces help for households with surging cost of heating oil UK politics live – latest updatesThe UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East, Keir Starmer has said, as concerns mount over US demands for the British military to be invol...

16/03/2026 14:15 The Guardian
Relative of US airman killed in Middle East crash calls war on Iran ‘uncalled for’

Cousin of Tech Sgt Tyler Simmons, whose military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, says: ‘We didn’t need to be in this war’A relative of an Ohio airman who was killed recently in a military airplane crash in Iraq amid the US and Israel’s war in nearby Iran has said the conflict is “uncalled...

16/03/2026 12:34 The Guardian
Pentagon Names 6 Military Members Killed in Iraq Tanker Crash

The crew members had been part of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, bringing the death toll of American service members in the conflict to at least 13....

15/03/2026 14:19 New York Times
Religious leaders condemn Michigan synagogue attack – but moving forward together tricky

Jewish and Arab American leaders decry violence at Temple Israel, but US-Israel war on Iran complicates healingJewish and Arab American leaders across Detroit and the US strongly condemned the 12 March terrorist attack on a Michigan synagogue and largely aimed to lower tensions against the backdrop...

15/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian
Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal

Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change....

14/03/2026 09:01 New York Times
The escalation trap: how the Iran war could become more costly and complex

Iran is trying to create wedges between Gulf states and the US, but Trump is very comfortable on the ‘escalatory ladder’• Middle East crisis – live updatesIn its current phase, the Israeli-US war against Iran and its proxies has become a proving ground for two competing concepts of military...

14/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian
Oil targets in spotlight as Iran war enters second week – as it happened

Iranian military said in a statement that oil and energy infrastructure belonging to firms that cooperated with the US would ‘immediately be destroyed’How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry is saying that two drones have been intercepted and...

14/03/2026 03:59 The Guardian
Before Deadly Old Dominion Shooting, Parallel Lives of 2 Soldiers Diverged

Lt. Col. Brandon Shah flew hundreds of combat missions as a war-zone helicopter pilot before being shot and killed in his Old Dominion University classroom by a radicalized military veteran....

14/03/2026 00:06 New York Times
‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAs US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s back-of-the-envel...

13/03/2026 17:51 The Guardian
Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran

US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive lightHas the pro-Maga media turned on the Pentagon over Iran?Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US...

13/03/2026 16:36 The Guardian
All six crew members confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq

Number of American troops killed in war on Iran after incident in western desert now stands at 13Middle East live blog – latest updatesUS politics – live updatesAll six crew members onboard a US military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were killed, the US military has said.The KC-135 milit...

13/03/2026 15:04 The Guardian
Four crew confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq | First Thing

Rescue efforts continue for the remaining crew members, while the US has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil at sea. Plus, how China and the US see each other onlineGood morning.Four of the six crew members onboard a US military refuelling plane that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday were...

13/03/2026 12:41 The Guardian
Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war

Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but howThe standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the tech industry to once again grapple with the question of how its products are used for war – an...

13/03/2026 11:00 The Guardian
Friday briefing: The legacy of the Dunblane massacre, 30 years on

In today’s newsletter: The story of the Scottish town is not just one of Britain’s deadliest shooting, but the strength and determination that came nextGood morning. On 13 March 1996, a man walked into the gymnasium at Dunblane primary school and opened fire on a class of five- and six-year-olds...

13/03/2026 06:45 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: rescue under way after US military refuelling plane crashes in Iraq; top Iranian nuclear scientists killed, Israel says

US central command says aircraft lost in ‘friendly airspace’ as report says six onboard; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu issues veiled threat to kill new Iranian supreme leaderMiddle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in history of oil markets’How have you been affected by the latest...

13/03/2026 02:20 The Guardian
Pentagon tells lawmakers Iran war costs top $11.3bn – but true price unknown

US already spent more than $11.3bn in first six days of conflict, but price tag does not include all spendingMiddle East crisis – live updatesPentagon officials told top lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Tuesday that the cost of the war against Iran has already exceeded $11.3bn in its first s...

12/03/2026 21:11 The Guardian
In linking Iran to Russia, Healey could be laying ground for hard choices ahead

Defence secretary connects Middle East conflict to plight of Ukraine, sympathy for which remains relatively highAfter a week or so of wearing media coverage about the deterioration of the Anglo-American relationship and the belated decision to deploy Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus, it was...

12/03/2026 19:25 The Guardian
Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ lies behind Iran’s drone tactics, UK defence secretary says

Pilots reportedly adopting Russian tactics as statement in name of new Iranian supreme leader vows continued attacks on US basesMiddle East crisis – live updatesVladimir Putin’s “hidden hand” lies behind Iran’s military methods, the UK defence secretary has said, after a night in which dro...

12/03/2026 18:10 The Guardian
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