Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb, experts warn

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04/03 13:19 - Middle East crisis live: Israel launches ‘wave of strikes’ on Tehran; nearly 150 reported missing after Iranian warship sunk 04/03 13:18 - Live updates: NATO condemns Iran after shooting down missile heading toward Turkey’s airspace 04/03 13:17 - Pete Hegseth claims ‘America is winning’ in Iran war briefing – US politics live 04/03 13:10 - ‘Any threat against member state is threat against the EU’, says commissioner in response to Trump comments – Europe live 04/03 13:00 - Trump, Spain’s Sanchez trade barbs over Iran war 04/03 12:57 - Trump administration waging illegal war on Iran, experts say 04/03 12:54 - Why are the US and Israel framing the ongoing conflict as a religious war? 04/03 12:54 - Why are the US and Israel framing the ongoing conflict as a religious war? 04/03 12:39 - Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last? 04/03 12:35 - UK stock market calms but oil prices rise over fears Iran war may drag on 04/03 12:33 - Starmer not prepared to join a war ‘without lawful basis and viable plan’, he tells PMQs – UK politics live 04/03 12:30 - 'No to war': Pedro Sánchez hits back as Trump threatens full trade embargo on Spain 04/03 12:27 - Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka, 32 sailors rescued 04/03 12:22 - An outlier for condemning Israel’s Gaza genocide, Spain says no to Iran war 04/03 12:22 - An outlier for condemning Israel’s Gaza genocide, Spain says no to Iran war 04/03 12:08 - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former supreme leader, tipped to become Iran’s next head of state 04/03 12:03 - The Goals of the War 04/03 12:01 - Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause 04/03 11:56 - "US lawmakers' efforts to curb Trump's ability to continue war almost sure to fail" 04/03 11:52 - Iran war opens cracks within Trump's MAGA base 04/03 11:50 - Broadest evacuation order for Lebanon issued by Israeli army 04/03 11:50 - News24 | Netanyahu walks Trump through Iran war, despite different goals, amid shadow of elections 04/03 11:49 - US plans for Iran remain unclear as it defends "pre-emptive" strikes 04/03 11:47 - "Everything is speculation" over Khamenei succession but son set as favourite 04/03 11:47 - European stock markets rally after report of ‘secret outreach’ by Iran to try to end war 04/03 11:40 - Spanish PM says ‘no to war’ in Middle East 04/03 11:40 - Spanish PM says ‘no to war’ in Middle East 04/03 11:37 - Global Leaders Brace for the Fallout From a Fast Metastasizing War 04/03 11:34 - In maps: Five days of strikes across the Middle East 04/03 11:30 - Israel carries out fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut as Iran targets US bases in Gulf 04/03 11:29 - Senate to vote on resolution that would prevent Trump continuing Iran war | First Thing 04/03 11:24 - Dubai influencers 'interrupted' by Iran strikes wake up from a 'senseless dream' 04/03 11:20 - Energy prices start climbing after war closes Strait of Hormuz down 04/03 11:00 - Senate to vote on war powers resolution to prevent Trump from continuing Iran conflict 04/03 10:59 - Us-Israeli strikes on Iran intensify as war enters fifth day 04/03 10:51 - France deploys its aircraft carrier to protect Middle East allies 04/03 10:48 - Israel expands strikes in Lebanon and issues new evacuation warnings 04/03 10:45 - Republican concern over effect of Iran war on party popularity ahead of midterms 04/03 10:42 - Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran as war enters fifth day 04/03 10:33 - After Iran’s warning, Europe fails to unite on war launched by US, Israel 04/03 10:33 - After Iran’s warning, Europe fails to unite on war launched by US, Israel 04/03 10:33 - France deploys military assets to Mediterranean amid war in the Mideast 04/03 10:28 - Donald Trump ‘really does not care’ if Iran play at World Cup 2026 04/03 10:27 - Korean stocks suffer worst crash ever as Iran war hits chipmakers 04/03 10:25 - China lists five lessons from US-Israeli war on Iran 04/03 10:22 - War in Middle East ‘could wipe out growth in UK living standards’ 04/03 10:14 - ‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain 04/03 10:11 - How Iran fights an imposed war 04/03 