The US has no clear policy on Iran

If Donald Trump has a policy on the Middle East, it is incoherent and crisis-led. The US’s impetuous assassination of Qassem Suleimani could strengthen, not damage, Iran

Suleimani’s killing the biggest US blunder since 2003 invasion of Iraq

Trump confirms image as a modern Caligula: wantonly setting fire to the Middle East

Putin visits Assad in Syria in wake of Suleimani killing

Gen Qassem Suleimani led Iranian forces supporting Syrian president during civil war

At least 56 killed in stampede at Iranian general’s funeral

Iran considering ‘several scenarios’ to avenge death of Qassem Suleimani, killed in US drone strike

The Irish Times view on US-Iran tensions: Washington’s strategic blunder

Nowhere is US policy confusion more apparent, nor more dangerous, than on the question of Iran’s nuclear programme

Britain takes ‘urgent measures’ to protect nationals and interests in Middle East

UK defence secretary comes close in Commons to endorsing US killing of Suleimani

Iraq in crosswires as it seeks withdrawal of foreign forces

Tensions soar as Baghdad views any US role other than fighting Isis as reoccupation

The Irish Times view on Qassem Suleiman’s killing: bracing for the Iranian response

Tehran’s strategic imperative will be to act in such a way that it saves face without provoking a US attack inside Iran

Irish troops in Lebanon braced for Hizbullah-Israel rocket fire

Significant exchanges of fire possible following US killing of Qassem Suleimani in Iraq

Iran trades threats with Trump describing US president as a ‘terrorist in a suit’

US ready to strike 52 Iranian sites if provoked, says Donald Trump

Timeline: US and Iran relationship

Head of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds force, was killed in US strike on Friday

Middle East braces for backlash after killing of Qassem Soleimani

Iraqi militia leaders on high alert, as US recalls citizens from Baghdad

Suleimani assassination a game-changer in US-Iran tensions

Killing of Iranian military commander certain to prompt wide-ranging repercussions

Suleimani assassination risks all-out war between US and Iran

Donald Trump has taken his erratic presidency into treacherous territory

Who was Qassem Suleimani? Iran farm boy who became more powerful than a president

As leader of the Quds force he may have done more than anyone to reshape Iran

Battle for Aleppo could be crucial turning point in Syrian war

Wresting control of city from various factions key to Assad’s bid for legitimacy

Uneasy alliance between US and Iran must hold after battle of Tikrit

Shia militias ignore preconditions for US air strikes, as tiny IS force holds on to city

US vetos some countries from anti-IS coalition

Russia, Syria and Iran out in the cold, despite situation on the ground

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