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Nicholas Hopton

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A Houthi-Saudi war is the last thing the Middle East needs

On my second day as Britain’s ambassador to Yemen, just after the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ in January 2011, I visited one of the capital’s more...

08.09.2026 10

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton

A Houthi-Saudi war is the last thing the Middle East needs

On my second day as Britain’s ambassador to Yemen, just after the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ in January 2011, I visited one of the capital’s more...

08.09.2026 10

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton

4. Donald Trump’s war on Iran was an incoherent failure

16.06.2026 30

New Statesman

Nicholas Hopton

Iran has offered Trump an olive branch

There are few figures in Iranian politics as simultaneously familiar and enigmatic as Javad Zarif. To some in Washington he remains the smooth-talking...

05.04.2026 30

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton

What next in the Third Gulf War?

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23.03.2026 30

New Statesman

Nicholas Hopton

Will Iran’s Islamic Republic survive the US onslaught?

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01.03.2026 30

New Statesman

Nicholas Hopton

Iranian protests are nothing new – but these demonstrations are different

09.01.2026 40

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton