Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says Israel acted alone in Iran gasfield strike and denies ‘dragging’ US into war

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19/03 21:40 - Invasion incoming? Lebanon braces for an Israeli onslaught 19/03 21:26 - Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says Israel acted alone in Iran gasfield strike and denies ‘dragging’ US into war 19/03 21:23 - Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader 19/03 21:21 - Tropical Cyclone Narelle poised to hit far north Queensland as ‘high-end’ category four storm 19/03 21:16 - Warren Endorses Platner in Maine, Splitting With Schumer 19/03 21:14 - What a Key AIPAC Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms 19/03 21:13 - Trump confirms he will ask Congress for $200bn to fund war on Iran, calling it ‘a small price to pay’ – US politics live 19/03 21:12 - Israelis protest in Tel Aviv calling for end to Iran war 19/03 21:12 - Israelis protest in Tel Aviv calling for end to Iran war 19/03 21:02 - How will Israel’s decades-long assassination policy continue? 19/03 21:02 - How will Israel’s decades-long assassination policy continue? 19/03 20:57 - Hegseth says munitions for US, not Ukraine 19/03 20:39 - EU faces energy price ‘tsunami’ – Putin envoy 19/03 20:29 - Attacks on Oil and Natural Gas Facilities Could Lead to Much Higher Prices 19/03 20:09 - News24 | US intelligence contradicts Trump’s Iran war justification, finds no nuclear rebuilding 19/03 19:52 - Orbán blocks €90bn loan, threatening vital EU support for Ukraine’s energy system & overall survival 19/03 19:49 - Netanyahu seeks to appease Trump with latest Iran remarks to the press 19/03 19:47 - Netanyahu’s Iran war press briefing targeted at ‘audience of one’: Donald Trump 19/03 19:41 - Replay: Israeli PM Netanyahu addresses press conference 19/03 19:33 - WHO warns of ‘worst-case’ nuclear scenario in Iran 19/03 19:32 - Iranians shop for Persian New Year essentials despite war 19/03 19:32 - Iranians shop for Persian New Year essentials despite war 19/03 19:31 - Are US and Israel aligned on Iran war? Deciphering Trump's post after gas field attacks 19/03 19:28 - Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK 19/03 19:25 - Strike on Iran gasfield exposes US-Israel rift as Trump claims he did not know 19/03 19:24 - Last 24 hours show a prolonged Iran war could do calamitous damage to global economy 19/03 19:19 - Trump's grounds for concerns: Will the US risk lives to take Iran’s uranium? 19/03 19:17 - Pentagon Seeks Additional $200 Billion to Fund Iran War 19/03 18:48 - Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war 19/03 18:45 - Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again 19/03 18:21 - Hungary’s Orban continues to block Ukraine loan at EU summit 19/03 18:21 - Hungary’s Orban continues to block Ukraine loan at EU summit 19/03 18:05 - Trump references Pearl Harbor during meeting with Japanese PM on Iran war 19/03 18:05 - Trump references Pearl Harbor during meeting with Japanese PM on Iran war 19/03 17:56 - There’s a heretic in the heart of the EU and he wants to talk to Putin 19/03 17:50 - Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts 19/03 17:47 - News24 | Iran hits Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar oil zones as war with Israel and US escalates 19/03 17:24 - Indian film board blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab 19/03 17:21 - Missile strikes close to reporter during Israeli attacks in Lebanon 19/03 17:21 - Missile strikes close to reporter during Israeli attacks in Lebanon 19/03 17:14 - 'Idea that Trump can be led around by Israel is foolishness,' ex-envoy to Iran says 19/03 17:12 - Former counter-terrorism head investigated by FBI over alleged leaks 19/03 17:05 - Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal 19/03 17:05 - Concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote 19/03 17:03 - Iran War Narrows Fed’s Path to Rate Cuts as Trump Demands Immediate Relief 19/03 17:00 - PEN America announce 2026 World Voices festival with Judith Butler and Bill McKibben 19/03 16:49 - Historic March heatwave pushes south-west US toward triple digits 19/03 16:44 - Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened 19/03 16:44 - Settler violence surges in the West Bank 19/03 16:21 - Faisal Islam: Iran war is having a dramatic effect on the UK economy 19/03 16:20 - Mortgage Rates Highest in Three Months as War Weighs on Housing Market 19/03 16:17 - No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened 19/03 16:05 - News24 | Nigerian president warns of terrorism threat during historic UK state visit 19/03 16:04 - 'Not our war': Palestinians mourn first dead after Iran missile fire 19/03 16:00 - Watch: Missile lands next to presenter during live report from Lebanon 19/03 15:50 - Oman claims Israel pushed US into Iran war when deal was possible 19/03 15:48 - A Crucial Loan for Ukraine Becomes Election Leverage for Orban 19/03 15:46 - US dragged by Israel into ‘unlawful war’ with Iran – Gulf state 19/03 15:44 - Bank ready to raise interest rates if Iran war price 'shock' persists 19/03 15:38 - Hegseth insists US is meeting Iran war objectives 19/03 15:38 - Hegseth insists US is meeting Iran war objectives 19/03 15:37 - Hegseth says no ‘timeframe’ for war on Iran as Pentagon asks for $200bn 19/03 15:37 - Hegseth says no ‘timeframe’ for war on Iran as Pentagon asks for $200bn 19/03 15:34 - Middle East war escalates after attack on key Iranian gas field 19/03 15:28 - EU threatens Hungary over Ukraine loan – Politico 19/03 15:28 - “It’s time to end the war.” UN’s Guterres urges US, Israel to cease attacks 19/03 15:28 - “It’s time to end the war.” UN’s Guterres urges US, Israel to cease attacks 19/03 15:20 - Steven Everts: For Europeans, war on Iran 'a diversion' and 'giant gift to Putin' 19/03 15:02 - No timeframe for ending US war against Iran, says Pete Hegseth 19/03 14:09 - Why is the FBI investigating a former counterterrorism chief who opposes the US-Israeli war on Iran? 19/03 14:06 - REPLAY: Pentagon press conference on war in Middle East 19/03 14:05 - Energy prices soar, Iran and US trade threats after Qatar gas hit 19/03 14:04 - 'Free France': Macron reveals name of Europe's largest warship 19/03 14:00 - More than 500 reports of possible petrol price-gouging made to ACCC since start of Iran war 19/03 14:00 - Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns 19/03 13:42 - Saudi Official Warns Patience Is Limited as Iranian Attacks Barrage Kingdom 19/03 13:41 - Iran war exposes Gulf economies' food, water vulnerability 19/03 13:30 - Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 people in Chad as war spills over border 19/03 13:30 - Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 people in Chad as war spills over border 19/03 13:10 - Millions of children out of school: Yemen's education system on its knees 19/03 13:04 - Europe’s biggest airlines say fuel price spike caused by Iran war will drive up fares 19/03 12:56 - BoE delivers message Britons don’t want to hear as inflation – and rates – look set to rise 19/03 12:38 - The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor 19/03 12:38 - The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor 19/03 12:34 - 27 Spring Wardrobe Must-Haves From Gap 19/03 12:34 - Iran’s dilemma in war and peace 19/03 12:34 - Iran’s dilemma in war and peace 19/03 12:27 - Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within months 19/03 12:13 - How Ukraine became an enemy of Iran 19/03 12:04 - PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns 19/03 11:50 - Could Iran war trigger the next global food shock? 19/03 11:50 - Could Iran war trigger the next global food shock? 19/03 11:44 - Conflict shifts to ‘energy war’ as Iran targets Gulf oil and gas 19/03 11:44 - Conflict shifts to ‘energy war’ as Iran targets Gulf oil and gas 19/03 11:23 - First Thing: Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all of Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar 19/03 11:19 - Pentagon wants $200 billion Iran war chest – WaPo 19/03 11:18 - Iran: Saudi Arabia warns of 'military action' over repeated attacks 19/03 11:01 - Iran women's football team return after asylum tussle 19/03 11:00 - West Point analysis warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry 19/03 10:58 - EU leaders slam Hungary’s Orban for blocking Ukraine aid package