Donald Trump has hinted in a social media that he would be in favour of regime change in Iran. His government has said otherwise.
[STATE OF EMERGENCY: See this week’s cover story about Starmer’s troubles, by Andrew Marr]
Elsewhere, the UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has so far refused to say whether the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites was legal. Does the UK government quietly approve of Trump’s actions?
In this episode, our associate political editor Rachel Cunliffe discusses those questions with US correspondent Freddie Hayward and senior editor George Eaton.
Meanwhile in response to the attack, the Iranian government has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, effectively restricting one fifth of the world’s oil supply. Rachel asks our editor Tom McTague and business editor Will Dunn what this would mean for the global economy – and the cost of goods in the UK.
The NS is covering the Middle Eastern conflict extensively. Senior editor Katie Stallard has detailed Donald Trump’s fragile truce. Associate professor at Exeter university David Blagden argues that there will not be a ‘final victory’ for either Iran or Israel. As chaos spreads, Alexander Clarkson has asked: what can Britain and Europe do?
[STATE OF EMERGENCY: See this week’s cover story about Starmer’s troubles, by Andrew Marr]
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