This ceasefire hasn’t ended the war
As Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline crept closer by the minute, accompanied by increasingly furious posts from the president online,…
Kanye West should be banned from the UK
Geert Wilders was refused entry to the United Kingdom in 2009. A sitting Dutch MP and leader of the Party…
Inside the fearless rescue of the second US airman
‘WE GOT HIM!’ Donald Trump’s announcement was immediate and emphatic. The operation was ‘one of the most daring Search and…
Why Israel is introducing the death penalty
A state deciding when it may end a human life outside war is always crossing a line, even when it…
The Houthi attack spells trouble for Trump
Houthi forces in Yemen have confirmed that they launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward southern Israel overnight, with the…
Will Trump do a deal with Iran?
Less than 48 hours after issuing a 48-hour ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes…
Is Britain prepared for Iranian missiles?
Where’s your nearest bomb shelter? And how long would it take you to get there? What about at work? Have…
Iran tries to attack the Chagos islands
Shortly after midnight, Iran launched two long-range missiles towards the US base at Diego Garcia, the joint US-UK military base…
Is the disagreement between Israel and the US over striking Iran’s gas fields real?
As the war approaches the end of its third week, US and Israeli strikes inside Iran continue to intensify and…
The Iran conflict is morphing into an energy war
Into the early hours of this morning, Israel and Iran continued exchanging direct strikes, while the fighting spread further across…
Feeling uncomfortable about Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square isn’t racist
If you hear ‘allahu akbar!’ shouted in the street, you’ll probably run for cover. If a stranger bellows the Jewish…
Iran hits back at Israel after Larijani’s death
Situation update Missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel overnight, targeting its central and southern regions and triggering nationwide alerts…
Israel blows up Ali Khamenei’s jet
Situation update Israeli forces carried out strikes across Iran over the past 24 hours, hitting targets in Tehran, Shiraz and…
Britain can learn from Trump’s moral clarity over Iran
Two weeks into the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s critics have intensified their attacks not only on his conduct of…
Iran doubles down on the Strait of Hormuz blockade
President Trump said on Saturday that the United States is seeking an international naval coalition to reopen the Strait of…
Trump targets Iran’s ‘crown jewel’ in massive US bombing raid
The United States has carried out what President Donald Trump described as one of the most powerful bombing raids in…
Can Israel help the people of Iran rise up?
The new supreme leader of Iran has still not been seen in public. Instead, the country’s state television broadcast what…
Suicide drones hit Tehran as instability mounts inside Iran
Overnight on Wednesday, around 100 Basij soldiers were killed across Tehran by dozens to hundreds of suicide drones in a…
The Al-Quds march should have been banned years ago
The government has approved a request from the Metropolitan Police to ban the annual Al-Quds day march in London, which was…
Where is the new Supreme Leader of Iran?
Situation report Nearly four days after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its next ‘Supreme Leader’, his whereabouts remain unknown. The…
Trump threatens ‘death, fire and fury’ for Iran
Situation report The war with Iran shows little sign of slowing. Even as Donald Trump said on Monday that the…
The days are numbered for Iran’s new Supreme Leader
As the war continues, the Iranian regime has pressed ahead with appointing its new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son…
Trump says no thanks to Britain’s aircraft carriers
The war with Iran entered its second week on Saturday with intense fighting across multiple fronts, as Israeli forces struck…
Is this Iran’s first climbdown?
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has announced that the country’s temporary leadership council has approved the suspension of attacks against neighbouring…
Is the US preparing for a long war against Iran?
Situation report The war in the Middle East shows no sign of slowing. Instead, there were heavy air strikes inside…
