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US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 3, 2026, 9:54 am
Trump’s ire at NATO leaves European partners bracing for potential US exit
American president stopped short of condemning alliance in recent speech, but tensions over potential Strait of Hormuz operations have officials fearing gap no longer bridgeable
By Gram Slattery, Andrea Shalal, Andrew Gray and John Irish
FILE: Chinese YJ-17 anti-ship hypersonic missiles are seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing, September 3, 2025. (GREG BAKER / AFP)
February 24, 2026, 2:41 pm
‘Complete game-changer’: Iran close to buying supersonic anti‑ship missiles from China
Deal for purchase of CM‑302 missiles, with range of 180 miles, is nearing completion, though delivery date and quantity unclear; expert says they are ‘very difficult to intercept’
By Gavin Finch, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
Displaced Palestinians walk amongst the rubble in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip on January 17, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
January 19, 2026, 5:46 am
World leaders show caution on Trump’s broader ‘Board of Peace’ amid fears for UN
‘It’s a ‘Trump United Nations’ that ignores the fundamentals of the UN charter,’ one diplomat says of initiative currently focused on Gaza
By John Irish and Andreas Rinke
Anti-Iranian regime protesters hold up a portrait the last shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, as they take part in a demonstration outside the Iranian Embassy in central London on January 10, 2026. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
January 15, 2026, 3:47 pm
Iran protests show bitter schism among exiled opposition factions
The two main factions abroad are led by Reza Pahlavi, son of the former shah, and the Mujahedin-e Khalq, a leftist-Islamist group. It’s unclear that either has broad support
By John Irish, Vitalii Yalahuzian and ANGUS MCDOWALL
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the Iranian Consulate, where Iranian diplomats meet counterparts from Germany, Britain and France for renewed nuclear talks, in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 25, 2025. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
September 17, 2025, 11:59 pm
Talks between Iran, European nations on nuclear program said to make little progress
Diplomats express doubts that any agreement will be reached to stave off reimposition of snapback sanctions on Tehran before end-of-month deadline
By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi
This satellite image released and taken on April 2, 2025 by Planet Labs PBC shows six American B-2 bomber planes on the tarmac of the US military base on Diego Garcia island. ( Handout / Planet Labs / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 11:34 pm
Military strikes are unlikely to permanently destroy Iran’s nuclear program
Military and nuclear experts say any US-Israeli attacks on Iranian atomic sites would be risky and would only set program back a few years, unless their real aim is regime change
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 2, 2025. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
April 2, 2025, 11:27 pm
France says military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal
European nations scrambling to find a solution with original nuclear deal set to expire in October and the US and Israel threatening to hit Iran’s atomic sites
By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 9, 2024. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
September 25, 2024, 7:34 pm
IAEA chief: ‘Ship has sailed’ on Iran reversing ban on uranium enrichment inspectors
Rafael Grossi seeks meeting in Iran next month with new President Masoud Pezeshkian in attempt to resolve stand off over nuclear activity
By John Irish
A handout picture obtained from Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah Media Center shows what they say is their targeting of CHIOS LION, a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker, by unmanned surface vessels in the Red Sea on July 15, 2024. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP)
September 25, 2024, 2:28 pm
Sources: Iran brokering Russia-Houthi talks on arming group with anti-ship missiles
Western and regional sources say Tehran has hosted multiple rounds of talks between Moscow and Yemeni terror group to discuss potential transfer of more precise Yakhont missiles
By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Landay
Actor Tom Cruise jumps off the roof of the Stade de France, during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, at the Stade de France, August 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (Fabrizio Bensch/Pool Photo via AP)
August 12, 2024, 6:12 am
Closing Paris Games, Tom Cruise rappels down stadium, receives Olympic flag for LA
Capping a successful Olympics despite initial security and other concerns, French capital passes the flame to 2028 hosts, who receive it with a cadre of Hollywood stars
By John Irish and Richard Lough
Various centrifuge machines line a hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Iran on April 17, 2021. (Screenshot/Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting-IRIB, via AP)
June 13, 2024, 6:10 am
Iran seen expanding enrichment after IAEA rebuke, but response tamer than feared
Diplomats say Tehran plans to install more clusters of centrifuges, but one source asserts this might have happened regardless of UN nuclear watchdog’s demand for more cooperation
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses British D-Day veterans during a commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy, at the World War II British Normandy Memorial of Ver-sur-Mer, Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP)
June 6, 2024, 2:13 pm
‘Free nations must stand together to oppose tyranny’: Leaders mark 80 years since D-Day
UK’s King Charles leads British event in Normandy as pivotal Allied landing to free Europe from Nazi Germany commemorated by WWII vets, military displays
By Elizabeth Pineau, John Irish and Jeff Mason
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