24 h. ago Fatwa declared on Trump by top Iranian cleric who declares president 'an enemy of God'

A top Iranian cleric has issued a fatwa against US president Donald Trump, declaring him an 'enemy of god.'

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3 d. ago Mourners chant 'Death to America!' at Iran funeral for military commanders killed in war with Israel as Trump claims to have saved Iranian leader Khamenei from 'very ugly' death

Mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran's capital Tehran at a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during a 12-day war with Israel. 

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4 d. ago Several key provisions in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ must be reworked, says Senate parliamentarian – US politics live

Elizabeth MacDonough rejects several major provisions, leaving GOP leaders scrambling to try to save legislation before 4 July deadlineby Joseph Gedeon and Robert Tait in WashingtonRepublican and Democratic senators have offered starkly contrasting interpretations of Donald Trump’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities after a delayed behind-closed-doors intelligence briefing that the White House had earlier postponed amid accusations of leaks. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump breaks silence on Iranian 'lorries' after bombshell strike claims

Donald Trump has issued a statement on an image of lorries at an Iranian nuclear site prior to the US' strikes, following rumours that nuclear material may have been transported away beforehand

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4 d. ago Voices: Who will Trump pick to replace his ‘terrible’ and ‘stupid’ Federal Reserve boss?

For daring to speak out against tariffs and refusing to lower interest rates, Jay Powell has become the president’s public enemy number one. His successor could be announced early out of spite – and there’s one clear contender who’s up to the job, says James Moore

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5 d. ago It’s time for America to remember how dangerous regime change is | Christopher Chivvis

For a superpower, toppling foreign governments is not so hard to do. Getting the outcome you want isThe ceasefire between Iran and Israel might still hold, but if not, the United States might double down on its weekend strikes and seek the overthrow of the Iranian regime. Donald Trump threatened this in comments and tweets earlier, and top officials such as Marco Rubio have said they wouldn’t mind it if it happened. Israeli leaders are openly in favor. If the US goes down this road, it will not be for the first time.In the last 80 years, Washington has overthrown many regimes. For a superpower, toppling foreign governments is not so hard to do. Getting the outcome you want is. This makes regime change as dangerous as it is seductive, as past US attempts clearly show. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Without dignity, leaders fell at Trump’s feet in The Hague – and for what? All Nato’s key problems remain | Martin Kettle

The relationship with him is still volatile, the Ukraine strategy still unclear and Europe needs to ensure its collective defenceNato’s Hague summit was an orchestrated grovel at the feet of Donald Trump. The originally planned two-day meeting was truncated into a single morning’s official business to flatter the president’s ego and accommodate his short attention span. The agenda was cynically narrowed to focus on the defence spending hikes he demands from US allies. Issues that may provoke or embarrass Trump – the Ukraine conflict, or whether the Iranian nuclear threat has actually been eliminated by US bombing – were relegated to the sidelines.Instead, the flattery throttle was opened up to maximum, with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte leading the assembled fawning. On Tuesday, Rutte hymned Trump’s brilliance over Iran; yesterday, he garlanded him as the vindicated visionary of Nato’s drive towards the 5% of GDP spending goal. No one spoiled the party. As the president’s own ...

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5 d. ago Snipers lurk on roof above JD Vance as VP attends Club World Cup game amid rising fears of Iranian sleeper cells

Amid growing fears of Iranian terrorist sleeper cells on US soil, Donald Trump 's No 2 was back in his home state and taking some time out from the serious business to watch Borussia Dortmund.

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6 d. ago Trump rages as intelligence says Iranian nuclear sites not destroyed by US strikes

US President’s claim to have ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear sites is contradicted by early Pentagon assessment

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6 d. ago Why dreams of regime change in Iran will end in a rude awakening | Rajan Menon

It would be naive to believe that the US could take a wrecking ball to the Iranian state and walk away unaffectedDuring his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump lambasted “forever wars” and “regime change” interventions. More than any candidate, he sensed the war-weariness of Americans after the fiascos in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and especially the dismay of military veterans, 60% of whom voted for him over Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Trump’s maverick, anti-interventionist “America First” narrative also resonated strongly with those in the Maga movement who have never served in the military, particularly blue-collar workers.Now, Trump, once an unsparing critic of military misadventures, has bombed the nuclear enrichment installations of Iran, a country that hadn’t attacked the US, wasn’t preparing to and didn’t even threaten war. Since the bombing, Trump has gone further: he has ruminated about regime change in Iran. His transformation has startled many ...

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6 d. ago Trump issues chilling warning of 'super' Iranian sleeper cells after F

LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump warned the warring sides to 'please not violate' the ceasefire last night, declaring that it marked a new chapter of 'world peace'.

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7 d. ago How Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' eerily foreshadowed Trump's stealth bomb raid on Iran's nuclear lab

Donald Trump's stealth airstrikes deep within Iranian territory have opened a floodgate of comparisons to a Tom Cruise blockbuster.

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7 d. ago Iranian media shares photo of Trump on fire in chilling warning after strikes

A sick image of Donald Trump's head on the top of a matchstick and going up in flames has been shared by Iranian media following missile strikes on a US airbase in Qatar

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7 d. ago Donald Trump in bizzare rant after Iranian strike on US airbase in Qatar

Donald Trump ignored a dramatic Iranian missile strike on US forces in Qatar — instead unleashing a online rant about “sleazebags in the media”.

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7 d. ago Trump rages over ‘fake news media’ reports that Iranian nuclear sites weren’t destroyed by Midnight Hammer op: ‘Sleazebags’

It’s unclear whether the trio of sites hit by U.S. forces have been permanently taken out of commission

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7 d. ago Donald Trump breaks silence with bizarre monologue after US airbase attacked in WW3 escalation fears

Iran bombed a US airbase in Qatar earlier on Monday in a retaliatory attack, after President Donald Trump ordered several attacks on Iranian nuclear bunkers over the weekend

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7 d. ago Donald Trump breaks silence with bizarre rant after US airbase attacked amid WW3 escalation fears

Iran bombed a US airbase in Qatar earlier on Monday in a retaliatory attack, after President Donald Trump ordered several attacks on Iranian nuclear bunkers over the weekend

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7 d. ago Americans are ‘right’ to be worried about Iranian sleeper cells, senator says as US rises to ‘heightened’ terror alert

Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Tom Cotton blames Joe Biden for allowing Iranian nationals into the U.S. and insists Donald Trump is not to responsible for increased threat levels

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7 d. ago Militarized LA: troops here to stay as Trump doubles down on deployments

Dust settles after impassioned protests but military presence unnerves California leaders – and threatens to inflame already tense situationShortly before last November’s presidential election, before anyone could envision him defying his “America first” political base and launching a bombing raid on Iran, Donald Trump offered a preview of how and why he would want to deploy the military on US soil.It was, the president said, to deal with “the enemy within”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The strait of Hormuz: how could Iran close it and why does it matter to global trade?

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the vital global trade route, through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through dailyTrump floats regime change in Iran – follow it livePresident Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites has deepened fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East.Joining Israel in the biggest western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution, the world is now bracing for Iran’s response. Continue reading...

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