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How will Iran’s embattled supreme leader respond to US strikes?

ANALYSIS: Seemingly sheltering in a bunker with limited access to the outside world, Ayatollah Khamenei has shrinking options available, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

The Independent UK

Are airlines stopping flights to Middle East amid soaring tensions?

Many airlines have suspended flights to some Middle East destinations, but others are adapting and using new routes.

Al Jazeera

Sounds familiar: Was this said about Iraq in 2003, or Iran in 2025?

Read these 10 statements and decide: were they made in the lead-up to the 2003 war or in 2025?

Al Jazeera

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An international law expert says US strikes on Iran were illegal. Here’s why

ANALYSIS: Donald Rothwell says, under the UN Charter, there are just two ways in which a state can lawfully use force against another state

The Independent UK

Airlines are changing plans due to the Middle East conflict. How will it affect Australian passengers?

After strikes on Iran, airlines are taking alternative routes. Here’s what to do if you’re booked on a flight from Australia to Europe

The Guardian - AU

View from the Hill: Albanese supports US bombing, reluctantly

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong went out on Monday to back the United States attack on Iran, it was obvious their support was through gritted teeth.

The Conversation

Monday briefing: Four ways Iran could retaliate to US bombing of nuclear sites

In today’s newsletter: After Donald Trump brings the US into Israel’s conflict with Iran, one analyst sets out the potential response from Tehran

The Guardian - UK

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History of US-Iran relations: From the 1953 regime change to Trump strikes

Iran remains the US’s adversary in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Al Jazeera

Retaliation, regime change, sleeper cells and impeachment: The looming questions in the wake of Trump’s attack on Iran

President celebrated the attack, but many fear an escalation

The Independent UK

US Bases In The Middle East

Iran on Sunday threatened military bases used by US forces to launch attacks on the country's nuclear sites, saying such facilities would be considered legitimate targets.

International Business Times

Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie

The Iraq war was built on a lie. Now history is repeating itself

The Guardian - US

Washington tells Trump after Iran strikes: No more ‘forever war’

The two wars launched under the Bush administration, Iraq and Afghanistan, cost thousands of American lives and reshaped the world. Now the possibility of a repeat in Iran has lawmakers on all sides concerned

The Independent UK

Hegseth’s call for ‘peace’ shows Trump thinks he can have it both ways despite his punishing Iran ‘Hammer’ strike

NEWS ANALYSIS: How US could now be headed for another Iraq War-style 'break it, you bought it' involvement in Middle East, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Iran’s proxy militias may not want to help if Tehran opts to hit back at US

Weakening of ‘axis of resistance’ forces leaves Iran with limited options if it chooses to retaliate

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The Independent UK

Why some key Tehran allies have stayed out of the Israel-Iran conflict

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel

Euronews

Can Iran attack the US now and how (and where) can it do it?

U.S. troops across the Middle East are on high alert as Iran and its proxies threaten retaliation following recent escalations.

The Independent UK

How could Iran retaliate against Trump? Fears attack on US military bases could spark war in Middle East

The US has dozens of military outposts and air bases across the region

The Independent UK

How the world reacted to America’s strikes on Iran: ‘Catastrophic consequences’

From Iraq to New Zealand, here’s how countries reacted

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The Independent UK

Airlines avoiding Middle East airspace after US bombs Iran

Live tracking data showed a clear absence of commercial flights over Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Israel

The National (Scotland)

Owen Jones: Opposing Israeli violence is 'extremist'? The world's upside down

When will we ever learn?

The Guardian - UK

We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003, says Fawaz Gerges of the LSE

The Guardian - US

America made a catastrophic mistake with the Iraq war. Is it about to repeat it in Iran?

If the United States joins Israel’s fight to try to finish Israel’s job, it will enter into a war of unknowable scope against a country of 90 million people

Al Jazeera

Are Israel’s attacks against Iran legal?

International law proscribes the use of force except in self-defence – but what constitutes self-defence?

The Independent UK

Dubya Dubya II: Democrats see echoes of Bush Iraq War push in Trump’s Iran nukes rhetoric

“If this president wants to completely ignore the intelligence community, we are playing in dangerous ground,” one senator warned

Al Jazeera

What is the War Powers Act – can it stop Trump from declaring war on Iran?

While the US Constitution gives Congress power to declare war, the reality is far more complicated.

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