Democrat blasts Trump’s ‘incoherent’ Iran strategy after Pentagon says 140 US service members wounded in operation – live

10/03/2026 23:11 The Guardian

Chris Murphy attacks Trump administration’s strategy after classified briefing on Iran war; at least 140 US personnel injured in Operation Epic FurySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHegseth says the aftermath of the conflict is “going to be in America’s interests” and says it “will not live under a nuclear blackmail” from Iran.It comes shortly after the defence secretary reiterated president Donald Trump’s threat that if Iran does anything to prevent the flow of oil in the strait of Hormuz, it will be hit “twenty times harder”. Continue reading...

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Politics live: Wong and Marles insist Australia not at war after sending assistance to Gulf; Palmer makes new run for parliament

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘There are developments this morning’: Chalmers on Iranian football teamWe’re getting a slightly bigger forward sizzle from the treasurer on how many people from the Iranian women’s football team have sought asylum...

10/03/2026 23:27 The Guardian

No 10 to release hundreds of files on Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment

First tranche expected to include Cabinet Office report warning of ‘reputational risk’ over ex-minister’s links to EpsteinHundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US are expected to be released by Downing Street on Wednesday.The first tranche of fi...

10/03/2026 22:48 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Trump says US destroyed Iranian mine-laying vessels and vows action if any found in strait of Hormuz

US president is ‘not afraid to use’ options to continue to allow free flow of oil through key tanker route, says White House press secretary Karoline LeavittPete Hegseth warns of day of ‘most intense’ US strikes on Iran yetHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Investor...

10/03/2026 21:27 The Guardian

Jess Phillips reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ as jury trial bill passes

Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of restraining order breach will not come to court until 2028A man accused of breaching a restraining order related to Jess Phillips will not have his case heard in the crown court until 2028, the Labour minister has revealed, as MPs voted in favour...

10/03/2026 20:44 The Guardian

Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught

Tehran spurns Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and insists on guarantees it will not be attacked againIran has spurned two messages from Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, seeking a ceasefire as its leaders sense it is not losing the war and the US president is at the minimum feeling the politi...

10/03/2026 20:01 The Guardian

US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say

Tehran has enough material to make at least 10 nuclear warheads but extracting it would be very risky, say expertsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration is reportedly considering the deployment of special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU),...

10/03/2026 19:28 The Guardian

Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon sails for eastern Mediterranean

Destroyer leaves Portsmouth a week after deployment was announced following drone attack on RAF base in CyprusMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon departed Portsmouth on Tuesday afternoon for the eastern Mediterranean after six days of hasty preparation and a week a...

10/03/2026 19:26 The Guardian

Aramco warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’ unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon

Saudi Arabian state oil firm calls crisis by far the biggest the region has seen but firm can reroute 70% of exports and tap crude held in storageHow the Iran conflict could affect energy prices – video explainerSaudi Arabia’s state oil company has warned of “catastrophic consequences” for t...

10/03/2026 19:01 The Guardian

Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflictNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is among three of Iran’s former political prisoners and more than 100 Iranians living in the UK who have urged the British prime minister not to get dra...

10/03/2026 18:00 The Guardian

Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran

Conservative leader accused of taking confusing position after she said Starmer should ‘do more than catch arrows’Kemi Badenoch has denied calling for the UK to join Donald Trump’s war on Iran, after previously saying Keir Starmer should do more to “stop the people who are attacking us”.La...

10/03/2026 17:46 The Guardian

Tehran endures ‘worst night of strikes’ amid mixed US messages about more to come

Hegseth follows Trump’s suggestion war will soon be over by saying US will not stop until Iran ‘decisively defeated’Middle East crisis – live updatesTehran residents say the Iranian capital has endured what they described as its worst night of aerial bombardment, as the US defense secretary,...

10/03/2026 17:38 The Guardian

Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn

UK’s GSK is leading the way in research but AstraZeneca is not involved in the area, report findsThe pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains “worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have said, predicting the annual number of deaths linked to drug-resista...

10/03/2026 16:15 The Guardian

Lammy defends jury reforms against claims they will worsen racial bias in legal system – as it happened

Justice secretary says changes designed to reduce courts backlog will benefit remand ratesWe can bring you some lines from the Reform press conference (see post at 10.10). Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby asked Nigel Farage about Reform’s inconsistent position over the UK’s policy in rega...

10/03/2026 15:58 The Guardian

Washington cardinal says US war on Iran ‘not morally legitimate’

Robert McElroy goes further than pope has done and says conflict fails ‘criterion of right intention’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCardinal Robert W McElroy, the archbishop of Washington DC, has said that the US-Israeli war with Iran is “not moral...