10:11 - How Iran fights an imposed war 04/03 10:10 - Ex-Nato commander defends Starmer after Trump’s ‘no Winston Churchill’ jibe 04/03 10:03 - European nations facing ‘hell’ over Iran war energy disruption – Serbia 04/03 09:58 - ‘We were just praying’: Pakistani students recount escape from war-hit Iran 04/03 09:58 - ‘We were just praying’: Pakistani students recount escape from war-hit Iran 04/03 09:30 - Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb, experts warn 04/03 09:04 - Submarine sinks Iranian warship off coast of Sri Lanka – Reuters 04/03 08:53 - Hundreds of drones target Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iran war 04/03 08:53 - Hundreds of drones target Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iran war 04/03 08:38 - 🔴 Live: Iran says won't negotiate with US, can 'continue the war' 04/03 08:38 - Analyst says interest in Epstein files plummeted after war on Iran launched 04/03 08:38 - Analyst says interest in Epstein files plummeted after war on Iran launched 04/03 08:20 - IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats 04/03 08:20 - IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats 04/03 08:09 - EU’s Kallas and von der Leyen on ‘collision course’ – Politico 04/03 08:01 - How long can Israel sustain a military conflict with Iran? 04/03 08:01 - How long can Israel sustain a military conflict with Iran? 04/03 07:15 - 'A war of choice': US Congress opens first Iran war vote amid intensifying debate 04/03 07:05 - Major parties knock back inquiry into racism and sexism in the Senate – as it happened 04/03 06:53 - Israeli forces bomb hotel in Beirut, residential building in Lebanon’s east 04/03 06:53 - Israeli forces bomb hotel in Beirut, residential building in Lebanon’s east 04/03 06:48 - US and Israel step up attacks as war with Iran engulfs region 04/03 06:48 - US and Israel step up attacks as war with Iran engulfs region 04/03 06:19 - South Korea’s stock market suffers biggest drop in history amid US-Iran war 04/03 06:19 - South Korea’s stock market suffers biggest drop in history amid US-Iran war 04/03 06:18 - The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel 04/03 06:18 - The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel 04/03 06:00 - Middle East conflict offers economic lifeline to Russia’s flagging war machine 04/03 06:00 - There Is Nothing Inevitable About a Russian Victory in Ukraine 04/03 05:00 - News24 | Military identifies 4 soldiers killed as US nearly doubles Iran bombs compared to Iraq 04/03 03:51 - News24 | Africa urges restraint as US-Israel strikes escalate in Iran 04/03 03:47 - News24 | No timeline, rising risks: US plays down ‘endless war’ fears as Iran conflict intensifies 04/03 03:47 - News24 | Iran crisis threatens turmoil in global gas markets 04/03 03:03 - Russia, China raise diplomatic voices against US-Israeli attacks on Iran 04/03 03:03 - Russia, China raise diplomatic voices against US-Israeli attacks on Iran 04/03 02:37 - US senators fear ‘boots on the ground’ after Iran war briefing 04/03 02:37 - US senators fear ‘boots on the ground’ after Iran war briefing 04/03 02:32 - Is the US at war with Iran, why did US, Israel attack Tehran? 04/03 02:32 - Is the US at war with Iran, why did US, Israel attack Tehran? 04/03 01:45 - Protests in Venezuela against US-Israeli war on Iran 04/03 01:45 - Protests in Venezuela against US-Israeli war on Iran 04/03 01:43 - Iran war live updates: Trump says US may escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz; IDF launches strikes on Iran 04/03 01:34 - The 4 Americans Killed in the Iran War Who Have Been Identified 04/03 01:28 - Pentagon names four of six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base 04/03 01:25 - Oil on Fire: War impacts global energy markets 04/03 01:25 - Oil on Fire: War impacts global energy markets 04/03 01:23 - Ukraine blocks EU mission to inspect Russian oil pipeline – FT 04/03 01:05 - Ukraine war briefing: Merz tells Trump Ukraine must not give up more territory 04/03 01:00 - Fight between Texas Republicans for US Senate seat leaves party on edge 04/03 00:58 - The Iran War Is Trump’s War 04/03 00:55 - Apalachee High School Shooting: Colin Gray Found Guilty of Murder 04/03 00:18 - Rubio claim of Israeli role in US Iran attack reverberates, despite denial