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US President Donald Trump dances after speaking at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner this week.

In his fog of peace, Trump’s lost sight of truth. That means more war

The US president claims he wants to end this war but his rambling contradictions on the road to peace are lethal.

  • Bruce Wolpe

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US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters on Monday after his Truth Social post.

Trump backs off from threat to bomb Iran power grid, citing talks to end war

The US president said Iran wanted to “make a deal” and claimed US envoys had been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader.

  • Maayan Lubell and Jon Gambrell
Ras Laffan Industrial City on fire after Iranian strikes in Qatar.

How Iran could cripple the Gulf

Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure – but the price could be further energy carnage in the global economy.

  • Tom Cotterill, Ben Farmer and Hannah Boland

Its seven emirates united 50 years ago. Now the UAE faces its biggest challenge yet

The UAE has had to defend against a barrage of attacks from Iran, and not only on Dubai. Why? And what are the United Arab Emirates anyway?

  • Angus Holland and Felicity Lewis
The Persian Gulf relies on nearly 450 facilities to turn seawater into drinking water. They are now under threat.

Saudi Arabia could be seven days away from chaos if Iran’s water war hits home

While attacks on energy supplies are in the spotlight, there are fears that damage to other critical infrastructure could trigger a water emergency for millions.

  • David Rundell
Some analysts say the war has strengthened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hand, redrawing Israel’s political map in his favour.

Israel, Iran launch more attacks as crisis deepens

The latest assaults follow days of Iranian strikes on regional energy infrastructure that have roiled global markets.

  • Alexander Cornwell, Jana Choukeir and Trevor Hunnicutt
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Trump can’t let this conflict drag on much longer.

Trump is facing a humiliating crisis he created himself

The president is manifestly unprepared for the economic fallout from his attack on Iran.

  • Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The US-led attack on Tehran has put Australia’s nuclear safety watchdog on alert.

Australia’s nuclear emergency centre ‘on alert’ after Iran attack

The Melbourne-based nuclear incident room monitors global radiation threats and can model how radioactive material could spread.

  • Annika Smethurst
A fire breaks out in a building targeted by Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.

There’s a wild violence to Iran’s retaliation and it has the firepower to do even worse

The United States and Israel have pounded Iranian targets in a bid to destroy weapons stores and missile launchers. But Iran’s resolve to fight back appears strong.

  • David Crowe
US-Israeli attacks on Iran continue.

Iran conflict to continue for ‘weeks’ as scope of attacks widens

Donald Trump aired his plan to sustain the bombing campaign in the hope that Iranians would overthrow the regime, declaring its leaders faced “certain death” if they did not sue for peace.

  • David Crowe