Donald Trump

Today's Big Question Trump slates Starmer over lack of support for US strikes on Iran but intelligence sharing and economic interdependence persist

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 5 March 26

Today's Big Question Inbuilt structural power makes Tehran authorities difficult to overthrow, as Ayatollah’s son tipped to succeed him

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 4 March 26

Talking Points The administration is offering shifting rationales

By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published 3 March 26

speed read In the 72 hours since the US and Israel began bombing Iran, the war has already engulfed at least 11 countries

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 3 March 26

TALKING POINTS A hastily launched war of vaguely articulated goalposts in Iran has thrust Trump’s vision of expanded empire into a spotlight for which it might not be ready

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 2 March 26

speed read The White House has yet to explain to Congress or the general public what prompted the attacks that may draw the US into another Middle East war

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 2 March 26

Today’s Big Question Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and strikes on Cyprus, Lebanon and Qatar, the US is risking a ‘long-lasting’ and ‘open-ended’ conflict

By Will Barker, The Week UK Published 2 March 26

Talking Point The decision is a vindication for the rule of law, but Donald Trump will not take the verdict lying down

By The Week UK Published 28 February 26

speed read If Paramount takes over, CNN and CBS will be under the control of Paramount’s David Ellison, a friend of President Trump

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 27 February 26

Talking Points Deal with Warner Bros. Discovery may be at stake

By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published 26 February 26

The Explainer US president threatening to attack Iran’s nuclear programme, months after boasting of obliterating it

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 26 February 26

In The Spotlight Newly released oral history of the Obama years suggests Trump was a blind spot for the Democrat

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 25 February 26