1 week ago Trump denies US plan to offer Iran $30bn civilian nuclear deal

US president lashes out at media for reporting his administration discussed possible deal involving release of billions of dollars in frozen assets to support Iran’s non-military nuclear development

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on the Nato summit: Europe must take the path of strategic self

Donald Trump upholds the alliance for now, but the era of confidence in US security guarantees is overThere is more to Nato than article 5 of its founding charter, but the alliance depends on that commitment to mutual assistance. Enemies are deterred because an attack on one is understood as an attack on all. That is why Donald Trump’s record of ambivalence has been so destabilising.Nato leaders, gathered for their annual summit in The Hague this week, were heartened to hear the US president say he is “with them all the way”. It was a stronger affirmation of the alliance’s purpose than the one he had given the previous day. Asked about his commitment to article 5, Mr Trump equivocated, saying: “It depends on your definition.”Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says US to hold talks with Iran on nuclear deal as he doubles down on 'obliteration' of sites

US President says decision to target Iranian nuclear sites with bunker-busting bombs had ended the war, calling it ‘a victory for everybody’

Politics

2 w. ago Trump says US will speak to Iran next week and ‘may’ sign a nuclear deal

President dismissed intelligence leak suggesting impact of American strikes on key facilities was limited

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2 w. ago Trump says he will speak to Iran next week and ‘may’ sign a nuclear deal

US president dismissed intelligence leak suggesting impact of American strikes on key facilities was limited

Politics

2 w. ago Trump’s shaky ceasefire deal is not the legacy he had in mind

Editorial: The current conflict could have been avoided if the US president had not abandoned the Iran nuclear deal in his first term. If history is to judge him a peacemaker, he will need to resolve the Israel-Palestine issue

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s vacillating approach to Iran: a ceasefire is welcome, but the danger isn’t over | Editorial

Better diplomacy than war, but the US president’s inconsistency and Benjamin Netanyahu’s political needs increase the dangers in this Middle East crisisDonald Trump declared a ceasefire that would last “for ever”. Or perhaps not. Within hours, he had attacked both Israel and Iran for breaking the deal he took credit for, though there seemed to be a precarious peace. But the volatility of events owes much to the unpredictability of Mr Trump’s own rhetoric and actions. The Middle East crisis will continue to overshadow the Nato summit in The Hague, intended to shore up support for Ukraine.It is just over two weeks since Mr Trump told Israel’s prime minister not to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, hoping for a deal with Tehran. Benjamin Netanyahu ignored him – and within hours, as Fox News celebrated the Israeli offensive, the president sought to associate himself with it. He demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender and threatened its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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2 w. ago Iran makes chilling vow to kill '50,000 US soldiers' as British sites on high alert

US President Donald Trump warned if Iran does not stop its nuclear enrichment programme and strike a deal for peace that regime change could be a distinct possibility

Events

3 w. ago Trump scrambles to claim credit for Israel’s Iran attack he publicly opposed

Discordant US response as president says he was fully aware of plans for what Marco Rubio called a ‘unilateral action’ Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is walking a tightrope as he claims that he was fully aware of Israel’s plans to launch massive airstrikes against Iran while continuing to distance the US from those strikes and deny Washington took any active role in the preparations.The White House’s messaging has shifted quickly from Marco Rubio’s arms-length description of the Israeli attack as a “unilateral action”, to Trump claiming on Friday morning that he was fully in the loop on the operation and that it came at the end of a 60-day ultimatum he had given Iran to “make a deal” on its nuclear programme. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump warns Iran ‘make nuclear deal or face slaughter’ as fears of all

Benjamin Netanyahu hails ‘decisive moment in Israel’s history’, as world leaders urge restraint

Events

3 w. ago Trump warns Iran next attacks will be MORE brutal with chilling ultimatum after Israel's hit on nuclear sites sparks WWIII fears

President Donald Trump is threatening Iran to agree to a nuclear deal or face further attacks that will be 'even more brutal' following Israel 's shock attack on its nuclear and military facilities.

Events

3 w. ago The next attacks will be even MORE brutal, Trump warns Iran after Israel wiped out its military leadership and hit nuclear sites from secret drone base

US president Donald Trump has threateningly told Iran to agree to a nuclear deal or face further attacks that will be 'even more brutal', following Israel's shock attack

Events

3 w. ago Trump says 'I gave Iran chance after chance' and says regime hardliners 'spoke bravely

US president Donald Trump has threateningly told Iran to agree to a nuclear deal or face more 'death and destruction', following Israel's shock attack on its nuclear and military facilities. 

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3 w. ago Israel snubbed Trump plea not to strike Iran after President said just hours before that an attack could 'blow' nuclear deal talks

Israel snubbed US president Donald Trump's plea not to strike Iran just hours after he said that an attack would 'blow' nuclear deal talks. 

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4 w. ago Trump warns Iran of ‘even more brutal attacks’ without nuclear deal

UN nuclear agency monitoring radiation levels at uranium site

Events

4 w. ago Israel 'plans to hit Iran nukes in days': US warns of imminent strike after Tehran breaches weapons pledge

Strikes could take place without US support amid fears Washington could agree to a deal with Iran that falls short of ending all nuclear enrichment, with a fresh round of talks expected on Sunday.

Events

4 w. ago The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump undid a crucial accord. A new deal is urgently needed | Editorial

Diplomacy can do more to slow Tehran’s alarming progress than threats from IsraelA year into his first term, Donald Trump pulled the US out of the hard-won international deal that had slowed Iran’s advance towards nuclear weapons, and imposed punishing sanctions. Europe tried to keep the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) on life support. But the strangling of Iran’s economy, and the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani, the powerful head of its Quds force, undermined the country’s moderates and the progress on non-proliferation.The fallout of Mr Trump’s Iran policy is still becoming evident. On Thursday, the UN nuclear watchdog found, for the first time in two decades, that Tehran was not in compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Iran vowed to “significantly” increase production of enriched uranium in retaliation, following a pattern of escalation in response to International Atomic Energy Agency criticism. US and European officials say th...

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4 w. ago Opinion of US has worsened in countries around world in last year, survey shows

Poll shows large decline in Mexico, Poland and Canada, with just 34% of people expressing some confidence in TrumpBarely one-third of people polled across 24 countries say they have confidence in Donald Trump as a world leader, with most describing the US president as “arrogant” and “dangerous”, and relatively few as “honest”.The survey of more than 28,000 people by the Pew Research Center also found that opinions of the US had worsened over the past year in more than half the countries polled – including falls of 20-plus points in Mexico, Sweden, Poland and Canada. In the UK, the figure had dropped from 54% to 50%. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Donald Trump becoming ‘less confident’ about Iran nuclear deal

Trump has been pushing for a revised nuclear agreement to restrict Iran's nuclear operations

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