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Joe Kent testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on 11 December 2025, in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker / AFP
Profiles

Joe Kent: the US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war

Kamal Alam 21 March 2026
US public opinion is decisively shifting against Israel Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

US public opinion is decisively shifting against Israel

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 21 March 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump-Putin meeting already seen as a win for the Kremlin

Putin heads to Alaska, marking his first visit to the US in a decade and his first meeting with a US president since June 2021, when he shook hands with Biden in Geneva

Con Coughlin 14 August 2025

Zelenskyy shut out of Trump-Putin meet

Fares Garabet 11 August 2025

Trump's tariffs lack bite

Fares Garabet 03 August 2025
The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. The Trump administration on June 30, 2025, accused Harvard of violating the civil rights of its Jewish and Israeli students. Rick Friedman / AFP

Academic own goal: Trump’s war on universities weakens the US

The president and his base dislike the liberal bastions of America's elite campuses so have cut billions in funding. Whether they fight back or capitulate, this is only going to harm the US economy

Christopher Phillips 31 July 2025
Fares Garabet

The president and the pillars of the global order

Fares Garabet 24 July 2025
Stepping into the shoes (or shadow) of an investment legend is no easy thing, as Greg Abel is nominated to succeed Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway. Mona Eing & Michael Meissner

Big shoes to fill: Greg Abel takes the reins at Berkshire Hathaway

The Canadian has been voted in as Warren Buffett's successor. Leading a company worth $1.2tr is tough enough, but succeeding a 'sage' makes it even harder. Who is Buffett's next-in-line?

Abdulfattah Khattab 22 July 2025
Fares Garabet

Tying the president to a sex scandal

Fares Garabet 21 July 2025
Stock markets are reacting to an uptick in US inflation, suggesting that President Donald Trump's tariffs are beginning to feed into the American economy. Angela Weiss/AFP

Trump still betting on tariffs to shrink America’s trade deficit

In his latest missive, the US President has threatened 100% duties on Russia and its trading partners, which includes some big American allies. It's 'stick-or-twist' time for the White House.

Mohamed Sharki 17 July 2025
Supporters of Donald Trump hold a sign about the border wall with Mexico before Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Florida on 11 October 2023. Trump has now allocated $46bn to build it. AFP

Still beautiful? Trump’s tax cuts and spending plans look ominous

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA for short, will raise the fiscal deficit from 6.4% to more than 7% of GDP, pushing up long-term interest rates. Look to the bond markets for honest reactions.

Toufic Chanbour 16 July 2025
US Army General Erik Kurilla currently heads US Central Command (CENTCOM) and played a key role planning the bombing of Iran last month. Eduardo Ramon

Gen. Erik Kurilla: Trump's hardened fighter and strategic thinker

A four-star general who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, Kurilla leads US forces in the Middle East and played a key role in the US mission to bomb Iran's underground nuclear facilities. Who is he?

Con Coughlin 13 July 2025
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Business & Economy

The skyrocketing cost of Epic Fury

19 March 2026

From military spending to energy markets, the US-Israeli war on Iran is driving rising costs, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as a central pressure point

Thuraya Shahin
Sara Gironi Carnevale
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US public opinion is decisively shifting against Israel

20 March 2026

Until fairly recently, most Americans sided with Israel. These days, most side with the Palestinians. That will eventually influence US foreign policy.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Pete Reynolds
Business & Economy

Energy infrastructure attacks and the new security imperative

17 March 2026

By attacking Gulf energy infrastructure, Iran aims to apply economic and geopolitical pressure as a way to avoid large-scale conflict

Jessica Obeid
A member of the security forces, holding a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, observes protesters as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader in Enghelab Square in Tehran, on 9 March 2026. Getty/ Al Majalla
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Decapitation strikes unlikely to topple Iran's regime

18 March 2026

Instead of taking down the Islamic Republic, what the assassinations have done is harden public support and accelerate the regime's militarisation

Alex Vatanka
Lina Jaradat
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Strait of Hormuz: the waterway critical to global trade 

18 March 2026

Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.

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