War highlights strained alliances, unfettered militaries and a Washington with renewed appetite for regime change

Donald Trump threatens to unleash ‘force that has never been seen before’ in response to retaliation from Tehran

War highlights strained alliances, unfettered militaries and a Washington with renewed appetite for regime change

Fears that decision to strike could be open-ended as Trump comes under pressure to spell out his vision for Iran

Trump urged Iranians to rise up and topple the Islamic leadership after the US launched ‘major combat operations’

US allies in Gulf states come under attack from Iranian missiles and drones as three US fighter jets mistakenly shot down by Kuwait

Meeting of six-country cooperation council says option to respond to attacks by Tehran remains on the table

The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with casualties and destruction reported across at least nine countries in under 10 hours. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s…

The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by Israel

More than 72 hours after the US and Israel launched what they described as a preemptive strike against Iran, the world is waking up to a grim reality: the Middle East has entered…