98 m. ago Growing calls for Pakistan to rescind Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Critics denounce nomination as act of ‘crass flattery’

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4 h. ago Did Trump's strikes set Iran's nuclear plans back decades? Here's what the papers say

Cheat the Week: What are the papers saying about this week’s stories?

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6 h. ago US strikes on Iran force China to reconsider Trump’s isolationism

President’s willingness to use military force prompts rethink in Beijing over Taiwan

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7 h. ago Trump admin officials release ‘new intelligence’ claiming Iran’s nuclear program set back ‘years’

CIA Director John Ratcliffe says the bombed Iranian nuclear facilities ‘would have to be rebuilt over the course of years’

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7 h. 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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12 h. ago Republican who pushed to ban lawmaker stock trading bought Lockheed shares ahead of Iran strikes

Three co-sponsors of act to regulate lawmakers’ trading activity bought stock in defense companies less than two months before Israel-Iran war reignited

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17 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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17 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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17 h. ago Pakistan debates Trump Nobel peace prize nomination after US strikes on Iran

Pakistani government had credited US president with ‘pivotal leadership’ in its ceasefire negotiations with IndiaMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump’s intervention into the Iran-Israel war, and brokering then announcing a ceasefire, has drawn a heated debate in Pakistan – where the government had formally nominated the US president for the Nobel peace prize as the US military was making its final preparations for a strike that threatened all-out war in the Middle East.A statement in the early hours of Saturday local time – shortly before US B-2 bombers left the Whiteman air force base in Missouri and headed to Iran – had credited Trump for a “legacy of pragmatic diplomacy” and “pivotal leadership” for ensuring Pakistan’s ceasefire with India in a conflict that had begun with the killing of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir in April. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Iran's secret underground 'Pickaxe' fortress which Trump's bombs can't reach

Donald Trump boasted that the US 'took bomb out of Iran's hands' after his devastating strikes on key nuclear sites - but the rogue state could be hiding enriched uranium under 'Pickaxe mountain'

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21 h. ago Iran finally reveals what happened to its nuclear programme in strikes as Nato chief fawns over 'daddy' Trump: Live updates

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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22 h. 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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23 h. 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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24 h. ago 'Imminent' threat of Iran gaining nuclear weapons hit by airstrikes, says UK amid Trump US intelligence row

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

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24 h. ago Voices: Trump’s refusal to accept unwelcome reality is his greatest weakness of all

As Trump declares intelligence leaks about the Iran strike ‘fake news’, it’s a reminder of the damage being done to American life by his refusal to accommodate facts, writes Sean O’Grady

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24 h. ago ‘We made history’: Mamdani celebrates after shocking Cuomo in New York City mayoral primary – US politics live

Andrew Cuomo concedes as progressive left-winger builds substantial lead over former governorZohran Mamdani declares historic victory in New York City mayoral primary after Cuomo concedesWe have more from The Hague.Reuters is reporting that when asked if the United States would strike again if Iran rebuilt its nuclear enrichment programme, Donald Trump said: “Sure.”Donald Trump hit back at a leaked preliminary US intelligence assessment which cast doubt on the success of US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites. Trump said Iran’s nuclear programme had been set back “decades” by the strikes despite the reports suggesting they had only set it back by months. Ahead of meeting with other world leaders at a Nato Summit in the Hague, he said he believed “total obliteration” was achieved. “This was a devastating attack,” Trump told reporters. Asked about the intelligence reports, Trump said “they really don’t know.” He added: “The intelligence was very inconclusive. The intelli...

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25 h. ago Trump compares US strikes on Iran to atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Israeli intelligence expected to provide impact assessment, US president says

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25 h. ago Trump doubles down on ‘obliteration’ claims as he refers to Iran strike as ‘genius’

President enlists help from his defense secretary to impugn motives of intelligence analysts who cast doubt on his claims to have ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear facilities

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25 h. ago Satellite images and leaked intelligence throw doubt on Trump’s claims of success in Iran nuclear base strikes

Pictures show superficial damage to Iran’s nuclear sites, while a leaked intelligence report suggests the strikes only set back Tehran’s atomic programme by a matter of months

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25 h. ago Trump now claims Iran nuclear weapons plan set back 'decades' as president doubles down in US intelligence row

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

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