- Trump says he is 'disappointed' that Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader Reuters
- Trump 'not happy' with Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader Fox News
- Trump Doesn’t Understand His Enemy. That Gives Iran an Edge. Bloomberg.com
- How Iran Is Building a Religious Mythology Around Its New Supreme Leader WSJ
- Oil prices soar past $100 per barrel; Iran celebrates new supreme leader NBC News
Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises
President reassures Republicans that conflict is intended to be short lived but also says ‘we haven’t won enough’
Donald Trump has said that the war in Iran is “very complete, pretty much”, as the economic toll of the joint US-Israeli operation has risen, disrupting global oil trade and threatening to engulf the Middle East in a regional war.
Trump made the comments before a speech and press conference in Florida where he sought to emphasise that the US military campaign would be ending soon amid concerns from Republican allies that the US was being dragged into another long-term conflict in the region.
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Trump has call with Putin to discuss Iran war, Kremlin says – PBS
- Trump has call with Putin to discuss Iran war, Kremlin says PBS
- Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions Reuters
- Trump and Putin discuss end to Iran and Ukraine wars on call Axios
- Putin and Trump Discuss Iran in First Phone Call This Year Bloomberg.com
- Trump and Putin discuss ‘quick’ ending to Iran war South China Morning Post
US blacklists Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist’ group
Trump administration accuses the group of receiving support from Iran and carrying out violence against civilians.
Australia urged to protect Iran women’s football team as they prepare to fly home
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
Democrats file new war powers resolutions and call for public hearings on Iran strikes
Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’
Democratic senators have filed a wave of new war powers resolutions as they call on Republicans to convene public hearings into the US hostilities with Iran or be forced to vote on continuing a conflict that polls show majorities of Americans do not support.
Late last week, Democrats Cory Booker of New Jersey, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Adam Schiff of California, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Chris Murphy of Connecticut filed resolutions under the War Powers Act that would force the US military to withdraw from the war with Iran unless Congress votes to authorize the engagement.
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World reacts to appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader
New supreme leader receives support from Oman, Iraq, Yemen's Houthis, while the US and Israel make threats.
France Is Sending a Large Naval Force to the Middle East – The New York Times
- France Is Sending a Large Naval Force to the Middle East The New York Times
- France to deploy almost dozen warships, mulls Hormuz mission, Macron says Reuters
- French Navy Pledges 10 Additional Warships to Middle East, Escorts for Strait of Hormuz USNI News
- Emmanuel Macron vows Europe will stand by Cyprus after Iran drone strike The Guardian
- Macron announces future ‘defensive’ mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz France 24
Qatar releases video of interception of Iranian missiles
Footage released by the Qatari Ministry of Defence shows Iranian missiles and drones being intercepted over the country.
Trump slams Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran projects defiance
US president, who had warned against selecting Mojtaba Khamenei to lead Iran, says new supreme leader may not 'last'.
US, Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by submarine – Military Times
- US, Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by submarine Military Times
- Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine Yahoo
- Sinking Iran’s Frigate IRIS Dena and the Law of Naval Warfare Just Security
- Pete Hegseth called it 'quiet death'—the first time a U.S. sub fired a torpedo and hit an enemy ship since the 1940s Fortune
- Prof. James Kraska: “The US Submarine Attack on the IRIS Dena Complied with the Law of Naval Warfare” Sites@Duke Express
Live updates: Trump calls choice of Iran’s leader a ‘big mistake’ as war roils global economy – CNN
- Live updates: Trump calls choice of Iran’s leader a ‘big mistake’ as war roils global economy CNN
- Trump slams Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran projects defiance Al Jazeera
- Live updates: Trump holds news conference, says war is ‘short-term excursion' NBC4 Washington
- Trump says he's "not happy" about Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei CBS News
- Iran's next supreme leader won't 'last long' without my approval, Trump says abcnews.com
Definition of anti-Muslim hate will not harm free speech, says Steve Reed
Communities secretary tells MPs that government has to act against record levels of hate crimes
A new definition of anti-Muslim hate will not restrict freedom of speech, the communities secretary has pledged, as he said that “clear expectations” will still be set for new arrivals and existing communities in Britain to learn English.
MPs were told by Steve Reed that the government had a duty to act against record levels of hate crime against Muslims, but that “you can’t tackle a problem if you can’t describe it”.
Continue reading...Who is Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei?
Mojtaba Khamenei replaces his assassinated father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Putin says Russia can supply oil, gas to Europe as energy prices soar
Russian president spoke as oil prices surged past $100 per barrel, reaching levels unseen since start of Ukraine war.
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So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace
Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack
There have been any number of opportunities for people to decide they wanted no part of America’s war with Iran. The first was after the US had launched its first wave of strikes. To be fair, this was the moment Keir Starmer and most of the UK reckoned enough was enough and that our involvement would be limited to defensive strikes only.
You couldn’t really fault the logic. Did the UK really want to be part of a war that was illegal in most versions of international law and for which the Americans had no clear vision of how it might end? Other than Donald Trump gets bored and lets everyone else clear up his mess. Like a baby. Nor was the UK’s track record of wars in the 21st century any source of pride. Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya had all been in chaos. Iran was shaping up the same way. So Starmer decided to sit this one out. Applying the doctor’s principle of “first, do no harm”.
Continue reading...Iran’s new leader has never been tested. He now faces an existential battle
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, enters power as the Islamic republic faces its most serious crisis.