The latest news, analysis and opinion on the developing conflict in the Middle East.
Yemeni rebels have scaled up assaults on commercial shipping this week
Steve Bannon and a large chunk of the president’s base oppose further attacks on Iran
Ageing US mine-sweeping fleet ill-matched to counter a possible revival of 1980s campaign to blockade waterway
He should persuade the leadership in Tehran that this is still possible
US bombings follow Israeli attacks that caused radioactivity inside an enrichment site, but contamination appears limited
President’s social media posts contradict officials’ claims that US does not seek to topple government
US and Israeli attacks hit key nuclear sites but questions remain over stash of enriched material
US warplanes and a submarine struck three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities over the weekend
‘Tactical surprise’ and ‘misdirection’ allowed American B-2 bombers to attack Iranian nuclear sites without drawing fire
Arab rulers had feted Trump and urged him to avoid military option that would leave them exposed to retaliation
America’s gamble in Iran makes the world a more dangerous place
The raids attacked research and centrifuge arrays that Tehran has built up over decades
US president joins Israel’s attacks on Tehran months after vowing to keep America out of new conflicts
Tehran’s grand strategy has failed, but that is no guarantee Israel and America can succeed
Ali Khamenei must choose between escalation, a diplomatic compromise with the US, or containing the conflict to Israel
IDF signals it will continue offensive while assessing impact of US raid on nuclear sites
The US claims it has ‘completely and totally obliterated’ Tehran’s Fordow site but is yet to provide evidence
The US president hopes that his display of power in Iran will stop the war — but that is not his decision to make
Trump tells Tehran to seek peace or face further attacks after bombers hit Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan
Buried half a kilometre underground, Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility is the ultimate test of Israeli air power
American troops in the Middle East and oil supplies from the Gulf could be targets after Trump joins war
Critics concerned that US military personnel could face retaliation by Iran and its proxies
Maga loyalists and military leaders, from JD Vance to ‘The Gorilla’, are vying for sway in the Oval Office
‘Bunker-buster’ bombs carried by aircraft considered to have best chance of destroying Iran’s underground nuclear facility
British man is suspected of monitoring the UK’s main hub for operations in the Middle East
