‘What is the game plan?’: The Iran war is unsettling China and its ambitions BBC How Iran and Venezuela strikes transform the Trump-Xi trade talks CNBC China to send envoy to Middle East for mediation, foreign minister says Reuters Why China Won’t Help Iran Foreign Affairs The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has … Read more
Iran turns to cheap drones as US and Israel target missile launchers Financial Times Iran’s Shahed drone: How ‘the poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation CNBC Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months Reuters US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn The Guardian U.S.-Iran War: … Read more
Trump has launched strikes on Iran while Congress debates war powers. Inside the Washington bubble, we look inside the chaos shaping the US-Israeli war on Iran, from celebrations at DC power dinners and the Secretary of State admitting US defense of Israel to the Epstein files fading from public view. With low popular support for … Read more
Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for more action BBC ‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war CNN Allegra Stratton: Keir Starmer Outclassed on Trump Pushback Bloomberg Starmer breaks with Trump on Iran, says UK doesn’t support ‘regime change from the skies’ The Hill Trump belittles … Read more
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said the country’s air defenses had intercepted 11 ballistic missiles and 123 drones on Tuesday alone as Iran continued lashing out at Gulf nations in response to the joint U.S.-Israeli assault. The ministry said one missile landed in UAE territory but caused no human casualties. Since the start … Read more
The head of the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, said Monday that his agency had “no indication” that any of Iran’s nuclear installations had been damaged by the ongoing Israeli-U.S. strikes on the country. IAEA director general Rafael Grossi warned, however, that with missiles still flying a “possible radiological release with serious consequences” … Read more
Both the collapse and survival of Iran’s Islamic Republic pose risks. Israel’s assault on Iran comes as the country is still attacking Gaza and Lebanon, after bombing Syria, Yemen and Qatar in the past year. What are the risks of Israel opening another battlefront, and of the collapse – or the survival – of the … Read more
Live updates: Trump warns Iran about larger strikes as war spirals in Middle East CNN Live updates: Trump says Iran operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks, but he’s prepared ‘to go far longer’ AP News ‘I Have Agreed to Talk’ The Atlantic Trump says war against Iran moving “substantially ahead” of schedule Axios Trump: Operation to Last … Read more
Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, said he advised President Trump not to “miss this opportunity” ahead of the strikes on Iran. “I spent the entire day with President Trump on Friday, right before he launched these attacks. He and I discussed this at length on Friday,” Cruz said on “Face the Nation with Margaret … Read more
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes. Israeli officials cite “growing signs” he’s dead. Iranian state media deny the claim, saying Khamenei remains in command. At least 201 reported killed as Iran retaliates. Published On 28 Feb 202628 Feb 2026 Click here to share … Read more