Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran. Spain’s left-wing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of Europe’s most defiant leaders against Trump, has said that bases long used by US forces could only be allowed for activities consistent […]
Continue ReadingMarch 3, 2026, 10:32 p.mMar 3, 2026, 11:03 p.m Mojtaba Khamenei, photographed in 2019.Image: tasnim news/wikimedia commons The son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Motjaba Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader, according to media reports. Among other things, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, citing local sources. Accordingly, the 56-year-old was elected […]
Continue ReadingMarch 3, 2026, 10:32 p.mMarch 3, 2026, 10:36 p.m Mojtaba Khamenei, photographed in 2019.Image: tasnim news/wikimedia commons The son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Motjaba Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader, according to media reports. Among other things, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, citing local sources. Accordingly, the 56-year-old was elected […]
Continue ReadingWhile German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not leap to the defense of his Spanish counterpart at the White House press conference where Trump made his trade threat, Macron now seems to be aligning more closely with Sánchez’s view of the illegality of the war. Despite Trump saying he believes the fight will last a matter […]
Continue ReadingMar 3, 2026, 10:06 p.mMar 3, 2026, 10:06 p.m Friedrich Merz and Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday evening.Image: keystone US President Donald Trump has assured Chancellor Friedrich Merz that the US wants to maintain its troop presence in Germany. Trump had assured him “not just today, but again that the United States […]
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration said it is looking to use a mix of military and chartered flights to help U.S. citizens leave the Middle East as Iran steps up retaliatory strikes.
Continue ReadingThe Iranian Revolutionary Guards taking part in a military exercise in the Persian Gulf in southern Iran on February 16, 2026.Image: EPA On February 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in American-Israeli strikes. He was the head of the Revolutionary Guard, an organization classified as terrorist by the West. March 3, 2026, 8:53 […]
Continue Reading“We’re seeing some member states that are realizing right now what’s happening in Cyprus — that they should consider all kinds of actions,” he said. France said Tuesday it will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, and the U.K. is weighing sending a warship to the Mediterranean as part of “defensive operations.” Starmer has […]
Continue ReadingTrump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.
Continue ReadingFrench president Emmanuel Macron has ordered his country’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East. Mr Macron said the Charles de Gaulle will be escorted by its air wing, and its escorting frigates. In a pre-recorded speech […]
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