41 h. ago Macron branded 'naive' and accused of risking UK lives after 'botched' call with Iran

Emmanuel Macron has been branded 'naive' after holding a phone call with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian - the first time the two leaders have spoken since the end of the 12-day war with Israel

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47 h. ago Donald Trump sent chilling warning by Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The world leaders spoke on the phone for the sixth time since Trump's return to presidency as the topics of Ukraine and Iran were high up on the agenda

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55 h. ago America is over neoliberalism and neoconservatism. Trump is not | Samuel Moyn

Between his so-called ‘big, beautiful bill’ and his bombing of Iran, Trump has confirmed he is a man of a familiar pastThe convergence of the US Senate’s passage of Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” in domestic policy with his strike on Iran in foreign policy has finally resolved the meaning of his presidency. His place in history is now clear. His rise, like that of a reawakened left, indicated that America is ready to move on from its long era of neoliberalism and neoconservatism. In office, Trump has blocked the exits by doubling down on both.The first of those slurs, neoliberalism, refers to the commitment across the political spectrum to use government to protect markets and their hierarchies, rather than to moderate or undo them. The second, neoconservatism, is epitomized by a belligerent and militaristic foreign policy. The domestic policy bill now making its way through Congress, with its payoff to the rich and punishment of the poor, is a monument to neoliberal...

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3 d. ago Iran’s president orders country to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

Iran’s president has reportedly ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities

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5 d. ago Trust in UN’s nuclear watchdog is broken, Iranian president says

European nations defend IAEA chief as Tehran accuses him of failing to condemn Israeli and US attacks on nuclear sitesTrust in the UN nuclear inspectorate is broken inside Iran, the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has told Emmanuel Macron, as European nations issued a statement in defence of its head.The two men spoke as Iranian officials said the total number of Iranian deaths during the 12-day air war with Israel and the US had risen to 935 people, including 38 children and 132 women. Continue reading...

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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7 d. ago Trump claims he spared Khamenei’s life but would consider bombing Iran again

US president claims he saved Iran’s supreme leader from ‘ugly and ignominious death’

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7 d. ago Trump reveals he is willing to bomb Iran again and warns the Ayatollah he was close to an 'ugly' death

President Donald Trump on Friday revealed he would bomb Iran again if Tehran were enriching uranium and warned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that he was close to an 'ugly death.'

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8 d. ago ‘Orchestrated grovel’: critics react to Europe’s attempts to tame Donald Trump

Nato chief Mark Rutte derided for calling US president ‘daddy’ and showering him with praise over IranHistory may record this week as the one in which Donald Trump came to Europe to discuss defence spending.Diplomats may remember it as the week in which the art of obsequiousness reached new highs and the sycophants plunged new lows. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Iran 'hacked Truth Social' as expert warns 'US grid is Swiss cheese' after 'opening salvo'

An expert has warned that the US is likely to be hit by further cyber attacks from Iran after reports that the country's hacker groups targeted President Donald Trump's Truth Social website

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8 d. ago Israel admits it has no idea where Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is

Israel Katz said that the military was unsure of the location of the 400 kilograms of enriched uranium that the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, claims Tehran has produced

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9 d. ago The truth behind Trump's bombings and the huge Iran secret kept from the world that's hoodwinked all of America

Experts weigh in after President Trump savaged a preliminary intelligence assessment about his Iran strikes.

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9 d. ago Donald Trump LIVE: President to give press conference amid Iran nuclear spat

The US joined Israel in striking nuclear sites in Iran amid fears Tehran mullahs were enriching uranium - but Trump's insistence the facilities were "obliterated" has been called into question

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9 d. ago Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of success in strikes on Iran

Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director say Iran’s nuclear sites were ‘destroyed’, amid reports of White House efforts to limit sharing of classified information with CongressDonald Trump’s administration ratcheted up its defence of the US’s weekend attacks on Iran, citing “new intelligence” to support its initial claim of complete success and criticising a leaked intelligence assessment that suggested Tehran’s nuclear programme had been set back by only a few months.The growing row came amid reports that the White House will to try to limit the sharing of classified documents with Congress, according to the Washington Post and the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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1 week 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’

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1 week ago Fawning NATO chief calls Trump 'daddy' as US President compares his strike on Iran to Hiroshima and denounces 'scum' who doubt Tehran's nuclear facilities were destroyed

LIVE UPDATES: Trump compared the Iran strikes to the two nuclear bombs dropped on Japan at the end of WWII, claiming his strikes also ended a war by pushing Iran to the negotiating table.

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1 week ago Fawning NATO chief calls Trump 'daddy' as US president vows to bomb Iran AGAIN in furious outburst and denounces 'scum' who doubt Tehran's nukes were destroyed

LIVE UPDATES: An intelligence assessment leaked to the outlets reportedly stated the strikes against three sites only set back Iran's nuclear programme by a couple months.

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