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UK considers sending Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus

The Guardian · 18 minutes ago Politics

Defence sources say deployment of HMS Duncan to better protect base on Mediterranean island is under discussion UK politics live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates John Healey, the defence secretary, is considering sending a Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus to help defend British bases there after several apparently hostile drones targeted RAF Akrotiri on the island. Defence sources said a deployment of HMS Duncan, currently in Portsmouth, was under discussion as a way to better protect the base in Cyprus – though another said it was possible one of two other destroyers might be sent as an alternative. Continue reading...
Polls show Britons oppose US use of UK bases against Iran

Middle East Eye · 20 minutes ago Politics

Polls show Britons oppose US use of UK bases against Iran Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 11:22 Only 28 percent of the British public support US military action against Iran Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with students during a visit to the Walbottle Academy Campus in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, northeast England on 26 February 2026 (AFP) Off The British public opposes allowing the US to use British airbases for strikes on Iranian missile sites, a new poll has revealed. YouGov polling released on Monday shows the British public opposes US military action against Iran by 49 percent to 28 percent. Exactly half of the public also opposes the government allowing the US to use British airbases, with only 30 percent supporting the move.
Trump suggests UK's Starmer pandering to Muslim voters over Iran reluctance

Middle East Eye · 1 hour ago Politics

Trump suggests UK's Starmer pandering to Muslim voters over Iran reluctance Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 10:46 The US president said Britain is 'not such a recognisable country' anymore as tensions grow after the UK delayed giving Washington access to key base US President Donald Trump greets Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on 13 October (AFP) Off US President Donald Trump has condemned British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not backing the US- Israeli attack on Iran , suggesting he "could be" pandering to British Muslim voters. Trump told The Sun newspaper that Britain is "not such a recognisable country" anymore and said the UK should "stop people from coming in from foreign lands who hate you". Asked if Starmer is "pandering" to Muslim voters, the president said "it could be" the case.
Trump has cornered himself with his war in Iran | Sidney Blumenthal

The Guardian · 1 hour ago Politics

The president needs a quick win to avoid a quagmire – but he needs a long war to justify potential emergency powers Donald Trump has trapped himself in his war with Iran by announcing that his intention is regime change . That uncertain objective is linked to his most urgent objective at home. While pursuing regime change in Iran, he is desperately attempting to stop regime change through the midterm elections.
The war in the Middle East in maps, video and photos

The Guardian · 2 hours ago Politics

How the US-Israeli war against Iran exploded into a regional conflict, as Tehran retaliated with strikes across the Middle East US-Israel war on Iran – live updates A US-Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday with bombing and missile attacks that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei , has exploded into a regional conflict, with Tehran retaliating by launching strikes across the Middle East. On Tuesday, Israel’s military launched a ground invasion of Lebanon , where it has been carrying out intense strikes after Iran’s ally, Hezbollah, fired rockets across the frontier. Continue reading...
Post-Khamenei Iran: Succession race widens as decentralized system sustains war

Iran International · 4 hours ago Politics

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has triggered celebrations among many Iranians, but analysts say the moment marks not an endpoint but the beginning of a new and highly consequential chapter for the Islamic Republic.
Israeli forces move deeper into Lebanon amid tensions

Middle East Eye · 5 hours ago Politics

Israeli forces move deeper into Lebanon amid tensions The Israeli military on Tuesday said it has deployed troops deeper into southern Lebanon beyond the five posts currently held by Israel, describing the move as part of an “enhanced forward defence posture. ” In a statement, the Israeli forces said soldiers from the 91st Galilee Regional Division are positioned at several points near the border area, “working to create an additional layer of security".   The announcement came after Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at northern Israel, saying the attacks were in response to Israel’s attack on Iran and the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei.
Araqchi: Iran Has No Hostility toward Arab States of Persian Gulf

Tasnim News Agency · 7 hours ago Politics

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said during a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Tehran harbors no hostility toward the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, while both sides discussed regional developments following the US-Israeli military aggression.
Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war? – podcast

The Guardian · 8 hours ago Politics

In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and more recently to help plan the strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The most recent strikes coincided with the end of the Pentagon’s relationship with the AI company Anthropic over concerns its AI tool Claude was being used for purposes the company had explicitly prohibited. The government swiftly signed a new contract with Open AI.
Inside Iran's succession: who could replace Ali Khamenei?

Iran International · 17 hours ago Politics

With Iran at war and its supreme leader dead, Tehran faces a delicate question: whether to appoint a successor quickly to project continuity, or delay the decision to avoid presenting a new leadership target to its enemies.
In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East

BBC News Iran · 18 hours ago Politics

Iranian strikes on targets across the Middle East and Gulf regions continued on Monday after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran killing the country's supreme leader.
Who is the cleric suddenly at the center of Iran’s power struggle?

Iran International · 20 hours ago Politics

The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has thrust a rather obscure figure into the center of the country’s uncertain political future.
Pakistan: Investigation urgently needed after killings during Iran protests

Amnesty International · 21 hours ago Politics

Responding to the deaths of at least 26 people during protests that erupted across Pakistan on 1 March following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The killing of protesters and reports of the use of lethal ammunition by security forces against these assemblies raises serious concerns about unlawful use of force. Protesters have a right to gather peacefully and express dissent, even in moments of heightened tension. During such crises, security forces must demonstrate their commitment to […] The post Pakistan: Investigation urgently needed after killings during Iran protests appeared first on Amnesty International .
Khamenei’s Wife Dies After Injuries From U.S.-Israel Strike

IranWire · 21 hours ago Politics

Jamaran News Agency reported on Monday, March 2, that Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh - the wife of Ali Khamenei, who had slipped into a ...
Ministry of Sports Republishes Khamenei’s Warning: “The God of the 1980s is Alive”

IranWire · 1 day ago Politics

The Telegram channel run by the Ministry of Sports and Youth has shared excerpts from past speeches by Ali Khamenei, the leader of the I ...
Trump Claims Khamenei’s Potential Successors Killed in Initial Strikes

IranWire · 1 day ago Politics

U. S. President Donald Trump told ABC News in a phone interview that the early-morning attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran we ...
Netanyahu’s Fate Unclear as Iran Hits Israeli PM Office

Tasnim News Agency · 1 day ago Politics

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The fate of the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime of Israel is in a cloud of uncertainty after Iran said it has targeted Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
Iran’s Larijani Rules Out Any Talks with US

Tasnim News Agency · 1 day ago Politics

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said there is no negotiation with the United States.
Hopes and fears as US Iranians take to streets after toppling of supreme leader

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago Politics

Hundreds rallied in cities across the US to celebrate Khamenei's death, but not everyone was rejoicing.
Austria: Khamenei’s Death Opens ‘Window’ for Iranian People

IranWire · 1 day ago Politics

Austria’s Foreign Ministry released an official statement calling the death of Ali Khamenei “the opening of a window for the people of I ...

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