Trump diplomacy
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trumped-up peace deal at the mercy of another nation, and it’s not Iran
Donald Trump wants the war with Iran to end because of the political damage it’s costing him at home. But America’s key ally in the Middle East has a very different view.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Analysis
- Middle East at war
The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran
The US president said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or control.
- David Crowe
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Nine killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks
The fresh strikes came after Volodymyr Zelensky said he had spoken to Donald Trump about efforts to achieve an end to the more than four-year conflict.
- Jekaterina Golubkova
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Happy Birthday, Mr President. You’ve had a long, but low life
I’m the same age as Donald Trump. He’s done so much in his 80 years, almost all of it bad.
- Geoffrey Robertson
- Opinion
- Epstein fallout
The spell of Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House
After a week bristling with lurid revelations, it’s clear that no matter how much the US president wishes him away, Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump and is persisting as a national obsession.
- Maureen Dowd
- Opinion
- Gwyneth Paltrow
When Gwyneth gave off Melania vibes, the backlash was relentless. But was it fair?
The actor has fronted an ad campaign for Israeli real estate and declared herself an “independent”. People are outraged.
- Jacqueline Maley
Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre in predawn operation
Work began in the early hours after the Department of Justice said the government would miss a court-ordered deadline to take Trump’s name off the Washington venue.
- JC Whittington, Gershon Peaks and Blake Brittain
- Updated
- Middle East at war
‘Never been closer’: US, Iran signal peace deal near as Tehran claims victory
US President Donald Trump shared a post about an agreement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, who later told state TV that “Iran is the winner of the war”.
- Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
Left on read: Peace talks via couriers has not worked well for Trump
Painfully slow progress towards a deal is apparently down to a cumbersome process in which messages take days to move back and forth.
- Eric Martin, Patrick Sykes and Fiona MacDonald
- Opinion
- FIFA World Cup
One possible World Cup match-up would Trump all others, and not for the football
If results fall a certain way, the United States and Iran could meet in the knockout rounds – compressing decades of geopolitical tension into 90 minutes of football.
- Tony Yang