Newspaper headlines: 'Frantic diplomacy' over Iran and Trump trial begins

Many of Tuesday's papers focus on the continuing tensions between Israel and Iran.

"Don't start a world war with Iran revenge" reads the i's headline. The paper says British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to use a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to urge him to show restraint, while the G7 is preparing to ramp up sanctions against Iran.

The Guardian leads with a statement from a senior Israeli general, Herzi Halevi, who said there would be a "response" to Iran's attack. The Daily Telegraph features comments from former defence secretary Ben Wallace, who has called on the West to stand up to what he called "Iranian bullies".

The Daily Express asks, "Can we now outlaw Iran's terror force in the UK?", as says Mr Sunak faces mounting pressure to ban Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group. The paper says ex-Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has described the government's failure to do so as "absurd". The prime minister's concern that the move would sever diplomatic ties with Tehran features on the front of the Times.

The Metro's front page shows a picture of Donald Trump sat in court besides the headline: "This is an outrage!". The paper says the former US president accused prosecutors of "political persecution" as one of the four criminal cases he's facing got under way in New York on Monday. "Trump trial makes history" says the Financial Times, which notes that Mr Trump is the first former US president to be the subject of a criminal trial.

The Daily Telegraph reports that 50 Conservative MPs are preparing to rebel against Rishi Sunak's proposed smoking ban. The paper points out that despite the potential rebellion, the bill is expected to pass with Labour's support. The report includes previous comments made by former prime minister Boris Johnson, who described the plan as "absolutely nuts".

The Daily Mail leads on comments from Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, who has called for transgender athletes to be banned from competing against women in sport. The paper says Ms Frazer urged sports officials to keep male and female athletes separate at the elite level because male-born athletes have an "indisputable edge". Writing in the paper, she says the sporting governing bodies need to set out an "unambiguous position" on the matter.

The Guardian says dozens of Home Office staff are under criminal investigation. A freedom of information request from the paper reveals the offences include immigration crime, fraud, and drug offences. It says that, according to data covering the past three years, 16 allegations were either awaiting charging advice or trial, and a further 18 were under investigation. A spokesperson for the department told the paper that it fully investigates all instances of staff misconduct.

"Health drive could prevent 25 per cent of breast cancer cases" says the Times. The paper says a Cambridge-led study found thousands of women develop the disease because of what's been described as "readily modifiable risk factors" such as drinking too much alcohol.

And the Daily Mirror leads with a report on the Victims and Prisoners Bill, which will be debated in Parliament on Tuesday and which is intended to improve support for the victims of crime. The paper quotes Baroness Newlove, whose husband Garry was kicked to death after confronting a group of vandals in 2007, calling on the government to do more to tackle anti-social behaviour. "Tragedy can strike when pleas for help go unheard," she says.

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