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Updated 24 Oct 2026
Iran
Seventy years of the USA acting on Iran, from the 1953 coup to the Tomahawk that killed 120 children in a school in Minab. The full record behind the headlines.
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USA Reportedly Bombs Iran After Iranian Forces Fire on Aircraft Invading Iranian Airspace
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Everything we have published on the U.S. war on Iran. Page 1 of 5.
USA Reportedly Bombs Iran After Iranian Forces Fire on Aircraft Invading Iranian Airspace
Iranian forces fired on an aircraft in Iran's own airspace. The United States then bombed the launcher on Iranian soil and Axios reporter Barak Ravid called it self defence.
USA and Israel Plan to Bomb Iran Again After the Midterms
The USA and Israel have plans to bomb Iran after the midterms, and Trump now says something will happen fairly soon.
Trump Said It Again: "Let Them Hit San Diego. Let Them Hit Los Angeles."
Two days after the first time, he went back to the line in San Antonio: "Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles."
"Let Them Take Out Los Angeles, San Diego," Says the U.S. President
At a Nebraska rally, the president weighed two American cities against the price of a tank of fuel.