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Jonathan Sacerdoti

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It may not look like it, but Trump has a grand strategy – and it's working

It may not look like it, but Trump has a grand strategy – and it's working

As American and Chinese negotiators met in Paris this weekend ahead of Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, events thousands of...

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No end / Iran doubles down on the Strait of Hormuz blockade

President Trump said on Saturday that the United States is seeking an international naval coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a message...

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Iran doubles down on the Strait of Hormuz blockade

President Trump said on Saturday that the United States is seeking an international naval coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a message...

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Trump targets Iran’s ‘crown jewel’ in massive US bombing raid

The United States has carried out what President Donald Trump described as one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East,...

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Can Israel help the people of Iran rise up?

The new supreme leader of Iran has still not been seen in public. Instead, the country’s state television broadcast what it described as his first...

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Suicide drones hit Tehran as instability mounts inside Iran

Overnight on Wednesday, around 100 Basij soldiers were killed across Tehran by dozens to hundreds of suicide drones in a covert operation some are...

12.03.2026 8

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The Al-Quds march should have been banned years ago

The government has approved a request from the Metropolitan Police to ban the annual Al-Quds day march in London, which was due to take place this...

11.03.2026 9

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Where is the new Supreme Leader of Iran?

Nearly four days after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its next ‘Supreme Leader’, his whereabouts remain unknown. The 56-year-old cleric and son of...

11.03.2026 10

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Trump threatens ‘death, fire and fury’ for Iran

The war with Iran shows little sign of slowing. Even as Donald Trump said on Monday that the war was ‘very complete, pretty much’ and suggested it...

10.03.2026 10

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The days are numbered for Iran’s new Supreme Leader

As the war continues, the Iranian regime has pressed ahead with appointing its new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ali Khamenei, was...

09.03.2026 7

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Trump says no thanks to Britain’s aircraft carriers

The war with Iran entered its second week on Saturday with intense fighting across multiple fronts, as Israeli forces struck deep inside Iran while...

08.03.2026 10

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Iran’s humiliating climbdown

Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has announced that the country’s temporary leadership council has approved the suspension of attacks against...

07.03.2026 10

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Is the US preparing for a long war against Iran?

The war in the Middle East shows no sign of slowing. Instead, there were heavy air strikes inside Iran and missile barrages across the region over the...

07.03.2026 10

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The Iran war is showing no sign of slowing

Israeli and American military operations against Iranian targets intensified over Thursday, while Iran and its proxy militias across the region sought...

06.03.2026 10

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The Iran war is morphing into a regional conflict

The war in the Middle East widened further over the past 24 hours, with missile interceptions stretching from Turkey to Saudi Arabia, naval clashes in...

05.03.2026 8

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Iran vows to fight on

The Middle East conflict intensified dramatically on Tuesday, as Israel and Iran exchanged strikes across multiple fronts while regional powers...

04.03.2026 10

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The Iran war is expanding rapidly

The conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran has escalated dramatically, with simultaneous air strikes on Tehran and Beirut, missile...

03.03.2026 10

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How Israel killed Khamanei

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, was presented with irrefutable evidence yesterday, including footage, confirming the death of Iran’s...

01.03.2026 10

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Donald Trump makes his move against Iran

This morning, the long-anticipated Israeli and American strikes on Iran finally arrived. At 08:10 am local time, Israel and the United States began a...

28.02.2026 10

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The Gail’s attacks are brainless – and terrifying

If anti-Israel agitators wish to avoid being described as terrorists, they might begin by ceasing to terrorise ordinary people. The smashing of the...

27.02.2026 20

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Is Trump being played by Iran?

Half of America’s deployable air power sits within striking distance of Iran, and yet Washington is negotiating. Gaza is promised a gleaming future,...

24.02.2026 7

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What’s wrong with Zionism, Hugh Laurie?

The question arose within hours of a death that should have remained a matter of grief. On 16 February, Dana Eden, co-creator and producer of the...

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Hamas is inching towards another war

Perhaps the biggest talent of humanity is our gift to adapt to challenging circumstances with creativity and ingenuity. It may also be our biggest...

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Hamas is inching towards another war

Perhaps the biggest talent of humanity is our gift to adapt to challenging circumstances with creativity and ingenuity. It may also be our biggest...

16.02.2026 10

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Terrorism no longer shocks Britain

British Jews are under threat. That was the blunt warning from Sir Stephen Watson after a jury at Preston Crown Court convicted Walid Saadaoui and...

15.02.2026 30

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Terror tunnels and snipers: Life on the frontline in Gaza’s suspended reality

13.02.2026 5

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Britain’s shameful tolerance for terrorism

04.02.2026 10

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Why won’t Britain just ban the IRGC?

30.01.2026 8

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Why Jew-hate doesn’t add up

27.01.2026 7

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Gaza war / How Israel did the impossible – and brought the hostages home

27.01.2026 8

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The US plan for Gaza is absurd

23.01.2026 10

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Is Donald Trump making the Middle East more dangerous?

22.01.2026 10

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The Middle East is once again in flux

10.01.2026 10

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s proxy war in Yemen

30.12.2025 10

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We need to talk about Islam

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Why is Alaa Abd el-Fattah's return a 'top priority' for Keir Starmer?

28.12.2025 10

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Iran’s obsession with Israel is ceaseless

23.12.2025 7

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The police crackdown on 'globalise the intifada' chants is too little, too late

18.12.2025 10

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Anti-Semitism / Why won’t the West defend Jews?

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Why won’t the West defend Jews?

15.12.2025 10

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The horror of the Bondi beach shooting

14.12.2025 20

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Uncensored / Piers Morgan fell into Nick Fuentes’s trap

09.12.2025 30

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The BBC's antisemitism training is an offensive parody

08.12.2025 10

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Marwan Barghouti isn't the 'Palestinian Mandela'

04.12.2025 10

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Nigel Farage must come clean about his Dulwich College schooldays

28.11.2025 10

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The revelations about what the Gaza hostages suffered are the most painful yet

27.11.2025 10

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War / A lethal standoff is playing out deep beneath Gaza

24.11.2025 10

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What Trump’s Gaza peace plan means for Israel

18.11.2025 7

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The rot at the BBC runs far deeper than Tim Davie

10.11.2025 10

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The looming threat to Israel

07.11.2025 10

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