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Trump casts doubt on Article 5 commitment en route to NATO summit

Trump casts doubt on Article 5 commitment en route to NATO summit

The U.S. president leaked an obsequious message sent by NATO’s Rutte, showing the summit is designed to keep him interested in European security.

June 24, 2025 5:33 pm CET
Germany’s Merz rejects review of EU economic pact with Israel
An angry Trump decries Israel, Iran for breaking ceasefire
Israel, Iran enter shaky ceasefire

Israel, Iran enter shaky ceasefire

June 24, 2025 10:26 am CET
Trump, Iran und der bange Blick zum Nato-Gipfel 
The EU says Israel is guilty of human rights abuses. What does that mean for trade?
Trump’s Iran bombing tests the limits of British influence
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Europe tiptoes through NATO summit as Trump lands and Iran looms

As Trump returns to the NATO table and conflict brews in the Middle East, leaders are hoping unity survives a tightly choreographed summit.

June 24, 2025 4:01 am CET

Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire

The president said it would begin just after midnight, after a conflict that lasted 12 days and the U.S. joined over the weekend.

June 24, 2025 12:49 am CET

UK signs up to NATO’s 5 percent defense spending target

Until now, London has only spoken of an “ambition” to spend 3 percent of GDP on defense at some point during the next parliament.

June 23, 2025 11:30 pm CET

Metsola’s return from Mideast up in air amid Iranian counterstrikes

Iran’s response to U.S. attacks on its nuclear facilities shut down air travel across the region.

June 23, 2025 8:35 pm CET

Macron: US strikes on Iran aren’t legal

European leaders are walking a tightrope between condemning Tehran’s nuclear program while calling for restraint.

June 23, 2025 8:11 pm CET

Das Update zu den Nato-Ausgaben

Die Haushaltswoche beginnt – und Deutschland setzt ein Signal: Bis 2029 sollen 3,5 Prozent der Wirtschaftskraft in Rüstung und Verteidigung investiert werden. Ein klares Zeichen an den …

June 23, 2025 5:27 pm CET

Germany’s Merz says ‘no reason to criticize’ bombing of nuclear sites in Iran

“It is not without risk,” Merz said of the U.S. and Israeli decisions to bomb Iran. “But leaving it as it was wasn’t an option either.”

June 23, 2025 4:36 pm CET

Europe pleads for diplomacy after US strikes Iran

Ministers are urging Iran to return to the negotiating table after U.S. struck three nuclear sites.

June 23, 2025 2:07 pm CET

Iran’s exiled ‘crown prince’ says he is ready to take over from Khamenei

Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 revolution, offers to lead Iran’s transition to democracy after regime change.

June 23, 2025 1:39 pm CET

Russia hits Kyiv with huge attack while condemning US strikes on Iran

Just a day before Moscow’s attack on Ukraine’s capital, the Kremlin “strongly condemned” the airstrikes that Washington launched against Iranian nuclear facilities.

June 23, 2025 12:24 pm CET

UK warns Iran against Strait of Hormuz blockade

David Lammy is urging Iran not to escalate in response to U.S. strikes.

June 23, 2025 10:46 am CET

The four questions Starmer will be asking on Iran

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump about the need for Iran to return to the negotiating table after Tehran’s warning of “everlasting consequences” for the …

June 23, 2025 9:10 am CET
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Oil prices jump as market awaits Iran response to attacks

A move by Tehran to disrupt oil shipments could mean sharply higher prices at the pump in the United States.

June 23, 2025 6:05 am CET

Trump floats regime change in Iran, muddying the administration’s message

Top Trump officials said their strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites were limited, but they don’t have much control over the knock-on effects in the Middle East and their party.

June 23, 2025 5:55 am CET

Wie Europa bei Krieg und Frieden zum Statisten wird

Die USA greifen Irans Atomanlagen an – und Europa? Wird weder gefragt noch gehört. In dieser sicherheitspolitischen Analyse vor dem NATO-Gipfel erklärt Gordon Repinski, warum Deutschland und …

June 23, 2025 5:38 am CET

Israel savages EU over ‘outrageous and indecent’ human rights review 

Relations between Brussels and Israel hit a new low as European ministers gather to discuss whether to punish Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. 

June 22, 2025 6:24 pm CET

Iran reportedly moves to shut Strait of Hormuz after US attacks

The Iranian parliament backed a measure to close the critical shipping route in response to U.S. airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, state media reported

June 22, 2025 5:33 pm CET

Pentagon officials say it’s too soon to know if Iran strikes were successful

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not specify how the administration would avoid getting drawn into a deeper escalation with Tehran.

June 22, 2025 4:56 pm CET

Iran’s foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes

Abbas Araghchi emphasized the “strategic partnership” between Tehran and Moscow as he announced the trip just hours after the U.S. targeted three Iranian nuclear sites.  .

June 22, 2025 1:47 pm CET

Iran warns US strikes to have ‘everlasting consequences’

American bombing of Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites was “extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

June 22, 2025 11:00 am CET

White House wary of Iran counterattack as Trump strikes triumphant tone

The decision to send American B-2 bombers to attack Iran, the most significant military action of Trump’s presidency, threatens to inject Washington into another Middle East conflict.

June 22, 2025 6:42 am CET

Trump threatens more strikes if Iran doesn’t negotiate a deal

In a short speech to the nation, the president declared the Iran mission a success and said it may just be the start.

June 22, 2025 5:24 am CET

US bombed 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says

The strikes, which targeted Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan sites, bring Washington directly into Israel’s war with Tehran.

June 22, 2025 2:46 am CET

Iran official warns US that joining Israel in attacks would be ‘very dangerous’

Israel’s military said it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks.

June 21, 2025 5:03 pm CET
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