Israel, US and Iran all claim to have won the war, but who has really gained?

24/06/2025 13:21 The Guardian

The Iranian nuclear programme has been set back, but it may also have been entrenched and invigoratedMiddle East crisis – live updatesTo the surprise of almost no one, all sides declared victory as they formally accepted Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire on Tuesday morning, but the long-term winners – if any – and losers will take some time to emerge.By midday in the Middle East, the dust had not even settled. More than two hours after the ceasefire was supposed to have started, at 05:00 GMT, Israel said it had intercepted at least two missiles coming from Iran heading for the north of the country. Iran denied having launched anything, but Israel vowed devastating retaliation. Continue reading...

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Israel says it will respect Iran ceasefire ‘as long as the other side does’ – live updates

Israeli defense minister says he spoke to US defense secretary Pete Hegseth and ‘agreed to deepen the close US-Israel security cooperation’As dawn broke in Israel and Iran, confusion reigned as to whether the two countries were still at war. Israelis, who fell asleep to the news that a ceasefire...

24/06/2025 20:53 The Guardian

‘Of course it was worth it’: Israelis celebrate ceasefire with Iran

Despite Iranian missiles killing people and destroying buildings, many Israelis say they are happy with the current situation• Live updates: Trump says it was ‘great honor to stop war’ after angry outburst at both sidesThe Iranian ballistic missile landed a little over an hour before the cease...

24/06/2025 18:21 The Guardian

Bank governor wades into row over Reeves’ focus on fiscal rule forecasts

Andrew Bailey says OBR projections – which the chancellor uses to calculate headroom – shouldn’t be ‘over-interpreted’The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has waded into the controversy over Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules with a warning against “over-interpreting” the Office fo...

24/06/2025 17:53 The Guardian

‘A pause before something worse’: Iranians wary of what future holds

From renewed conflict to a resurgent regime, people tell of their fears, concerns … and a glimmer of hopePeople from the Tehran area said the hours of darkness before Donald Trump’s ceasefire took hold were the most terrifying of the war as Israel intensified its bombardment.“We felt jets flyi...

24/06/2025 17:49 The Guardian

The US’s June heatwave is a dangerous start to summer and about to get hotter

Extreme heat is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this weekA rare June heatwave is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week, with forecasts for temperatures to get even hotter on Tuesday.On Monday, just the se...

24/06/2025 17:46 The Guardian

At least 40 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, say medics and officials

Shootings by Israeli forces raise death toll of such incidents in Gaza in last two weeks to more than 500At least 40 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza have died in new shootings by Israeli forces, local medics and officials said, raising the total killed in the last two weeks in such incidents in the...

24/06/2025 17:18 The Guardian

Trump ‘flying into big success’ at Nato summit, claims Rutte who praises his ‘decisive action’ in Iran – as it happened

US president shares screenshot of congratulatory text message from Nato chief as he travels to summit in The HagueAnalysis: Summit set to be triumphant for Trump but deflating for UkraineWhittaker also says that he is expecting US president Donald Trump “might deliver some remarks” on his views...

24/06/2025 17:01 The Guardian

Republican House speaker says law to check president’s authority over military action is unconstitutional – live

Mike Johnson calls 1973 War Powers Act unconstitutional and says Trump had right to order a recent air strike in Iran without congressional approvalIt’s Richard Luscombe in the US taking over from my colleague Tom Ambrose, and I’ll be here to guide you through the day’s political developments....

24/06/2025 16:52 The Guardian

Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns

The government’s new security strategy said it has to actively prepare for potential wartime scenariosBritain needs to prepare for the possibility of being attacked on its own soil, the government has warned in its security strategy, laying out in stark terms the range of threats ministers say the...

24/06/2025 16:41 The Guardian

Ex-French PM Dominique de Villepin launches party with view to 2027 presidential run

Senior figure has set up Humanist France and is attracting support due to his criticisms of Israel’s actions in GazaThe former French prime minister and foreign policy chief Dominique de Villepin has launched a political party called Humanist France, with a view to a possible bid for the French pr...

24/06/2025 16:22 The Guardian

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warns Trump trade wars are creating unpredictability; UK restricts steel imports – as it happened

Bailey says the BoE doesn’t know how trade wars will play out, as UK brings in new restrictions on steel imports Oil prices sink after Iranian strike on US airbase reduces fears of market disruptionTravel and leisure stocks across Europe are rallying too.This has pushed up the STOXX Europe travel...

24/06/2025 16:11 The Guardian

Caught in the crossfire, Qatar again finds itself Middle East peace broker

The US has turned to Qatar to mediate between Iran and Israel, despite one of the parties firing missiles at the tiny but staggeringly rich nationMiddle East crisis – live updatesCaught in the crossfire, Qatar on Monday night found itself in the unusual position of being asked by the US to mediate...

24/06/2025 15:55 The Guardian

Co-op to stop sourcing goods from Israel, Iran and 15 other countries

Retailer says ‘internationally recognised’ abuses take place in nations including Russia and SyriaThe Co-op is to stop sourcing goods from Israel, Iran and 15 other countries where it says there are “internationally recognised” rights abuses and violations of international law.The mutual, wh...

