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Donald Trump is running out of time
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The war in Iran is not going well. The Israelis have bombed Iran's energy network – a tactic copied from Vladimir Putin in Ukraine that will end badly, predicts Sam Kiley. Donald Trump said he told Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, "Don't do that." Meanwhile, Oman says the war is President Trump's "greatest miscalculation", the biggest US warship limps to Crete for repairs after a fire, and British military personnel are being sent to the US to help plan the reopening of the strait of Hormuz. As Sean O'Grady writes, Mr Trump is now trapped in a war even he can't chicken out of. As oil prices rise further and the war becomes more unpopular in the US, how long before the president starts to pay a political price? |
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| Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper spelt out where the axe will fall as spending is cut by 40 per cent |
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| The mayor of London said he thought rejoining was inevitable |
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| The potential Labour leadership challenger is said to be confident her tax affairs will soon be resolved |
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How countries are cutting deals with Iran to move oil through the Strait of Hormuz |
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A Pakistan-flagged ship became the first non-Iranian vessel to pass through the strait with its automatic identification system signal turned on, on Sunday afternoon, writes Bryony Gooch... Read more |
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