10/03/2026 15:40 The Guardian

Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk

The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth’s surfaceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxParts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesday evening, the US space agency is warning –...

10/03/2026 15:12 The Guardian

Pete Hegseth warns of ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran yet

Pentagon chief spoke with Gen Dan Caine at a press conference and blamed Iran for civilian casualties Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, has warned that Tuesday would be the “most intense” day of US strikes yet, even as...

10/03/2026 14:30 The Guardian

Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war

Reform leader’s latest comment contrasts with earlier statement that ‘gloves need to come off’UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has been accused of making a U-turn after he said Britain should not get involved in Donald Trump’s war with Iran.His comments on Tuesday contrasted w...

10/03/2026 14:27 The Guardian

Labor MPs quietly alarmed by Albanese government’s response to US-Israel strikes on Iran

Exclusive: Several MPs question why the party rushed to endorse strikes that were likely in breach of international lawFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor MPs were privately alarmed about the Albanese government’s i...

10/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Trump’s re-election may have helped Albanese – but the US war in Iran is creating economic conundrums

Resurgent inflation, already a factor before the Middle East conflict, now risks intensifying, creating a problem for the prime ministerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump’s re-election helped Anthony Albanes...

10/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises | First Thing

The president delivered a vague and contradictory forecast on the future of the war in Middle East. Plus, how to recognize a psychopathDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has said the war in Iran is “very complete, pretty much”, as the economic to...

10/03/2026 12:32 The Guardian

VW to cut 50,000 jobs by 2030 amid Trump tariffs and falling Chinese sales

Car group reports 54% drop in pre-tax profits as it says Iran war could affect demand for Audi and Porsche brandsEurope’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, is to shed 50,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as it faces falling sales in China and North America and punitive US tariffs imposed by Donald T...

10/03/2026 11:40 The Guardian

The HMS Dragon row: why has it taken so long to get a UK destroyer to Cyprus?

The government said a week ago the warship would be deployed but it is still at dock. What is happening?Middle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe pace at which HMS Dragon has been readied for deployment to defend a British military base in Cyprus from attacks by Iran...

10/03/2026 11:06 The Guardian

Trump’s ‘free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz

Only two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have braved ‘chicken run’ since US president’s promise on FridayMiddle East crisis – live updatesOnly two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have made the “chicken run” through the strait of Hormuz since Donald Trump said he would “ensure...

10/03/2026 10:26 The Guardian

Iran war could knock UK homebuyer confidence, says builder Persimmon

Growing fears that elevated interest rates will continue, as Barclays finds worries that war will push up inflationBusiness live – latest updatesA leading British housebuilder has warned the Iran conflict could knock homebuyer sentiment, amid growing fears of a jump in inflation and a prolonged pe...

10/03/2026 09:52 The Guardian

Oil prices fall and stocks rebound after Trump says Iran war could end ‘very soon’

FTSE 100 opens higher and European markets rise as US president describes conflict as ‘very complete’Business live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesOil prices have tumbled from four-year highs, capping an extraordinary 24 hours in global markets and prompting global stocks to...

10/03/2026 09:01 The Guardian

‘Vicious cycle’: panic buying is biggest risk to Australia’s petrol supplies, experts say

Government and motoring groups say there is no shortage of fuel supplies but stockpiling has left country service stations running dry, as Iran war sparks oil price fearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRegional service...

10/03/2026 08:03 The Guardian

Qantas hikes international air fares citing volatile oil prices from war in Middle East

Airline reports spike in ticket sales to Europe in March, as passengers with carriers affected by flight chaos rebookGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas has announced it is increasing the price of its international air fares amid oil price volatility caused by the war i...

10/03/2026 07:50 The Guardian

Labor moves to block some temporary visa holders travelling to Australia amid Middle East war

Proposed new powers for home affairs minister are ‘truly appalling’, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor is toughening immigration laws to stop people from some countries travell...

10/03/2026 07:22 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Inside the increasingly heated debate about who can – and can’t – vote in the UK

In today’s newsletter: In the wake of this year’s Commonwealth Day, a look at the complex framework of voting rules in different parts of the UKGood morning. In the wake of the Green party’s victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Nigel Farage claimed his party would have won if the vote...

10/03/2026 06:45 The Guardian

‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it warShifting goals, unclear timelines and a flimsy pretext: at times, the US-Israel campaign against Iran carries curious parallels of Vladimir Putin’s invasi...

10/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian

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