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‘The free world needs more air defense rounds’
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France deploys carrier in Iran war as Spain balks
speed read Conflict continues to spread in the Middle East
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Political cartoons for March 4
Cartoons Wednesday’s political cartoons include a war template, a stress test, and more
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Is regime change really possible in Iran?
Today's Big Question Inbuilt structural power makes Tehran authorities difficult to overthrow, as Ayatollah’s son tipped to succeed him
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How strong is Trump’s case for war with Iran?
Talking Points The administration is offering shifting rationales
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Trump sends more troops to Mideast as Iran war spreads
speed read In the 72 hours since the US and Israel began bombing Iran, the war has already engulfed at least 11 countries
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Will the Gulf states enter the Iran conflict?
Today’s Big Question Regional powers could transition from ‘defensive posture’ to ‘waging active war’ if Iranian aggression continues
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Trump’s jumbled doctrine of global force emerges
TALKING POINTS A hastily launched war of vaguely articulated goalposts in Iran has thrust Trump’s vision of expanded empire into a spotlight for which it might not be ready
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‘We are as much the healing species as the murdering one’
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Trump warns more US deaths ‘likely’ in Iran war
speed read The White House has yet to explain to Congress or the general public what prompted the attacks that may draw the US into another Middle East war
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Political cartoons for March 2
Cartoons Monday’s political cartoons include total obliteration, partial exoneration, and more
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How long will the Middle East attacks last?
Today’s Big Question Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and strikes on Cyprus, Lebanon and Qatar, the US is risking a ‘long-lasting’ and ‘open-ended’ conflict
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‘These workers face serious perils’
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What does Trump want in Iran?
The Explainer US president threatening to attack Iran’s nuclear programme, months after boasting of obliterating it
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