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Will Trump’s 39th Iran promise be another fanciful claim or the real deal?
The US president often makes public threats of a return to all-out war, only to later pull back dramatically. Then come grand statements – and yet no resolution emerges.
- Iona Cleave
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‘Fire is on hold’: Iran, Israel halt strikes, but threaten to respond to any new attacks
Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led US President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation.
- Eltaf Najafizada
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- Middle East at war
How do you calculate the cost of war in Iran?
Expensive missiles are just the start. How do you tally the cost of war – and what will be the bill for Operation Epic Fury?
- Angus Holland
Trump ‘holds off’ on planned Iran strikes as Gulf states take lead on deal
A full-scale military attack on Iran was still possible at a moment’s notice, the US president warned, if an agreement was not reached.
- Michael Koziol
Trump’s war is crippling one of the world’s richest nations
Qatar quickly turned from a pearl-diving backwater into one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Now it has been paralysed.
- River Akira Davis
Europe out, Maldives in: How the Iran war is affecting tour operators
Falls of 75 to 80 per cent in bookings in the first few weeks of the Middle East war were “pretty standard” given the uncertain times, travel industry executives say. But things are looking up.
- Chris Zappone
Trump waits on response to peace plan as Iran accuses US of ‘reckless military adventure’
Iran has given no indication of whether it will accept the US plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz a day after renewed clashes threatened the fragile truce.
- Courtney Subramanian, Courtney McBride and Jen Judson
Iran hit the US a lot harder than we thought. Here are the images that prove it
Experts say the damage at more than 200 sites suggests the US military had underestimated Iran’s targeting abilities, not adapted sufficiently to modern drone warfare and left some bases under-protected.
- Evan Hill, Jarrett Ley, Alex Horton, Tara Copp and Dan Lamothe
A $562 million Los Angeles mansion built for a royal family just hit the market
It could be the biggest US house sale ever, but its owners are set to make a loss.
- John Gittelsohn
Iran’s airspace is reopening, but it’s still risky to fly via the Middle East
As airlines and passengers adjust to war, there is a divergence between perceived safety and potential risk.
- Chris Zappone