US Politics

Iran reportedly wants to postpone discussions about its nuclear program for a later date, while prioritising an agreement with the US on the Strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump may be playing hardball with Iran, but experts warn he could be the one ‘without the cards’ as the conflict enters a dangerous new era of asymmetric and AI-driven warfare.

US President Donald Trump says ‌the ⁠United States ​will not exit ⁠its confrontation with ‌Iran ​early ‘and ​then have ‌the ​problem arise in three ​more ​years’.

The United States plans to withdraw 5000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon says.

Israel has carried out air strikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 10 people, officials say.

Donald Trump has brushed off a recent alleged assassination attempt by joking about wearing a bulletproof vest.

BEN HARVEY: A message to wannabe political assassins: you’re not helping your cause.

Defence Secretary tells Congress committee the Trump administration can continue the Iran war despite a Vietnam-era law that requires Congress’s approval after 60 days of fighting.

THE ECONOMIST: Markets are disconnected from reality and we are heading for the biggest global oil-supply shock in history, energy experts warn.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: While the defence industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in.

Tehran warns of ‘long and painful’ retaliation as Donald Trump weighs fresh strikes, with the Strait of Hormuz still shut and global oil prices surging.

President Donald Trump’s pick for next US Ambassador to Australia has told close confidantes he will help advocate for the AUKUS submarine deal if he is approved for the Canberra posting.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: While King Charles fed chickens in Harlem his wife, Queen Camilla, read Winnie-the-Pooh at the New York Public Library.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone as a Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil pumping station in Russia.