‘A declaration of war’: Israel’s strike on Iran – Today in Focus Extra

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  This is The Guardian.

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  This afternoon, an update.

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  Israel launches a wave of deadly strikes across Iran.

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  Are these the first shots of war?

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  For people who watch the Middle East and Iran closely...

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  Over the past 48 hours, the lights started flashing red.

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  On Wednesday,

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  warnings came from the UK that shipping in the region may be at imminent risk.

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  The US announced it was withdrawing diplomatic personnel and military families from across the Middle East.

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  The US has pulled American personnel from parts of the Middle East as tensions escalate and Israel considers a military strike.

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  Donald Trump said an Israeli strike on Tehran's nuclear sites was,

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  in his view, not out of the question.

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  Well, I don't want to say eminent,

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  but it looks like it's something that could very well happen.

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  And then, early on Friday,

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  Israel announced the largest-scale strikes on Iran's nuclear sites in the history of the two countries.

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  From The Guardian, I'm Michael Safi.

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  Today in Focus, where Israel's strikes on Iran leave the region and the world.

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  Julian Borger, you're a senior international correspondent with The Guardian.

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  Thank you for giving us time on this extraordinary and dangerous day.

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