Israel’s assumption US would get drawn into Iran war is being put to the test

18/06/2025 17:38 The Guardian

Donald Trump initially appeared to discourage attacks but Israeli officials claim they always had his supportAlong the Ayalon highway, in the centre of Tel Aviv, two huge illuminated signs have appeared, portraying Donald Trump against a billowing stars-and-stripes backdrop and bearing the blunt appeal: “Mr President, finish the job!”Israel’s attack on Iran may have been carried out with Trump’s approval, as government officials in Israel claim, but it appears to have been unleashed only in the expectation – rather than any certainty – that the US will ultimately be drawn into the war. Continue reading...

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Trump tariffs expected to increase prices over the summer, says Powell – live

Federal Reserve chairman Powell says Trump’s tariffs ‘are likely to push up prices and weigh on economic activity’Federal Reserve holds interest rates, defying Trump’s demandRussian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could...

18/06/2025 20:28 The Guardian

Trump says Iran deal ‘could still happen’ and claims Tehran was ‘a few weeks away’ from nuclear weapon – Israel-Iran conflict live

US president says that he will attend a meeting in an hour on the evacuation of US citizens from Israel, Reuters reportsTrump undecided on joining war on Iran as Khamenei warns him not to attackIran said on Wednesday it had detained five suspected agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on c...

18/06/2025 20:27 The Guardian

Trump’s saber-rattling over Iran threatens to split his Maga base

America-first backers such as Steve Bannon urge restraint, while Republican hawks push for interventionUS politics live – latest updatesThe prospect of the US joining Israel’s strikes against Iran’s nuclear program risks splitting Donald Trump’s support base asunder, amid sharp divisions on...

18/06/2025 18:49 The Guardian

Iranian opposition supporters grapple with US and Israeli regime change plans

‘We want freedom on our own terms,’ says one Tehran resident, while another writes, ‘Someone is helping us’Despite a substantial internet blackout, news spread quickly in Iran on Tuesday night: the US was considering joining Israel in its war on Iran. The US president, Donald Trump, wrote...

18/06/2025 18:08 The Guardian

Trump undecided on joining war on Iran as Khamenei warns him not to attack

‘I may do it, I may not do it,’ US president says as Tehran reportedly prepares to strike US bases in responseDonald Trump said he had not decided whether or not to take his country into Israel’s new war, as Iran’s supreme leader said the US would face “irreparable damage” if it deployed...

18/06/2025 18:03 The Guardian

Canadian intelligence accuses India over Sikh’s killing as Carney meets Modi

Killing of Canadian national was ‘significant escalation in India’s repression efforts’ but leaders shake hands at G7Canada’s spy agency has warned that the assassination in British Columbia of a prominent Sikh activist signaled a “significant escalation in India’s repression efforts”...

18/06/2025 17:53 The Guardian

Iranian regime collapse would be serious blow for Russia

While some in Moscow have tried to put positive spin on Israel’s assault, Kremlin risks losing key strategic partnerWhen a group of Russian and Iranian foreign policy officials arranged to meet in Moscow for a conference titled “Russian-Iranian cooperation in a changing world”, they probably d...

18/06/2025 16:52 The Guardian

Shabana Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights convention

Justice secretary says ‘public confidence in the rule of law is fraying’ but she wants to protect ECHR by changing itEchoes of Brexit as Starmer is pressed to seize initiative on human rightsThe justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said Britain will pursue reform of the European convention on...

18/06/2025 16:41 The Guardian

Fake dentist charged by Czech police after treating dozens of patients

Tooth extraction and root canal work among procedures offered by self-taught 22-year-old and two family membersEurope live – latest updatesA fake dentist and two assistants who treated dozens of patients after learning the trade on the internet have been charged in the Czech Republic.The three fam...

18/06/2025 16:33 The Guardian

Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 28 – as it happened

More than 130 were injured in Tuesday’s attack on Ukrainian capitalAnd speaking of Russia’s impact on its neighbours, let’s quickly go to Miranda Bryant in the Nordics and see how the region monitors the global threat of war, terror and piracy on seas from its Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre....

18/06/2025 16:20 The Guardian

Tucker Carlson confronts Ted Cruz on Iran as Maga rift erupts into public view

Public spat reflects fracture among Trump’s coalition over whether US should join Israel’s escalating conflict with IranUS politics live – latest updatesTed Cruz, the US senator from Texas, and conservative media personality Tucker Carlson have clashed over US military involvement in the Middl...

18/06/2025 15:49 The Guardian

Keir Starmer to chair emergency Cobra meeting to discuss Israel-Iran conflict

UK continues to urge de-escalation as concerns grow about possible US intervention in the warUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer will chair an emergency Cobra meeting on Wednesday afternoon amid concerns the US is considering entering the conflict bet...

18/06/2025 13:29 The Guardian

Trump demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel continues pounding Iran with airstrikes | First Thing

Israel-Iran conflict is at a critical juncture as thousands flee Tehran. Plus, Alex Padilla makes speech about being handcuffedDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Israel’s war on Iran appeared to be approaching a pivotal moment on Tuesday night after five days o...

18/06/2025 11:07 The Guardian

UK firm not racist for rejecting Chinese applicant over security concerns, tribunal rules

Judge says refusing to hire people from ‘hostile’ states to roles that deal with national security is not discrimination Refusing to give a job to Chinese and Russian people in companies that deal with issues of national security and require security clearance is not racist, an employment tribun...

