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We are not scared and we will never surrender our nuclear programme, says Iran

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi claimed ‘one has the right to dictate our behaviour’

By JC Reporter

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US-Iran talks moved to Oman after Islamic Republic threatens pullout

By Jacob Jaffa

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Trump demands $1bn from Harvard in escalation of campus antisemitism dispute

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Iran

US downs Iranian drone as Gulf tensions escalate

By Jacob Jaffa

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US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) delivers a press conference with US businessman Jared Kushner (R) upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Witkoff and Kushner to lead Iran talks on Friday

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read

US President Donald Trump gestures after holding a signing ceremony for the Board of Peace at World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland (Getty Images)

Iran protests 2026

Trump claims Iran ‘wants to talk’ as ‘armada’ arrives in Gulf

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (L) with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Image: Getty)

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

Israel’s weakening of Iran is driving a Saudi realignment

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Canada booted from Board of Peace after Carney declines $1 billion fee

Spain, France and the UK have also expressed reservations over the organisation’s role and the prospective involvement of Russian President Putin

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 23, 2026 11:45

Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Elisa Bray

Thank you for the offer, President Trump – but as a British Jew my home is Britain

This is the land of my mother tongue and where my friends and family reside – leaving is not something we should even have to consider. It is the UK that should not be tolerating antisemitism

3 min read

January 22, 2026 17:07

‘Peace in the world’: Trump leads Board of Peace signing in Davos

A bevy of world leaders put their names to the new body’s founding charter, though some were notable by their absence

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 22, 2026 10:41

US President Trump leads the Board of Peace signing ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026 (BBC News screenshot)

Netanyahu accepts invitation to sit on Board of Peace

Israel had previously criticised the makeup of the Board’s subordinate committees, following the inclusion of Turkish and Qatari officials

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 21, 2026 10:47

US President Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

Macron declines Board of Peace invitation as signing ceremony set for Davos

The new body’s apparent intentions to rival the UN, as well as the prospective involvement of Vladimir Putin, have caused alarm in the Élysée Palace

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 20, 2026 10:30

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting on the institutional future of New Caledonia at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

US will pursue death penalty against Washington embassy shooting suspect

‘The sad truth is, for way too long, antisemitism has been allowed to grow unchecked in this country,’ said Attorney General Pam Bondi

By David Isaac

2 min read

January 19, 2026 15:04

Attorney General Pam Bondi, accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche (L) and FBI Director Kash Patel (R), speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

Trump’s personal lawyer proposes US provide asylum for British Jews

British-born Robert Garson says the UK is ‘no longer a safe place’ for Jews and offered to train ‘any Jewish person that wants to learn’ how to handle a firearm

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read

January 19, 2026 12:20

Robert Garson (third from right) stands behind President Trump during the swearing-in ceremony for US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor (not pictured) in the Oval Office in November 2025 (Getty Images)

US sets out four conditions for Iran peace as aircraft carrier en route to Gulf

Washington’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, called on the Islamic Republic to commit to stringent limitations on its nuclear and ballistic programmes

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 16, 2026 11:20