The geographical coordinates of the route in the waterway have been agreed upon with Oman, according to Tehran. Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said that talks with Oman over future transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been “moving forward”, with the coordinates of the routes now agreed…
Andy Burnham is having a good time. I can’t remember the last time a prime minister (or indeed any high-profile British politician) actually looked as though they were enjoying what they were doing. I saw a clip the other day in which Burnham remembered arguing with his dad about the point of an English degree,…
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran, provided a deal is struck “rapidly” with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he had been asked by Iran and other countries in the Middle East to “hold off” on any attack as the “perimeters” of a deal had been…
In these days of extreme weather events, it seems odd to say that the US needs a big landslide. But a landslide defeat for President Donald Trump in November’s midterm elections is exactly what is required if the country is to start reversing his deliberate and rapid erosion of its democracy. The respected Varieties of…
Chancellor John Healey has announced the date of his first Budget will be Wednesday, 28 October. In a video message, he said: “This will be a Budget that moves money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain. “It will be built on fiscal discipline. It will meet our fiscal rules. It’ll give…
The US military says it has completed a “heavy wave” of strikes against Iran in retaliation for Tuesday’s attempted ballistic missile attacks on American forces. Centcom said it hit “dozens” of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in response to Iran’s firing on US bases in Jordan and at ships in the Strait of Hormuz….
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has vowed to deliver a “beating” to Iran in retaliation for what he called a “surprise” attack on US forces, threatening a further escalation of the conflict and rattling energy markets….
Abu Dhabi / Washington – The United States and the United Arab Emirates have officially announced the creation of the first bilateral task force dedicated to accelerating the development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the military domain. This initiative marks a new milestone in the strategic partnership between the two countries as the global…
President Donald Trump has paused attacks on Iran for the third night in a row to give diplomacy more time, the US ambassador to the UN said. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, ambassador Mike Waltz said the president was “giving talks some space, he’s giving it a little bit of room”. An Iranian army…
Appropriately enough, Andy Burnham ended a week of political signalling and first impressions back in Manchester on Friday. At the offices of the new No 10 North – where the prime minister hopes to work at least one day a week – regional mayors sat alongside ministers in an example of Burnhamism at work. It was…
