• April 13 2026
  Middle East war

  Trump lashes out at Pope Leo for criticism of Iran war

  The head of the Catholic Church has emerged as a leading voice of opposition against US foreign policy

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• April 13 2026
  Middle East war

  The risks of Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade plan

  Naval embargo designed to cut off Iran’s exports threatens to destabilise global energy markets

  
• April 12 2026
  Middle East war

  US and Iran fail to reach deal after marathon talks

  Negotiations foundered over Tehran’s unwillingness to concede ground on nuclear weapons, says JD Vance

  
• April 12 2026
  US-UK relations

  Brexiters turn their backs on Trump after Iran chaos

  Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch distance themselves from the US president, having once celebrated his example

  
• April 12 2026
  Poland

  Trump is ‘leader of chaos’, says Polish parliament speaker

  Włodzimierz Czarzasty’s comments are rare criticism of the president in pro-US country

  
• April 11 2026
  Middle East war

  US and Iran locked in marathon talks to end war

  Historic negotiations aim to end a widening conflict that has stoked a global energy crisis

  
• April 11 2026
  Middle East war

  JD Vance arrives in Pakistan for ‘positive’ peace talks with Iran

  US vice-president says he hopes to build on the fragile 14-day ceasefire

  
• April 11 2026
  UK foreign policy

  Royal balm will not rescue the Anglo-American relationship

  The King’s upcoming visit to the court of Donald Trump has too much riding on it

  Philip Stephens

  
• April 10 2026
  FT live news

  Lebanon and Israel agree to talks in Washington next week

  The talks would be the first direct negotiations between the two countries in more than four decades

  
• April 10 2026
  UK politics

  UK drops bill to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US opposition

  British officials acknowledge the legislation had run out of time to proceed to the statute book

  
• April 10 2026
  Politics

  The FT View. Trump is surrendering America’s moral leadership

  The president’s chilling threats have further eroded rules against war crimes

  The editorial board

  
• April 10 2026
  FT Swamp Notes

  Is this America’s Suez moment?

  At the very least, the war with Iran has been a strategic failure for the US

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• April 10 2026
  Middle East war

  Now would be a great time to send US ambassadors to the Middle East

  At a time when many question American leadership, there’s an underrated value in simply showing up

  Daniel Benaim

  
• April 10 2026
  Middle East war

  Nato split over US access to European bases in Iran war

  Donald Trump irate at France and Spain’s refusal to authorise use of military facilities

  
• April 10 2026
  Japanese politics & policy

  The Big Read. The country that can’t say no to Trump

  Tokyo is in need of a plan B to dependence on the US. There may not be one

  
• April 9 2026
  Middle East war

  Middle East war day 41 as it happened: S&P 500 posts longest winning streak since October on ceasefire optimism

  US stocks closed higher as investors remained positive that Iran would stick to agreement after Israel and Lebanon agree to talks

  
• April 9 2026
  Religion

  Trump officials deny threatening Vatican over Pope Leo’s criticisms

  Pope Leo XIV has become increasingly concerned over Washington’s military policies

  
• April 9 2026
  Oil & Gas industry

  US oil exports to hit record as Iran war triggers race for supplies

  ‘Armada’ of Asian tankers heads for American ports as energy shortages spread

  
• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  Will Trump stick with his Iran truce?

  US president’s ceasefire deal is fraying, the hawks in his alliance are sceptical and Tehran still controls the strait

  
• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  White House pushed Pakistan to broker temporary Iran ceasefire

  Idea for pause in fighting originated from Donald Trump’s team even as he escalated threats against Iran

  
• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  Middle East war day 40 as it happened: Ceasefire under pressure as strikes persist; JD Vance to lead US delegation in Islamabad talks

  Tehran threatens to withdraw from truce pact over Israeli attacks on Hizbollah

  
• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  The FT View. An unstable truce in the Middle East

  Iran has been severely degraded but for Trump there are lessons to learn

  The editorial board

  
• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  ‘There are no winners’: US and Iran enter into fragile truce

  Ceasefire does not bring permanent end to war between foes burdened by decades of distrust

  
• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  The madness of the Madman Theory

  An idea that didn’t work for Richard Nixon probably won’t for Donald Trump

  Janan Ganesh

  
• April 7 2026
  Middle East war

  Middle East war day 39 as it happened: US and Iran announce two-week ceasefire that will open Strait of Hormuz

  Oil prices slide as Tehran says it will allow ‘safe passage’ through vital waterway