Allies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks
Iran's attacks on Gulf Arab states suggest the Islamic Republic is targeting not just the US military but also civilian infrastructure.
Starmer faces greater quandary over ‘special relationship’ after Iran attack
PM is in diplomatically precarious position of declining to endorse US strikes while also refusing to condemn them
It was perhaps naive of No 10 ever to position Keir Starmer as a “Donald Trump whisperer” capable of persuading the unpredictable US president to step back from reckless decisions.
The “special relationship” has been under severe strain in recent months over the UK’s decision to give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and the refusal of European countries to back Trump’s play for Greenland.
Continue reading...Foreign Office starts planning evacuation of thousands of Britons in Middle East
About 200,000 nationals thought to be in the region as tensions rise after US-Israeli attacks on Iranian regime
The Foreign Office is drawing up plans to evacuate tens of thousands of British citizens if war in the Middle East escalates, with many travellers currently stranded in Dubai.
Keir Starmer said on Sunday that about 200,000 British people are in the region, on holiday or otherwise travelling across the Gulf. He urged everyone in areas targeted by Iranian strikes to register with the Foreign Office to receive advice, with about 94,000 doing that so far.
Continue reading...Delroy Lindo thankful for ‘love and support’ after N-word incident at Baftas
Lindo speaks out after man with Tourette syndrome shouted slur while actor was on stage with Michael B Jordan
British-American actor Delroy Lindo expressed gratitude for “the support and love” he and Michael B Jordan have received after a man with Tourette syndrome (TS) shouted the N-word as the two men presented a Bafta award.
“We appreciate all the support and love that we have been shown,” Lindo – who, like Jordan, is Black – said on stage at the annual NAACP Image awards in Los Angeles. He called it “a classic case of something that could be very negative becoming very positive”.
Continue reading...Huge fire at Bahrain port home to US Navy’s Fifth Fleet
Footage shows a huge fire reportedly ignited by an Iranian strike on a US naval facility at Bahrain’s Salman Port.
Hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded following U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran – PBS
- Hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded following U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran PBS
- Asia airline stocks drop while energy shares rise as Iran conflict escalates CNBC
- Air travel chaos intensifies as airports remain closed, flights canceled amid Iran war CBS News
- Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid pandemic The Guardian
- How travel is disrupted by a sudden war CNN
Nine dead in missile attack on Israel as Iran strikes region
Several deaths are reported across the Middle East as Tehran retaliates for massive strikes by the US and Israel.
Arkansas father rushing his sick child to hospital won’t face charges after officer rammed into his car
State trooper used Pit ramming maneuvre to stop Dillon Hess from speeding while transporting his son to hospital
An Arkansas father speeding while transporting his sick child to the hospital will not face charges after a state police trooper used a vehicle-ramming technique known as a Pit maneuvre to stop his vehicle, authorities have said.
Officials said they have ruled out charges against the father, identified as Dillon Hess, who was speeding as he rushed his son to the hospital for emergency medical treatment after he suffered an allergic reaction, as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette first reported.
Continue reading...Deadly Texas bar shooting is ‘potentially an act of terrorism’, FBI says
Two people were killed and 14 injured, with the suspected gunman, identified by some media outlets, also shot dead.
Austin bar shooting leaves three dead, including suspect, and 14 wounded
FBI official says evidence found on the suspect and in his car indicated a ‘potential nexus to terrorism’
The FBI’s joint terrorism taskforce has been called in to help investigate a deadly mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, on Sunday morning in which a gunman opened fire in front of a bar popular with university students, killing two people and injuring 14 others before being fatally shot by police.
An FBI official, Alex Doran, told reporters at a press conference that it was too early to determine the shooter’s motivation. But he added that evidence found on the suspect and in his car indicated a “potential nexus to terrorism”.
Continue reading...OBR a backseat driver with out-of-date maps, thinktanks tell Rachel Reeves
Chancellor urged to reform Office for Budget Responsibility to open way to more public investment
Rachel Reeves must reform the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to open the way to more public investment, an alliance of thinktanks has argued ahead of the chancellor’s spring forecast on Tuesday.
With Keir Starmer’s government under intense pressure after Labour’s defeat by the Greens in Thursday’s Gorton and Denton byelection, the thinktanks called on Reeves to review the watchdog’s remit.
Continue reading...Iranian drone strikes US military facility in Kuwait
Footage captured the moment an Iranian drone struck the US military’s Camp Buehring in northwestern Kuwait.
Three American soldiers killed as U.S.-Israeli war in Iran continues into 2nd day – NPR
- Three American soldiers killed as U.S.-Israeli war in Iran continues into 2nd day NPR
- At least three US service members killed during Iran operation: CENTCOM Al Jazeera
- 3 US troops killed in Iran operation and others injured USA Today
- US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties Reuters
- Trump: ‘We expect casualties’ but Iran war is ‘going to be a great deal for the world’ The Times of Israel
‘Wonderful’ war photographer Paul Conroy dies
Jamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.
War photographer Paul Conroy dies as tributes paid
Jamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.
Iran Is Shooting at Some of the World’s Busiest Airports – WSJ
- Iran Is Shooting at Some of the World’s Busiest Airports WSJ
- Military briefing: Iran’s new retaliation strategy Financial Times
- Where Iran has retaliated across the Middle East, according to satellite images and videos The Washington Post
- Emiratis say they downed 15 missiles, almost 150 Iranian drones today The Times of Israel
- Iran Retaliates with Drone and Missile Strikes on Israel, Gulf Nations Democracy Now!
US confirms three soldiers killed in Iran attacks
The US military has confirmed at least three of its soldiers have been killed in its war with Iran.
US-Israel war on Iran live: Trump says operation ‘moving along rapidly’ as death tolls rise across Middle East – The Guardian
- US-Israel war on Iran live: Trump says operation ‘moving along rapidly’ as death tolls rise across Middle East The Guardian
- Israel renews attacks on Tehran as Iran vows to avenge supreme leader’s death - live updates CNN
- US, Israel pound targets in Iran as Trump signals openness to talk to new leadership AP News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 28, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Opinion | An Unwise and Unconstitutional Attack on Iran WSJ
Trump says Iran leadership agrees to talks after US and Israel strike Tehran
‘They should have done it sooner, they waited too long,’ says Trump but he doesn’t say when talks would take place
Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran’s political leadership have agreed to talks, a day after the US and Israel began to target the country’s military and political infrastructure, killing the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top officials.
“They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them,” Trump told a reporter for the Atlantic magazine on Sunday. “They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long.”
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