24/06/2025 15:36 The Guardian

Sadiq Khan joins growing Labour rebellion against disability benefit cuts

Exclusive: London mayor is most senior party figure to call for plans to be dropped, as Starmer vows to press aheadSadiq Khan has become the most senior Labour figure yet to urge the government to drop its controversial disability benefit changes, supporting a growing Labour rebellion that threatens...

24/06/2025 15:00 The Guardian

WHO says attack on Sudanese hospital killed more than 40 civilians

Five health workers reportedly among the dead in West Kordofan as paramilitary RSF blames Sudanese militaryThe head of the World Health Organization has condemned an attack on a hospital in Sudan that he said had killed more than 40 civilians, as the country’s civil war, which has caused the world...

24/06/2025 14:12 The Guardian

UK politics: Starmer to ‘press forward’ with welfare cuts despite rebellion – as it happened

PM says current system is ‘broken’ and there is a ‘clear moral case for change’Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare billFrances Ryan reports for the Guardian:Downing Street’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach...

24/06/2025 14:05 The Guardian

Glastonbury festival unlikely to see major downpours or heatwaves – Met Office

Forecaster warns of some showers and risk of isolated thunderstorms but mainly dry and warm weather expectedMusic fans are likely to avoid any major downpours or stifling heatwaves at this year’s Glastonbury festival, forecasters have said.The festival in Somerset will see some scattered showers,...

24/06/2025 13:25 The Guardian

Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran after ceasefire he brokered is violated

US president orders Israel to turn around its planes, warning bombing sorties would be ‘major violation’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has reacted furiously after an Israel-Iran ceasefire he had brokered and taken credit for was violated within a few hours, ordering Israel to tu...

24/06/2025 13:04 The Guardian

Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes

Nato spending plan overlooks risks to security posed by environmental breakdown and social decay, say economistsEurope risks choosing militarism over social and environmental security, economists have warned, as the head of Nato said all 32 members had agreed to increase weapons spending.Analyses dr...

24/06/2025 12:06 The Guardian

Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire despite Trump’s ceasefire declaration | First Thing

Israel orders army to ‘respond forcefully’ after claiming Tehran has violated ceasefire. Plus, the mystery of the hijacker who disappeared after parachuting out of a planeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has declared a ceasefire intended to bri...

24/06/2025 11:06 The Guardian

‘Clouded in mystery’: how Ice became a rogue agency that does Trump’s bidding

Shrouded in secrecy, the US law enforcement agency has become a kind of domestic stormtrooper for Maga’s agendaAcross the US, group chats and community threads have started spiking with warnings. Not just the typical alerts about traffic or out of service subway stations, but where and when an Imm...

24/06/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Labour’s benefit cuts will have ‘devastating’ impact on disabled women, say charities

Organisations say planned four-point rule will not properly take into account menstruation and other hygiene needsUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, the government h...

24/06/2025 10:22 The Guardian

Police warn of SMS scams as ‘blaster’ is used to send thousands of texts

Man jailed after using gadget in his car in London to message victims without being stopped by mobile networkA portable phone mast that blitzes every nearby mobile phone with credible-looking scam text messages is the latest weapon being used by fraudsters.The “SMS blaster” lets criminals send o...

24/06/2025 10:03 The Guardian

Petition launched to stop Kanye West appearing at Slovakian festival

The rapper is booked to headline the Rubicon festival in Bratislava, which protesters have called ‘a debasement of all victims of the Nazi regime’A petition has been launched calling on the mayor of Bratislava to prevent Kanye West – legally known as Ye – from headlining a festival in Bratis...

24/06/2025 09:49 The Guardian

Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire despite Trump’s ceasefire declaration

Israeli defence minister orders army to ‘respond forcefully’ after claiming Tehran has violated US president’s ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has declared a ceasefire intended to bring an end to a 12-day war between Israel and Iran, but despite public acceptance of th...

24/06/2025 08:49 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What you need to know about Trump’s declaration of peace between Israel and Iran

In today’s newsletter: The US president responds to Iran’s limited retaliation by celebrating the end of the war, with Israel confirming agreement to proposalGood morning. After the United States attacked Iranian nuclear sites early on Sunday, the question was how Tehran would respond. Last nigh...

24/06/2025 06:10 The Guardian

Trump is not interested in listening to US experts on Iran’s nuclear program

The US president is more willing to listen to Israel than his predecessors were and is also deeply suspicious of the CIAWhen Donald Trump ordered the US military to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, the debate among intelligence officials, outside experts and policymakers over the s...

24/06/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Beale picks out Lions’ ‘danger man’ Russell as biggest threat to Australia

Former Wallaby sees Ikitau and Suaali as hosts’ keysAustralia back says he learned from slip in 2013 seriesThe former Wallabies back Kurtley Beale has singled out Finn Russell as the biggest threat to Australia’s prospects of victory against the visiting British & Irish Lions. Beale, a leadi...

24/06/2025 05:46 The Guardian

Nato summit expected to be triumphant for Trump and deflating for Ukraine

US president likely to be in self-congratulatory mood, with most allies persuaded to sign up to defence spending targetDonald Trump was expected to fly into the Nato summit in The Hague on Tuesday to perform a victory lap. After decades of complaining about European defence spending, with the help o...

24/06/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Australian passenger disruption as airlines delay or cancel flights after Iran’s attack on US base in Qatar

Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong said there had been ‘disruptions to flights with temporary airspace closures in the region’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government and airlines are warning passengers in Aus...

24/06/2025 04:32 The Guardian

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