Tucker Carlson’s interview of former US counterterrorism official adds new dimension for Trump
White House accuses its own counterintelligence head of repeating ‘false claim’ aired by Democrats
Pete Hegseth
That infuriating fixture of office life: the protected species who gets away with murder
Being deemed close to the boss lets you get away with murder – until it doesn’t
Pete Hegseth and Pedro Sánchez embody two types of virtue signalling
Unthinkable: Committing publicly to a moral standpoint can change you for the better, or the worse
The White House ‘slopaganda’ machine is a direct hit on American soft power
Hollywood is used to being in the international persuasion business. Donald Trump’s triumphalist warmonger videos change that
Bellicose, vengeful, unapologetic: Why Pete Hegseth sees moral purpose in war as weakness
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq
Did Trump misjudge Iran’s firepower?
Some experts believe Iran has prepared for a six-month campaign of drone attacks
How the Trump administration miscalculated Iran’s ability to respond to US-Israeli attacks
Administration officials are growing pessimistic about the lack of a clear strategy, but have been careful not to express that directly to the president
Donald Trump is mad, bad and dangerous. Only the midterms can save the US now
One Congress member is even apparently tabling a Bill to allow the US president to serve a third term
Iran warns it will block oil shipments from the Gulf unless attacks cease
Donald Trump considers easing sanctions on Russia as part of package of options to combat spiking global oil prices
War will end when Trump deems Iran in place of ‘unconditional surrender’, says spokeswoman
‘Most intense day of strikes’ yet, says Hegseth, as death toll from Iran war ‘nears 1,900’
The more Donald Trump spoke, the less his Iran plan seemed clear
Enigmatic and ambivalent, the US president gave a TV interview in which he offered few clues as to what might happen next with ‘this excursion’ in the Middle East
Call of Duty and Top Gun memes: How White House is selling Iran war to young men
The Trump administration’s social media clips styled like video‑game trailers have drawn fierce criticism for ‘gamifying’ real‑world conflict
Iran’s president rejects Trump demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Masoud Pezeshkian apologises for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, but Iranian fire targets Gulf states on Saturday
School killings expose myth of ‘pinpoint’ accuracy bombing
School strike in which dozens killed, including children, appears to have been part of attack on adjacent naval base in southern Iran
‘They’re toast and they know it’: the Trump team’s hyper-aggressive war rhetoric
White House boasts of the military’s lethality and prowess but critics pan the language as callous and cruel
Who is responsible for the air strike on a school in Iran?
Trump officials say they are still investigating the attack which killed at least 175 people, according to Iranian state media
War on Iran spreads after US sinks ship near Sri Lanka and Nato defences shoot down missile
Israeli troops move into multiple towns in southern Lebanon, engaging Hizbullah in firefights, as strikes continue to hit Tehran and its territory
US plans to reduce forces in Europe, says Pentagon policy chief
Elbridge Colby tells European Nato members they must step up combat capabilities
How the US’s audacious operation to capture Nicolás Maduro unfolded
More than 150 aircraft involved in one of most complex US operations in recent history
Year of Trump unleashed: Five critical issues that will define US politics in 2026
Trump’s first term in office was disturbing mostly for the things he said, but his second term has been alarming for things he has done. 2026 will be a crucial year
US warns of more air strikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria
Trump previously accused Nigerian government of failing to stop Christians being killed in the country
US launches strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for killing of US troops
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth says attack is ‘not the beginning of a war’ but a ‘declaration of vengeance’
US strike on alleged drug boat kills four as Trump claims Venezuela ‘took all of our oil’
Latest attack in Pacific brings death toll to 99 since US began campaign in September
What’s behind Trump’s power play in the Caribbean?
As drug-cartel operations, migration and China reshape the region, the US is pushing a revived Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century
Men killed in US military strike on Caribbean drug boat ‘clung to wreckage for more than an hour’
Video of US military strike on boat was shown to senators in Washington
Pete Hegseth’s texts ‘exposed sensitive details on Yemen strike’ says report
Discussion of upcoming airstrikes by US forces risked ‘potential compromise of sensitive DoD information’
Focus turns to ‘fog of war’ Pete Hegseth over US missile strike on Venezuelan boat
Defence secretary robustly defends attack on alleged gunboat, as Democrats lambast ‘unserious and unqualified individual’
Trump uses White House ceremony to pardon a turkey and call a governor ‘a big fat slob’
US president uses annual White House ceremony to pardon a turkey and call the Illinois governor ‘a big fat slob’
Venezuela braces for possible US strike amid military decay and internal dissent
Regime forces focus not on defence but on quashing dissent, analysts and opposition figures say
US military officials required to sign NDAs over Latin American operations
Concern over military build-up that Venezuela fear may lead to an invasion
US sends aircraft carrier to South America as airstrike on ‘drug boat’ kills six
Build-up of troops has raised speculation Trump could try to topple Venezuelan president
Pete Hegseth, knowing he’s in over his head, grows more paranoid and resentful
Former Fox News anchor does not like how the media covered him as he ascended utterly unqualified to become US defence secretary
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