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Military briefing: The US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliation

American military assets in the region and Gulf oil supplies are vulnerable to attack and Israel is a renewed target

US president has transformed from an isolationist to a fierce exponent of American power abroad

Hardline cleric who led Islamic Republic since 1989 projected power across the region and suppressed protests at home

US and Israeli forces pounded Islamic Republic with ‘massive’ strikes, drawing retaliatory attacks on Israel, UAE and Saudi Arabia

Tehran vows ‘crushing’ response after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dies in joint US-Israeli action

Think-tank says it should be easier to fire high earners, hold down the minimum wage and hire abroad

Trump administration holding ‘no discussions’ about using stockpiles to soothe energy markets

Tehran targets regional countries housing American bases despite their refusal to allow attacks from their territory

Premier was critical in convincing Donald Trump to look beyond ending Tehran’s nuclear programme

Attacks draw retaliation from Tehran as US says Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei is dead

Starmer’s ethics adviser flags ‘potential reputational damage’ from Josh Simons’ activities before being elected as an MP

Girls’ education facility hit as US and Israel launch joint military operation

New chief executive publishes his first letter to shareholders after Warren Buffett’s retirement

Move underscores tensions between Wall Street banks and clients as businesses converge

Brokers say cost of cover to increase by as much as 50% after conflict erupts

President has provided flurry of explanations for US and Israeli attack that shattered negotiations with Tehran

Blasts, fires, traffic jams and panic shopping as Iran’s capital comes under attack

Washington is ill-equipped to handle the regional conflagration it has unleashed

Tehran has previously threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint

From Mar-a-Lago, US president defied critics to launch his most high-stakes military intervention

Introducing identical twins, baby sisters, mothers – and Stellan Skarsgård

Is there a limit to how big a company can get?

Bloody history of US interventions in region shows those launching assaults are rarely able to control outcome