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How America’s precision missile turned deadly in Iran

Probe finds civilians killed 50 metres from blast as weapon sprays tungsten pellets

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The US military has confirmed using the new missile in Iran for the first time during the war but denies firing PrSMs — or any other weapons — at Lamerd.

New attacks: Iran hardliners bet they can outlast Trump

Renewed strikes strengthen Tehran hardliners who believe Iran can force US to retreat

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief amid supporters. Tehran’s hardliners believe Iran’s survival through six months of war shows it can continue resisting US pressure rather than compromise.

Iran is running out of money. Can Trump outlast Tehran

Washington combines a naval blockade with a sweeping financial offensive

US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Trump is tightening the economic squeeze as Tehran faces growing pressure to find a way out of the war.

Mystery US military flight to Moscow fuels questions

C-17 flew from Washington via Latvia, but neither US nor Russia has explained its mission

The US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport after flying directly from Riga, Latvia, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24 cited by Reuters and AFP

Trump to squeeze Iran: But first he must take on China

Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ puts Beijing at the heart of Washington’s new Iran offensive

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington next month for his first state visit in more than a decade, according to The New York Times.

Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’: Who gets hit harder in Iran?

Tehran fears deepening economic pain could ignite fresh wave of anti-government protests

An Iranian baker at work. Ordinary Iranians are already struggling with soaring food prices as the US prepares to tighten the economic squeeze on Tehran.

Laptop on fire on US flight: What travellers must know

Lithium batteries can overheat without warning, triggering smoke, fire, thermal runaway

An American Airlines aircraft. A laptop caught fire aboard one of its flights from Atlanta to Dallas. Illustrative image.

$5,000 drone killers: Iran war’s new defence lesson

Cheap interceptors reshape air defence as militaries rethink cost of countering drones

A low-cost Guardian drone interceptor being prepared for use. The $5,000 system reflects a growing push for cheaper ways to counter mass drone threats.

80% of Hormuz traffic ‘dark’ as US flips Iran playbook

US-protected ‘dark’ tankers keep millions of barrels flowing, easing oil prices

An oil tanker sails at night. Tankers are increasingly switching off tracking signals while transiting the Strait of Hormuz as part of efforts to keep Gulf oil flowing despite Iranian attacks.

Trump threatens penalties for countries aiding Iran

UAE suspends Iran trade as Trump rules out talks and tensions rise across the Gulf

Regional powers juggle sanctions, mediation and security as Gulf warning escalates

Nato ready as Iran weighs US targets in Europe

Vows to defend members as Tehran considers widening war if Trump escalates conflict

MiG-29 and F-35 fighter jets are parked on the tarmac during a NATO media event at an airbase in Malbork, Poland, in March 2023.

What next? Trump squeezes Iran, Tehran vows offensive

As both sides wait for other to blink, fears grow of prolonged and more dangerous standoff

A geotagged map of the Strait of Hormuz, at the centre of the US-Iran dispute, with US President Donald Trump (inset).

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