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7 key points in U.S.-Iran relations since 1953

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The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hos...

Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s ‘shadow cabinet’ – cartoon

The Guardian - Politics

Discover and buy more of Ben’s cartoons hereOrder your own print of this cartoon from the Guardian Print Shop Continue reading...

Boring or bust: Reeves aims to project calm competence in spring forecast

The Guardian - Politics

After 18 months of policy U-turns and political turmoil we are told not to expect any last-minute policy rabbitsPoliticians tend to hate being boring ...

Burnham would probably have won by-election, Labour deputy leader says

BBC News - Politics

Lucy Powell tells the BBC that Labour needs to make more use of the Greater Manchester mayor.

Chris Mason on 'an extraordinary by-election result'

BBC News - Politics

Chris Mason reports from Manchester on the Gorton and Denton by-election result.

Congress gears up for vote on Trump's war powers in Iran — after the battle began

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Democrats and a few Republicans are calling for curbing Trump's unilateral use of military power in Iran, despite previous such efforts failing to adv...

Ex-MP Jonathan Ashworth recovering after stroke

BBC News - Politics

The former Labour MP says he is "on the mend" after becoming ill on New Year's Day.

Farage calls for changes to election voting rules

BBC News - Politics

The Reform UK leader says postal voting should be restricted to those with a 'valid reason'.

Farage emulating ‘his hero Trump’ in deriding byelection results, says new Green MP

The Guardian - Politics

Reform leader says without evidence that his party’s candidate came first among UK-born voters, as Hannah Spencer takes seat in parliamentNigel Fara...

Gas prices soar as QatarEnergy halts LNG production after Iran attacks

Al Jazeera - Politics

This comes after Saudi Arabia announced the temporary closure of one of its largest oil facilities following drone attacks.

Having romped into third place in Gorton and Denton, Labour is celebrating its success with a word salad | Marina Hyde

The Guardian - Politics

Got battered at the polls? No problem. Just act like voters want more of what you’re selling – not considerably lessAs David Lammy put it on Thurs...

Hegseth: US didn’t start war with Iran, but we are ‘finishing it’

Al Jazeera - Politics

Blaming Iran for previous attacks on Americans in the region, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended recent strikes.

Henry Zeffman: Starmer seeks to carve out distinct UK approach to this conflict

BBC News - Politics

This is delicate terrain for the prime minister both in the UK and among international leaders too.

House Dem. Leader Jeffries responds to air strikes on Iran by U.S. and Israel

NPR Politics

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is still calling for a vote on a war powers resolution following a wave ...

How is Britain supporting US airstrikes in Iran? – podcast

The Guardian - Politics

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Keir Starmer’s announcement that British bases in the UK and in the Chagos Islands would be used by the US in ...

Iran demands international action after attacks impact hospitals, schools

Al Jazeera - Politics

Hospitals across Iran have been damaged by US, Israeli strikes - but no reports of direct hits yet.

Israel intensifies war on Lebanon after Hezbollah attack

Al Jazeera - Politics

Israel's response to Hezbollah attack kills at least 31 people and leads to mass displacement in Lebanon.

Ivermectin is making a post-pandemic comeback, among cancer patients

NPR Politics

The anti-parasitic drug became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is now being embraced as an alternative treatment for cancer. It ...

Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it

The Guardian - Politics

After byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate?Less than a year...

Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him | Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - Politics

In the past he has been urged to follow strategies that don’t really match his core beliefs. That’s changing, as it must, because he knows the clo...