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Leak sparks global diplomatic crisis
Huge cache of classified embassy dispatches reveals Saudi king pressed US for military action on Iran and Washington used diplomats to spy on UN1,319 comments
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Live Q&A with Alan Rusbridger
The Guardian’s editor-in-chief is online now to answer your questions about the publication of the cables40 comments
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Explore the US embassy cables database
Use our guide to find out what has been revealed in the leak of 250,000 US diplomatic cables. Find stories and original documents by country, subject or people- Download the key data and see how it breaks down
About the cables
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This is the first in a series of reports based on more than 250,000 leaked cables, sent from, or to, US embassies around the world -
Editor’s note: publishing the cables
In a third such exercise, WikiLeaks has given the Guardian prior access to US state department cables
The leak
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How 250,000 US cables were leaked
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Wikileaks embassy cables: the key points at a glance
There are no fewer than 251,287 cables from more than 250 US embassies around the world, obtained by Wikileaks. We present a day-by-day guide to the revelations from the US embassy cables both from the Guardian and its international media partners in the story
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How we redacted the US embassy cables and why
Redactions made principally to protect sources, but questions of national security and military sensitivity also considered - More US embassy cables news
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Download key data and explore it
We explain what Wikileaks embassy cables release includes and how it breaks down – plus you can download the key data for every cable62 comments
Reaction to the release
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US embassy cables: live updates
Live The first batch of leaked US embassy cables reveal a desire by Saudi Arabia and other Arab states to attack Iran. Follow all the reaction and diplomatic fallout
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The spying game
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US spying on UN leadership
Diplomats ordered to gather intelligence on Ban Ki-moon and permanent security council representatives- Where does diplomacy end and spying begin?
Iran
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Saudi Arabia urges US attack on Iran
• Embassy cables show Arab allies want strike against Tehran
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‘Different world’ fear over nuclear Iran
From gentle cajoling to outright bullying, US pressure not to give succour to Tehran regime is relentless- Israel primed to attack a nuclear Iran
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Briton teaches US how to talk to Iran
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