Donald Trump is discovering the hard way that it’s usually wise to treat allies well – for if you treat them badly they’re less likely to help when you need them. Despite several vainglorious boasts ...

Among the United States' greatest losses is its legitimacy on the world stage.

IT WAS A muddled halt to a muddled war. Donald Trump first threatened to intensify America’s bombing so much that it would destroy Iran’s “whole civilisation”. Then, less than two hours before this ...

The Pentagon's briefings on Operation Epic Fury leave no room for debate: the U.S.-Israeli air campaign has hammered Iran. War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed more than 15,000 targets were struck.

TWICE IN NINE months the United States and Iran have been on the verge of a real deal on the most difficult issue that divides them: Iran’s nuclear-energy programme and American fears that it could be ...