2 h. ago Home discomforts send Trump rushing to project image of global patriarch

The tortured progress of the president’s tax-and-spend bill is likely to bring his supporters a big, ugly surprise – little wonder he was so keen to turn the focus to Iran and Nato“Daddy’s home.” So said a social media post from the White House, accompanied by a video featuring the song Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) by Usher and images of Donald Trump at the Nato summit in The Hague.The US president’s fundraising allies were quick to market $35 T-shirts with his image and the word after Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, referred to Trump’s criticism of Israel and Iran over violations of a ceasefire by quipping: “And then Daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get [them to] stop.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Iran almost assassinated former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2022, new book claims

Iranians had discovered the hotel where Pompeo was staying when they reportedly tried to carry out the hit, according to a new book

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42 h. ago Donald Trump's bungling Defence Secretary launches unhinged rant over Iran in Pentagon chaos

Pete Hegseth launched an embarrassing attack on a respected journalist, accusing her of deliberately misrepresenting Donald Trump’s Iran airstrikes, as a Pentagon press conference descended into chaos

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52 h. ago Pete Hegseth holding Pentagon press conference to celebrate ‘very upset’ B

President Donald Trump says defense secretary will speak up ‘for the dignity of our great American pilots’ after feud with media over extent of bomb damage continues

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57 h. ago NATO chief Mark Rutte squirms under criticism after calling Donald Trump 'Daddy'

Mark Rutte, who has been Secretary General of NATO since October 2024, referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" when he praised the US President's approach to the Iran-Israel ceasefire

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62 h. ago Trump promises 'irrefutable' facts about Iran bombing to defend 'dignity of our great American pilots'

President Donald Trump has vowed the American public will hear 'irrefutable' facts about the success of the Iranian strikes as he mounts a defense of 'great American pilots' who carried out the mission.

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64 h. ago CIA confirms level of damage to Iran nuclear sites as White House hunts classified leaker: NATO live

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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66 h. ago White House shares new evidence on leaked classified Iran bombing report as Trump leaves NATO: Live updates

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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67 h. ago NATO chief Mark Rutte battles fierce backlash after calling Donald Trump 'Daddy'

Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, referred to Donald Trump as 'Daddy' as he praised the US president's approach to the Iran-Israel ceasefire in reference to Trump's F-bomb tirade on live TV

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67 h. ago Trump doubles down on Iran strikes and fights with reporters at NATO Summit warning 'Secretary of War' needed

President Donald Trump closed out his NATO trip in a combative mood, fighting with reporters, issuing a bleak warning for Iran and indicating that United States now needs a 'secretary of war.'

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67 h. ago Hegseth says FBI probing Iran nuclear site damage report leak, confirming top secret assessment is real

Standing alongside Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, defense secretary insists Pentagon report is ‘preliminary’ and ‘low confidence’ and mission was still ‘overwhelming success’

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68 h. ago Trump reveals crunch peace talks with Iran and says he has proof nuclear labs were obliterated: NATO live

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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69 h. ago Trump issues bleak warning about Iran conflict and hints at need for 'Secretary of War': Live updates

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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2 d. ago NATO boss praises ‘Dear Donald’ for pushing alliance to boost defense spending: ‘You made this change possible’

Secretary General Mark Rutte credits Trump with pushing for ‘concrete plan’ to have member nations spend at least five percent of GDP on defense

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2 d. ago Trump and Hegseth admit doubts about level of damage to Iran nuclear sites

President calls intelligence ‘inconclusive’, while defence secretary describes harm to facilities as ‘moderate to severe’Donald Trump and the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, have admitted to some doubt over the scale of the damage inflicted on Iran’s nuclear sites by the US bombing at the weekend, after a leaked Pentagon assessment said the Iranian programme had been set back by only a few months.“The intelligence was very inconclusive,” Trump told journalists at a Nato summit in The Hague, introducing an element of uncertainty for the first time after several days of emphatic declarations that the destruction had been total. “The intelligence says we don’t know. It could’ve been very severe. That’s what the intelligence suggests.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago NATO chief says 'Daddy Trump has to use bad words sometimes' as he 'sorts out' war

World leaders are gathered for a Nato summit in The Hague, but the star of the show is Donald Trump, who has been lavished with praise by general secretary Mark Rutte amid calls for greater spending

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3 d. ago Trump praises Nato states as summit prepares to lift defence spending target

‘Nato’s going to become very strong with us,’ says US president, as secretary general calls him ‘daddy’Europe live – latest updatesDonald Trump praised Nato countries for being willing to lift defence spending to 5% in his first public remarks at the military alliance’s annual summit, and said that he expected the US to be fully in support.The president was speaking at a preliminary press conference in The Hague that was dominated by his rejection of overnight reports that Iran’s nuclear sites were not destroyed in US bombing, and where he was also praised by the Nato chief, Mark Rutte, for being the “daddy”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Another big success’: Nato leader flatters Trump before The Hague summit

Mark Rutte is keen to ensure US president’s support and secure agreement among members on defence spendingIn The Hague, the Nato summit waits for Donald Trump – and no one more so than the alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte. “You are flying into another big success,” Rutte wrote in a text on Tuesday, one of several released shortly afterwards by a hyperactive Trump as he travelled across the Atlantic in Air Force One.The sycophantic messages from the Dutchman had compared Nato’s plan to dramatically increase defence spending to the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend: “Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action in Iran, that was truly extraordinary, and something no one else dared to do.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump heads to annual Nato summit after Rutte praises his ‘decisive action in Iran’ – live updates

Nato secretary general congratulated and thanked Trump for action in Iran, calling it ‘truly extraordinary’ and ‘something no one else dared to do’It’s Richard Luscombe in the US taking over from my colleague Tom Ambrose, and I’ll be here to guide you through the day’s political developments.The conflict consuming Israel and Iran is dominating headlines, and you can follow happenings in our Middle East crisis liveblog here.Right now, the bill is held together with happy thoughts and spit. I think we’ll eventually pass something, I just can’t tell you when. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago David Lammy refuses to say whether US attack on Iran was ‘right’ or ‘legal’

In an awkward interview, the foreign secretary refused four times to say whether Donald Trump’s regime’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilites would pass the legal test

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