Politics today was dominated by volatile security decisions on both sides of the Atlantic. In Washington, Donald Trump first threatened to hit Iran “very hard” and even floated taking control of strategic energy assets such as Kharg Island, only to later say he had canceled plann...
Politics today was dominated by volatile security decisions on both sides of the Atlantic. In Washington, Donald Trump first threatened to hit Iran “very hard” and even floated taking control of strategic energy assets such as Kharg Island, only to later say he had canceled planned strikes because talks with Tehran were making progress toward a possible deal. That abrupt shift leaves the real state of U.S.-Iran diplomacy uncertain, especially with no clear Iranian confirmation. Trump also moved to steady another national-security front by nominating Manhattan U.S. attorney Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, as pressure mounts over leadership turmoil and the looming expiration of key surveillance powers. In Britain, defence policy was jolted by the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey, who said planned military funding falls dangerously short. Meanwhile, regulators opened a very different kind of political battle, investigating Ryanair over family seating fees.
Top Politics stories
- Trump nominates U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead U.S. intelligence agency (23 sources)
- Trump cancels planned US strikes on Iran, citing progress toward a potential deal (22 sources)
- Ryanair investigated by UK watchdog over charges for parents to sit with children (17 sources)
- Trump says US will strike Iran “very hard tonight” and later seek control of Kharg Island (13 sources)
- John Healey resigns as UK Defence Secretary over defence spending shortfall (10 sources)
- Hundreds of BHP Port Hedland workers vote in favour of strike over stalled pay talks (7 sources)
- Trump says U.S. will take Iran’s Kharg Island amid threats of further attacks (6 sources)
- UN mission confirms 13 civilian deaths in Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan (6 sources)
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