After Tehran strikes, Trump says Israel won't attack Iran gas fields anymore Trump's comments came hours after he green-lit an Israeli strike on Iran's main natural gas facility. Axios · Mar 19
How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
UK security adviser ‘attended’ US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Marco Rubio Reportedly Directing U.S. Diplomats To Urge Foreign Governments To Take Action Against Iran Due To 'Elevated Risk Of Attack' Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged U.S. diplomats around the world to urge foreign governments to take action against Iran as the war continues. Latin Times · Mar 17
Iran says it will retaliate after key figure killed – as it happened Iranian army chief Amir Hatami threatened to launch a ‘decisive and regrettable’ retaliation for the killing The Guardian - AU · Mar 17
Scoop: Witkoff to brief bipartisan group of senators Tuesday on Iran Senators are hungry for information on Iran Axios · Mar 17
U.S. And Iran Claim The Other Side Wants To Engage To End The War But They Are Ignoring Them Washington and Tehran are claiming that the other side is seeking to engage to take steps towards ending the war but they are ignoring them, according to different reports. Latin Times · Mar 16
Iran and U.S. have been in direct contact in recent days, sources say Steve Witkoff and Iran's foreign minister have exchanged texts. Axios · Mar 16
Trump admits that Putin could be helping Iran despite what his envoy claimed ‘I think he might be helping them a little bit, yeah, I guess,’ the president said in a new interview The Independent UK · Mar 13
‘Putin might be helping them’: Trump hints Russia could be aiding Iran President Trump suggested Vladimir Putin might be aiding Iran in its conflict, drawing a parallel to US support for Ukraine. This comes after Trump previously questioned a reporter on similar reports. Meanwhile, a US envoy stated Russia denied sharing intelligence with Iran, though expressed hope this remains true. The Times of India · Mar 13
Trump 'Throws Allies Under The Bus' As He Blames Hegseth, Jared, Witkoff And Rubio Over Decision To Bomb Iran Donald Trump says advice from Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff shaped the decision to strike Iran, prompting scrutiny of Operation Epic Fury and the administration's war strategy. International Business Times UK · Mar 12
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe condemns Trump’s oil sanctions move as Zelensky bemoans Middle East conflict Zelensky says Trump’s move could net Moscow as much as $10bn to support Putin’s war on Ukraine The Independent UK · Mar 12
Donald Trump said war in Iran is ‘very complete,’ only for his very own special envoy to turn him into a liar, liar, pants on fire Mixed messaging over the Iran war continues. We Got This Covered · Mar 11
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ‘buffer zone’ strategy in tatters after Kyiv reclaims swathes of territory Ukrainian troops now control almost all of the Dnipropetrovsk region after liberating 400 square kilometres in counterattacks
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Iran war latest: Oil prices soar again after two Iraqi tankers struck in suspected Iranian attack Donald Trump has said that US forces have knocked out 28 Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz
The Guardian - AU · Mar 11 US orders petroleum reserve release in bid to calm markets – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East has no idea how or when war with Iran will end: ‘I don’t know’ President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was ‘very complete’ a day before the U.S. sunk 16 Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10 Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught Tehran spurns Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and insists on guarantees it will not be attacked again
The Independent UK · Mar 10 Putin gives Trump easy way out of confused Iran war strategy – and he might take it ANALYSIS: As Donald Trump delivers bafflingly mixed messages about the end of the Iran war, he has suggested he may lift oil sanctions on Russia, but that will suit only one man – Vladimir Putin. World affairs editor Sam Kiley asks: whose side is the US president really on?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7 From ‘peace president’ to Operation Epic Fury: Donald Trump’s road to war In reality, US president’s opposition to foreign entanglements had only ever been partial
Latin Times · Mar 4 Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Lied When Claiming That Iranian Officials Bragged About Having Enough Material For 11 Nuclear Bombs: Report Special envoy Steve Witkoff lied when he claimed that Iranian negotiators bragged about having enough material to build 11 nuclear bombs, according to a diplomat with direct knowledge of how conversations unfolded, a new report claimed.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3 Chaos signals Iran struggling to function as war turns into fight for survival Strikes on Iranian leadership are putting Tehran under unprecedented military and diplomatic pressure
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Nearly two-thirds of Americans don’t believe Trump has a clear plan for an escalating Iran conflict The U.S. president’s approval rating was already slipping before conflict with Iran erupted on Saturday
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Inside the first 48 hours of Trump’s attacks on Iran More than 10,000 rounds fired and 1,000 targets hit within 24 hours after Trump’s order to commence strikes