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Iran and U.S. have been in direct contact in recent days, sources say

Steve Witkoff and Iran's foreign minister have exchanged texts.

Axios

Trump makes major Putin admission as war with Iran rages

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The Independent UK

Trump admits that Putin could be helping Iran despite what his envoy claimed

‘I think he might be helping them a little bit, yeah, I guess,’ the president said in a new interview

The Independent UK

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‘Putin might be helping them’: Trump hints Russia could be aiding Iran

President Trump suggested Vladimir Putin might be aiding Iran in its conflict, drawing a parallel to US support for Ukraine. This comes after Trump previously questioned a reporter on similar reports. Meanwhile, a US envoy stated Russia denied sharing intelligence with Iran, though expressed hope this remains true.

The Times of India

Trump 'Throws Allies Under The Bus' As He Blames Hegseth, Jared, Witkoff And Rubio Over Decision To Bomb Iran

Donald Trump says advice from Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff shaped the decision to strike Iran, prompting scrutiny of Operation Epic Fury and the administration's war strategy.

International Business Times UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe condemns Trump’s oil sanctions move as Zelensky bemoans Middle East conflict

Zelensky says Trump’s move could net Moscow as much as $10bn to support Putin’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Donald Trump said war in Iran is ‘very complete,’ only for his very own special envoy to turn him into a liar, liar, pants on fire

Mixed messaging over the Iran war continues.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ‘buffer zone’ strategy in tatters after Kyiv reclaims swathes of territory

Ukrainian troops now control almost all of the Dnipropetrovsk region after liberating 400 square kilometres in counterattacks

The Independent UK

Iran war latest: Oil prices soar again after two Iraqi tankers struck in suspected Iranian attack

Donald Trump has said that US forces have knocked out 28 Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

US orders petroleum reserve release in bid to calm markets – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East has no idea how or when war with Iran will end: ‘I don’t know’

President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was ‘very complete’ a day before the U.S. sunk 16 Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught

Tehran spurns Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and insists on guarantees it will not be attacked again

The Guardian - UK

Putin gives Trump easy way out of confused Iran war strategy – and he might take it

ANALYSIS: As Donald Trump delivers bafflingly mixed messages about the end of the Iran war, he has suggested he may lift oil sanctions on Russia, but that will suit only one man – Vladimir Putin. World affairs editor Sam Kiley asks: whose side is the US president really on?

The Independent UK

From ‘peace president’ to Operation Epic Fury: Donald Trump’s road to war

In reality, US president’s opposition to foreign entanglements had only ever been partial

The Guardian - UK

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Latin Times

Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Lied When Claiming That Iranian Officials Bragged About Having Enough Material For 11 Nuclear Bombs: Report

Special envoy Steve Witkoff lied when he claimed that Iranian negotiators bragged about having enough material to build 11 nuclear bombs, according to a diplomat with direct knowledge of how conversations unfolded, a new report claimed.

The Guardian - UK

Chaos signals Iran struggling to function as war turns into fight for survival

Strikes on Iranian leadership are putting Tehran under unprecedented military and diplomatic pressure

The Independent UK

Nearly two-thirds of Americans don’t believe Trump has a clear plan for an escalating Iran conflict

The U.S. president’s approval rating was already slipping before conflict with Iran erupted on Saturday

The Independent UK

Inside the first 48 hours of Trump’s attacks on Iran

More than 10,000 rounds fired and 1,000 targets hit within 24 hours after Trump’s order to commence strikes

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Axios

U.S. and Israel delayed original Iran strike by a week, officials say

The delay gave Trump another week to choose between diplomacy and war.

The Independent UK

Trump says Iran wants talks after assassination of supreme leader: ‘They should’ve done it sooner. They played too cute’

Iranian foreign ministry hasn’t confirmed that talks will resume after assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei

International Business Times UK

Suspected Insiders Reportedly Made Nearly £780K Betting on a US Strike on Iran With Wallets Funded in the Last 24Hours

Six crypto wallets reportedly profited from insider trading on Polymarket, betting on US strikes in Iran. Allegations of insider trading arise as wallets show suspicious activity.

The Guardian - US

Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president

The America First president who built his political brand on opposing foreign military adventures has unleashed a war of choice aimed at regime change

Axios

Two months, two tracks: How Trump chose war with Iran

In the end, Trump's ambiguity was itself a strategic asset.

The Guardian - US

Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran: ‘A window of opportunity’

The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once

The Guardian - UK

War on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfolded

Coordinated daylight assault on Tehran sparked Iranian retaliation and plunged the region into wider conflict

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