Iranian ambassador warns UK to be ‘very careful’ about further involvement in war
Seyed Ali Mousavi says Iran has a "right to self-defence" if the UK directly joins US-Israeli attacks.
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Iran rejects Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender as a ‘dream’
Masoud Pezeshkian issues rare apology to neighbouring Gulf states for Iranian strikes as war enters eighth day
The president of Iran has rejected Donald Trump’s call for the country’s unconditional surrender as a “dream”, while issuing a rare apology for Iranian attacks that hit neighbouring states, even as missiles and drones continued to strike Gulf countries.
In a prerecorded address broadcast on state television on Saturday, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said the country would never capitulate, responding to remarks by the US president, who said on Friday that only Iran’s total submission could bring the war to an end.
Continue reading...Four US bombers land at RAF base in UK after warning of surge in strikes on Iran
B-1 Lancers arrive at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after Starmer allows US to use UK as a base for ‘defensive’ action
Four US bombers have landed at an RAF base in Britain to carry out “specific defensive operations” to stop Iran firing missiles into the Middle East, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The B-1 Lancers, which are 45 metres (146ft) long and capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles, arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, one on Friday evening and three on Saturday morning, after Keir Starmer had granted permission for “defensive” US action against Iranian missile sites from UK bases.
Continue reading...Descendants of Zimbabwe resistance heroes urge UK to locate looted skulls
Relatives call on institutions to help them find remains of ancestors who led fight against British colonisers in 1890s
Descendants of freedom fighters executed and beheaded in southern Africa by colonial British forces have called on the Natural History Museum in London and the University of Cambridge to help them find their ancestors’ looted skulls.
Zimbabwean descendants of the first chimurenga heroes, who led an uprising against British colonisers in the 1890s, have long believed the museum and university hold several of the skulls.
Continue reading...What people in Gaza are saying about the closure of the Rafah crossing
Palestinians express how their families have been affected by the closure of the Rafah crossing.
Iranian ambassador warns UK to be ‘very careful’ about further involvement in war
Seyed Ali Mousavi says Iran has a "right to self-defence" if the UK directly joins US-Israeli attacks.
Tornadoes across central United States kill at least eight people
Tornadoes leave behind destruction in states of Oklahoma and Michigan, and authorities say more extreme weather ahead.
Iran Fires Another Missile At Dubai Airport, Apologizes, Promises To Stop – One Mile at a Time
- Iran Fires Another Missile At Dubai Airport, Apologizes, Promises To Stop One Mile at a Time
- Watch: Moment of drone strike close to Dubai Airport BBC
- Dubai's main airport briefly closed as Iran launches missiles across the Gulf Le Monde.fr
- Explosions Heard In Dubai, Flights Ops Hit Amid Iran War NDTV
- Explosions reported in Dubai and Bahraini capital The Times of Israel
India letting Iran warship dock after US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say – The Times of Israel
- India letting Iran warship dock after US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say The Times of Israel
- Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India AP News
- India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say Reuters
- US sinking of Iranian navy ship stirs controversy in Australia, India Breaking Defense
- Iranian Amphibious Vessel Seeks Refuge in Indian Port USNI News
UK preparing aircraft carrier for possible Middle East deployment
Royal Navy readying HMS Prince of Wales so it can be quickly deployed if decision made to mobilise it to region
The UK is preparing an aircraft carrier before a possible deployment to the Middle East, the Ministry of Defence has said.
Royal Navy workers in Portsmouth are readying HMS Prince of Wales, the navy’s flagship, meaning it could be deployed more quickly if a decision is made to mobilise it to the region.
Continue reading...War against Iran: How far will it go?
Redi Tlhabi challenges former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton on why he supports war and regime change in Iran.
India vs New Zealand: T20 World Cup final – ‘No pressure, no fun’ for hosts
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Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war – Axios
- Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war Axios
- Trump says he’s ruled out having Kurds join the Iran war AP News
- CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say CNN
- Toyota’s Near Indestructible Land Cruiser Has Unique Role In War Zones Forbes
- Trump’s Real Plan for Iran Might Be Coming Into View Slate
Times the U.S. has installed a foreign leader, as Trump zeroes in on Iran – Axios
- Times the U.S. has installed a foreign leader, as Trump zeroes in on Iran Axios
- Trump wants to fully remove Iran’s leadership and what cost Kristi Noem her job: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state CNN
- Iran’s future will be determined by Iranians, not Trump, officials say Al Jazeera
- Trump says Iran will be 'hit very hard' on Saturday Reuters
Dozens killed, authorities say, as Israeli commandos raid Lebanon in hunt for missing airman – CNN
- Dozens killed, authorities say, as Israeli commandos raid Lebanon in hunt for missing airman CNN
- Lebanon: Israeli military’s overly broad mass evacuation orders sowing panic and fuelling humanitarian suffering Amnesty International
- Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Disarm Hezbollah The New York Times
- Israel sees a chance to destroy Hizbullah at last The Economist
- Israel warns Lebanon of 'disastrous repercussions' as week's death toll nears 300 Reuters
Iran War: Ends and Means – RealClearDefense
- Iran War: Ends and Means RealClearDefense
- One week in: Visualizing the evolution of the US-Israeli war with Iran CNN
- In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame The New York Times
- Everything we know on the eighth day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran Yahoo
- First worrying daylight between the U.S. and Israel emerges as they battle Iran | Opinion Haaretz
ICE deports family, including deaf boy who wasn’t given his assistive devices
California state superintendent says mother and sons arrested during ICE check-in and deported to Colombia
California’s superintendent is calling for the return of a hearing-impaired six-year-old after he, his mother and his five-year-old sibling were detained on Tuesday while reporting for their check-in at an ICE office in San Francisco and deported to Colombia.
Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez and her sons were arrested during their visit to ICE’s Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (Isap), said Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP). A relative who was waiting outside for Gutierrez and her sons was unable to hand off the assistive devices necessary for the six-year-old, who is deaf and has a cochlear implant.
Continue reading...Israel kills father, daughter in Gaza as genocide continues amid wider war
Suffering in Gaza and occupied West Bank remains acute as the world focuses on the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Labour accuses Badenoch of scoring ‘cheap political points’ over Iran strikes
Defence minister urges ‘serious politics’ after Tory leader criticises prime minister’s stance at spring conference
Labour has accused Kemi Badenoch of scoring “cheap political points” after the Conservative party leader said Keir Starmer was “too scared” to join strikes on Iran.
Al Carns, the defence minister, said “serious politics” was required in response to Badenoch’s speech at the party’s spring conference where she criticised the prime minister’s stance on the US-Israel strikes on Iran a week ago.
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