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Israel strikes at Iran, Starmer strikes at logic

The prime minister seems to accept the legitimacy of Israeli force in theory but in practice his tolerance is contingent on party management, elite opinion and perhaps personal squeamishness

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty)

Israeli F-35s and F-15s refueling mid-air with a KC-707 tanker. (Image: IDF)

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The US embassy branch in Tel Aviv has been damaged in an Iranian missile strike (Image: Flash90)

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Caitlyn Jenner ‘leaves Israel via Jordan’ after being stranded by Iran war

By JC Reporter

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Smoke rises from a location targeted in Israel's wave of strikes on Tehran, Iran, on early morning of June 13, 2025. (Imaghe: Getty)

By Grant Shapps

Israel’s actions are a favour to Europe – but don’t expect a thank you

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Israel's death toll has risen to 22 as Iranian strikes intensified (Image: Flash90)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 619: Israeli casualties grow following Iran missile strikes

By Nathan Jeffay

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At least four dead and over 100 wounded in Iranian missile strike on Israel

By Jane Prinsley

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Residents of Bat Yam emerge after deadly Iranian missile attack: ‘We don’t feel safe at all’

‘The sky lit up’: Locals recall impact of missile strike that killed six, including children

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

June 15, 2025 12:53

Heavily damaged buildings are pictured through a window, following an overnight Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam on June 15, 2025. Iran struck Israel early on June 15, with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic's nuclear, military and oil facilities, and killed several top generals. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

By Ellie Borhan

Khamenei’s war can’t save him from his own people

The Islamic Republic may hope the conflict with Israel will smother dissent. But Iranians – happy to see regime officials hit –are preparing not for battle abroad but resistance at home

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June 15, 2025 11:59

Iranian demonstrators taking to the streets of Tehran during a protest for Mahsa Amini on September 21, 2022, days after she was killed in police custody following her arrest by the country's morality police. (Image: Getty)

Donald Trump: ‘You can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon’

The president warned Iran will face American might ‘at levels never seen before’ if it attacks US

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

June 15, 2025 11:17

US President Donald Trump reiterated his desire for a deal to be struck between Iran and Israel to end the conflict. (Getty Images)

UK deploying more RAF fighter jets to Middle East

‘The constant message is de-escalate,’ the prime minister said

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

June 15, 2025 10:35

Sir Keir Starmer has announced that he is deploying military aircraft – including Typhoons and air-to-air refuelers – to the Middle East defend British interests amid the Israel-Iran conflict. (Getty Images)

Dispatch from Tel Aviv: Israel shelters through overnight Iranian missile barrage

As Tehran fired hundreds of rockets at Israeli cities, residents sought refuge in basements and safe rooms

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

June 14, 2025 14:20

Israelis take shelter in a car park underneath a beachfront hotel in Tel Aviv on Friday night as Iran fired repeated salvos of missiles at the Jewish State (Photo: J Prinsley)

Tel Aviv hit by multiple Iranian rockets as Ayatollah promises retribution

Israeli defence systems engaged multiple missiles from Iran after the IDF killed several key IRGC commanders

By JC Reporter

1 min read

June 13, 2025 19:58

Fire and smoke rise from a building, reportedly hit by a missile fired from Iran, in central Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike in the evening on June 13, after an unprecedented onslaught hammered the Islamic republic's top military brass and targeted its nuclear facilities and bases. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Macron’s two-state solution conference to be delayed after Israeli strikes on Iran

The UN-led event was to be co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

June 13, 2025 17:57

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were supposed to co-chair the UN conference in New York. (Getty Images)

Quiet defiance: Tel Aviv reacts to Israel’s strike on Iran

Pride celebrations cancelled, clubs emptied and emergency alerts echoed through the city – but on the beaches and in the markets, the spirit of the city is alive

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

June 13, 2025 17:06

Sun seekers enjoying Tel Aviv's Jerusalem Beach on the afternoon after Israel launched a massive attack against Iran's nuclear and military capabilities (Photo: J Prinsley)

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

Trump and Netanyahu played Iran by engaging in a good-cop, bad-cop strategy

Tehran clearly miscalculated. Its biggest blunder, perhaps, was to gamble its proxy assets before it needed them to shield its nuclear programme from Israel

3 min read

June 13, 2025 16:54

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office on April 7, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Iran

Israel strikes at Iran, Starmer strikes at logic

The Syria-isation of Iran: Why the Islamic Republic could soon share the Assad regime’s fate

Iranian missile damages US embassy branch in Tel Aviv

Caitlyn Jenner ‘leaves Israel via Jordan’ after being stranded by Iran war

Israel’s actions are a favour to Europe – but don’t expect a thank you

JC Israel Briefing Day 619: Israeli casualties grow following Iran missile strikes

At least four dead and over 100 wounded in Iranian missile strike on Israel

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