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Iran launches attacks across Middle East after US and Israel strikes on its territory

The United States and Israel attack targets across Iran.

Iran has launched a wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel, and American allies across the Middle East - following this morning's joint attack by Israel and the US. President Trump has urged Iranians to use the attacks as an opportunity to rise up against their country's regime.Air raid sirens have been heard across Israel, after the launch of Iranian missiles towards the country. And: The Labour MP, Josh Simons, has resigned as a Cabinet Office Minister, saying he had become a distraction from the government's work. He's been under scrutiny because of claims the think tank he previously ran -- called Labour Together -- commissioned a report looking into the background of journalists.

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