18/06/2025 11:03 The Guardian

Erin Patterson could have eaten same lunch as guests and suffered less severe poisoning, defence says

Murder accused’s barrister also warns jurors against using ‘dangerous and seductive’ hindsight reasoning to find mushroom lunch cook guiltyWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s barrister says the jury in her triple murder tr...

18/06/2025 07:53 The Guardian

UK temperatures of 45C may be possible in current climate, Met Office says

Experts say risk of 40C has almost trebled since 2000, with 50/50 chance of hitting that mark in next 12 yearsThe UK has a 50/50 chance of seeing temperatures soar to 40C again in the next 12 years as the risk of extreme heat rises with the climate emergency, the Met Office has said.The meteorologic...

18/06/2025 07:01 The Guardian

Israeli strikes have not knocked out Iran’s nuclear programme - or its nuclear ambitions

Damage done since Friday could be rebuilt within months, and the attacks are likely to fuel both government and popular desire for a nuclear deterrentIsrael-Iran conflict: live updatesIn just a few days of war, Israel has killed more than a dozen of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, taken out much of...

18/06/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ – as it happened

This blog is closed. Follow our new blog here for live updates on the Israel-Iran conflictIsrael-Iran conflict: live updatesFull report: Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’Living in Israel: how have you been affected?Living in Iran: how have you been affected?Donald Trump has encour...

18/06/2025 02:23 The Guardian

Albanese considers snap visit to Europe next week in hope of securing meeting with Trump

Australian PM may join Nato leaders in The Hague if he can lock in a face-to-face meeting with the US presidentAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese is considering a snap visit to Europe next week to meet Donald Trump,...

18/06/2025 01:20 The Guardian

Over half of English councils face insolvency under £5bn deficit, MPs warn

Public accounts committee calls on government to urgently address deficit on high needs spending hitting at end of financial yearCouncils in England face being overwhelmed by billions of pounds in debts and reforms that are divorced from reality, according to an influential committee of MPs.In its i...

17/06/2025 23:01 The Guardian

‘It’s time to wake up’: Padilla recounts being handcuffed at Noem briefing in emotional speech

California senator details being restrained and warns of how democratic norms can slip away when power is uncheckedAlex Padilla took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to deliver a deeply personal speech, formally entering into the congressional record his account of being restrained and forcibly remove...

17/06/2025 22:11 The Guardian

Australia news live: PM warns G7 of ‘vulnerable’ critical minerals supply; sharp rise in people identifying as LGBTQI

PM intervenes to tell summit no one country should control critical mineral supply. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 1,000 Australians register to leave Israel, 870 from Iran, Chalmers saysTreasurer Jim Chalmers said nearly 2,000 Australi...

17/06/2025 21:59 The Guardian

Israel-Iran conflict at critical juncture as Trump demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’

US president triggers speculation about American military involvement after five days of Israeli bombing and retaliatory Iranian missile strikesIsrael-Iran conflict: live updatesIsrael’s war on Iran appeared to be approaching a pivotal moment on Tuesday night after five days of bombing and retalia...

17/06/2025 20:38 The Guardian

‘Not our war’: bipartisan US lawmakers back resolution to block involvement in Iran

Republican Thomas Massie joins with Democrats in effort to require Congress approval before Trump attacks IranAs Donald Trump publicly threatens to join Israel in attacking Iran, an unlikely coalition of lawmakers has moved to prevent the president from involving US forces in the conflict without Co...

17/06/2025 18:57 The Guardian

Tighter immigration rules could hit UK net zero mission, report warns

Half of foreign-born workers in green jobs would not have been allowed in under new rules, thinktank saysTough rules announced in the government’s immigration white paper could jeopardise the UK’s net zero mission by causing labour shortages, a report has warned.Labour’s white paper released l...

17/06/2025 17:44 The Guardian

Plans to replace 2031 census in England and Wales set to be abandoned after backlash

Experts warn that scrapping survey in favour of administrative records risked fragmented population dataPlans to scrap the 2031 census in England and Wales are expected to be overturned after a backlash from senior statisticians over proposals to replace it with a patchwork of alternative data sourc...

17/06/2025 17:32 The Guardian

OpenAI wins $200m contract with US military for ‘warfighting’

Program with the defense department is first under the startup’s initiative to put AI to work in governmentsThe US Department of Defense on Monday awarded OpenAI a $200m contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the US military.The San Francisco-based company will “deve...

17/06/2025 16:29 The Guardian

Europe will never return to Russian gas, European Commission insists

Body unveils plans to ban all gas imports from Russia by January 2028 – but faces backlash from Hungary, Slovakia and AustriaThe European Commission has insisted there will be no return to Russian gas, as it published plans to phase out fossil fuel imports from its eastern neighbour by 2028.The EU...

17/06/2025 15:57 The Guardian

Donald Trump not seeking ceasefire but wants ‘complete give-up’ by Iran

US president says Iran must stop uranium enrichment entirely for conflict to end, as Iran says it is open to talksMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said he is not seeking a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Iran but instead wants to see a “complete give-up” by Iran, with Tehran ab...

17/06/2025 15:39 The Guardian

Could US attack Iran’s Fordow nuclear site? Military movements offer a clue

Refuelling aircraft were tracked heading east, potentially to support B-2 jets carrying bunker-buster bombsThe US has stepped up its military presence in the Middle East since the weekend but has left certain details vague to preserve operational ambiguity for Donald Trump as he considers whether th...

17/06/2025 15:20 The Guardian

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