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.
Continue reading...Anthropic sues US government for calling it a risk
The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude
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.
Why Israel’s war on Hezbollah keeps returning
Israel has tried for decades to weaken Hezbollah through wars and assassinations. Why has the group endured?
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.
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader? – DW.com
- Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader? DW.com
- Iran Live Updates: Oil Prices Soar as Fighting Escalates; Iran Picks Khamenei's Son as Leader, Defying Trump The New York Times
- World reacts to appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader Al Jazeera
- Iran's new supreme leader and the AI threat to white-collar jobs: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain ayatollah, named Iran’s supreme leader Politico
What is Trump’s endgame in Iran as the US-Israel war escalates?
As strikes continue across Iran, US President Trump has articulated shifting goals. But how likely are they?
What to know about Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
The son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will now leader Iran through the biggest crisis in the country's modern history.
‘We thought we were doomed’: Canadian fishers in dramatic rescue after ice shelf floats away
Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario
Kevin Fox thought the spring-like temperatures that had temporarily pushed the cold away from south-eastern Ontario meant a good day on for ice fishing, a popular winter pastime in the region.
After shifting location because the wind and ice “didn’t feel right” and the fish weren’t biting close to shore, he and a friend joined nearly two dozen others far out on a sheet of ice in Lake Huron. They followed the familiar routine of anyone who spends a day on the ice: they drilled holes, dropped their lines and waited.
Continue reading...Anthropic sues Trump administration to undo US ‘supply chain risk’ tag
In its lawsuit, Anthropic said the designation was unlawful and violated its US free speech and due process rights.