Donald Trump has “raised the stakes” and his threat to strike Iranian power plants is a “new escalatory phase” of the conflict, says the Financial Times. “Hopes for a rapid end to the war in the Gulf” have dimmed as the US and Iran “ramp up threats”, The Times says. Tehran has vowed to “irreversibly destroy” vital infrastructure, says The Guardian. Fuel price rises are “inescapable”, The i Paper says. The Daily Express says it has “unmasked” an axe‑wielding begging gang boss, and The Sun says there will be “no funeral” for Ian Huntley, telling the killer to “burn in hell”.
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