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Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, says Europe may be able to bargain with Donald Trump on Iran if the White House shows more support for Ukraine. He also argues that Trump’s disruption of the global order is making Europe lean harder into defense, trade and unity, while predicting the U.K. could one day return to the EU.
President Donald Trump said he rejected a ceasefire request from Iran and threatened more strikes if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The warning came hours before he was set to address the nation on the widening war.
Keir Starmer said Britain’s long-term interests point toward a closer partnership with the EU, arguing that war in the Middle East and a more volatile world have forced the government to think more ambitiously about Europe, defence and trade.
Iran’s foreign minister says Washington and Tehran are still trading messages, but insists that does not amount to talks, and says trust is still missing.
Donald Trump said the war in Iran will be over in 2 to 3 weeks, offering a surprisingly specific timeline without adding much in the way of details. A classic move, really.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says Iran will take part in the 2026 World Cup and play its group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite pressure to move them.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the coming days in the war with Iran will be decisive, arguing that Tehran has only a handful of military options left.
Pakistan is trying to turn its shuttle diplomacy into something more consequential, and Beijing is the obvious place to test whether that effort has legs or just diplomatic stamina.
According to the Financial Times, a Morgan Stanley adviser working with Pete Hegseth explored a multimillion-dollar investment in BlackRock’s defense ETF weeks before the launch of Operation Epic Fury.
As the US-Israeli war on Iran sends energy markets into their deepest disruption on record, three outcomes stand out: regional military action, a US-led coalition, or a drawn-out bargaining game over the Strait of Hormuz.
US and Israeli air strikes continued across Iran on day 32 of the war, while Marco Rubio said Washington’s objectives are on track and could be met in “weeks, not months”
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran must never develop nuclear weapons and should stop supporting terrorism. He also said Tehran’s short-range missiles are meant to threaten Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.