Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War

An expensive, ruinous conflict resumes for no other reason than one octogenarian narcissist’s inability to face reality. Ad Policy President Donald Trump arrives at the White House on Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz / CNP / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Nearly five months since it launched its war of choice against Iran, the United…

Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War

Opinion | Iran and Its Nuclear Bomb

As negotiations between Tehran and Washington become increasingly deadlocked in Geneva—largely due to Iran’s categorical refusal to grant the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to facilities damaged during recent military strikes, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—the fundamental cause of the current crisis inevitably comes back into focus: The United States’ withdrawal from the 2015…

Opinion | Iran and Its Nuclear Bomb

US strikes Iran for second day

Good morning and welcome to FirstFT. In today’s newsletter: Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’ Burnham weighs deputy UK PM in charge of ‘Number 10 North’ Trump’s surprise Ukraine shift steadies nervous Nato allies The erosion of Britain’s power abroad We begin with the Middle East where hostilities between the US and Iran have…

US strikes Iran for second day