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Surge in crude sales to China exposes limits of US and EU attempts to rein in Islamic republic
Whatever form direct retaliation takes, analysts warn there is a high risk of miscalculation — and further escalation
Its least bad options are a return to the status quo ante or carrying out a limited strike against military targets
Protection cannot mean giving the Netanyahu government a blank cheque, cashable in Washington
Netanyahu’s sense he has prevailed in this round may make him less rather than more risk averse
Israel and Iran’s attempts to restore military deterrence pull the region into escalating cycle of violence
G7 leaders and UN Security Council to meet as US seeks ‘co-ordinated diplomatic response’
Tehran has vowed to respond to a suspected Israeli air strike on its consular building in Damascus
Tehran indicates response will be designed to avoid escalating conflict amid flurry of diplomatic calls
Diplomatic push comes as Washington says Tehran is readying military response to strike on consulate
Militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah says air strike they blame on Israel will prove ‘turning point’
Tehran considers how to retaliate after suspected Israeli attack without igniting wider conflagration
The relationship has helped head off wider conflagration in the region
Indirect negotiations in Oman aimed to end strikes against shipping by Tehran-backed Houthis
Revolutionary Guard officers withdrawn to avoid further casualties and avert direct conflict with Washington
Umbrella group blamed for deaths of US troops claims responsibility for drone assault
Jake Sullivan vows further action after Washington’s back-to-back waves of assaults on groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria
American bombers hit 85 targets in retaliation for an attack that killed three soldiers
Tehran warns that Washington is engaging in ‘another adventurous and strategic error’
Authorities also seize $108mn and 500,000 barrels of fuel as they go after a critical source of revenue for Tehran
Tehran is gradually turning the Hamas crisis to its advantage but concerns about domestic stability remain high
Second attack on Revolutionary Guards in as many weeks comes as US prepares strikes on Tehran’s regional proxies
Statement by Kataib Hizbollah comes as Washington is expected to respond to drone assault that killed three soldiers
Deaths of three American service members have highlighted the struggles of US policy in the Middle East
Both once fought Isis, but Iran-backed militias have increased their attacks on US forces
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