58 h. ago Donald Trump branded 'condescending' after bizarre remarks to Liberia’s President

Donald Trump was visibly surprised when he addressed Joseph Boakai, Liberia’s President, but comments made to the 80-year-old politician have since caused a stir

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4 d. ago Trump furiously brands question about Epstein ‘a desecration’ amid mounting criticism

Donald Trump branded a question about Jeffrey Epstein a “desecration” amid rising criticism after the Department of Justice stated that there was no “client list”.

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6 d. ago 'Train wreck' Elon Musk blasted by Donald Trump in rant after party bombshell

Donald Trump has unleashed a scathing attack on Elon Musk, branding him a "train wreck" and accusing him of "going off the rails" as he reignites his feud with the Tesla founder

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8 d. ago Europe is scrambling to form a united front and regain relevance in the Iran crisis

Tehran now places little faith in the European countries who played a key role in brokering the Iranian nuclear dealExposed as divided and marginalised during the Iran crisis, European nations are scrambling to retrieve a place at the Middle East negotiating table, fearing an impulsive Donald Trump has diminishing interest in stabilising Iran or the wider region now he believes he has achieved his key objective of wiping out Tehran’s nuclear programme.On Tuesday the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, was the latest senior European figure to phone the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, offering to be a facilitator and urging Tehran not to leave the crisis in a dangerous limbo by keeping UN weapons inspectors out of Iran. Continue reading...

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1 week ago French foreign minister denounces spy charges against couple imprisoned in Iran

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has denounced spy charges against two French nationals imprisoned in Iran for more than three years

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1 week ago Trump says he is ‘not offering Iran anything’ as country says US must rule out airstrikes before talks resume – Middle East crisis live

Iranian deputy foreign minister says it has been told US wants to talk but president says he is not speaking to them and repeats claim that its nuclear facilities have been ‘obliterated’France, Germany and the UK have condemned “threats” against the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, after Iran rejected its request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the US.Tehran has accused Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), of “betrayal of his duties” for not condemning the attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, and Iranian lawmakers this week voted to suspend cooperation with the agency.France, Germany and the United Kingdom condemn threats against the director general of the IAEA Rafael Grossi and reiterate our full support to the agency.We call on Iranian authorities to refrain from any steps to cease cooperation with the IAEA. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Qatar sees ‘window of opportunity’ for Gaza truce as dozens reported killed by Israel – Middle East crisis live

At least 34 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff sayIran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Iranians had given their “blood” during a 12-day war with Israel but “not honour”, AFP reports.“Iranians gave blood, not land; gave their loved ones, not honour; they withstood a thousand-ton rain of bombs, but did not surrender,” Abbas Araghchi said on his Instagram account, adding that Iran does not recognise the word “surrender”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Prime Minister heads to Nato summit as Trump declares Israel

Missile launches continued overnight after Iran’s foreign minister said it would stop attacks if Israel stopped its own strikes.

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2 w. ago Macron labels Trump's Iran air strikes 'illegal', pressures Starmer to take a stand

Emmanuel Macron has hit out at Donald Trump's air strikes on Iran, branding them 'illegal' and deepening the row over whether the US action broke international law

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2 w. ago Donald Trump thanks Iran after missile strike as he brands attack on US base 'weak'

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2 w. ago World War Three: Is the world safer now or more dangerous after US bombs Iran?

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Aranghchi warned the Donald Trump-ordered bombing campaign would "have everlasting consequences" amid fears Tehran will carry out a strong retaliation to avoid regime collapse

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2 w. ago Trump claims ‘monumental’ damage to nuclear sites in ‘bullseye’ strikes

Iranian foreign minister heads to Moscow in wake of US strikes

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2 w. ago Iran strikes back: Foreign minister brands Trump a 'lawless bully' who 'betrayed diplomacy' after US blew up three nuclear bases in overnight strike

In a press conference after the strikes, US President Donald Trump said he had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear weapons programme, and warned of the possibility of more attacks to come.

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3 w. ago Iran's foreign minister brands Donald Trump a 'lawless bully' as Keir Starmer holds Cobra meeting

He warned the US would take 'humanity... back to the law of the jungle'

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3 w. ago Russia slams Trump's 'irresponsible decision' to strike amid Putin

US President Donald Trump sanctioned the bombings of three nuclear sites in Iran overnight and now the Russian foreign ministry has issued a strong statement condemning the attacks

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3 w. ago Iran's foreign minister brands Trump a 'lawless bully' as he threatens 'unprecedented danger' after US blew up three nuclear bases in overnight strike

US President Donald Trump 'obliterated' the nuclear sites in Iran last night and warned the nation he wants peace now or there will be dire consequences.

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3 w. ago Iran accuses Trump of lying to his voters and betraying democracy

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has accused Donald Trump of lying to his voters and betraying democracy after US military strikes hit three nuclear sites in Iran late Saturday, June 21.

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3 w. ago Iran warns of 'everlasting' consequences in chilling response to US attack

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi blasted the US strikes and said that his country "reserves all options" to retaliate.

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3 w. ago Iran responds after US launches 'successful' strikes on nuclear sites

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the US strikes 'will have everlasting consequences' - after the US carried out a 'very successful attack' on three nuclear sites on Iran

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3 w. ago US has ‘crossed a very big red line’, says Iranian foreign minister

Abbas Araghchi dismisses possibility of diplomatic solution after American air strikes on nuclear facilities

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