NEW: China is helping Iran reconstitute the Iranian missile program amid US-Israeli efforts to degrade it. Western media reported that China has sent multiple shipments of missile fuel precursor to Iran since the start of the war. (1/9)

US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search underway for crew, US official says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Really happy and very surprised to be nominated for Wincott Award. Well done to fellow nominees/deadly rivals wincott.co.uk/wincott-shor...

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Iran's president has not changed

Reminder that Trump has, since returning to office, committed a grand total of zero new dollars in military aid to Ukraine (the tiny amount at the start of 2025 was agreed under the Biden administration). www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...

“Trump clearly did not fully appreciate the impact of his intervention [in Iran]. In fact, it is becoming apparent that very little preparation was done,” Le Pen said in an interview www.politico.eu/article/fran...

On Iran, Trump has two options: Back down → humiliation Double down → prolonged economic pain + risk to US lives Either way, the damage is done—to Trump, and possibly to Maga itself. Read the full article here >> inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

Now even loyalists are breaking ranks—Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes. Trump’s base isn’t just uneasy. It’s splitting. At the worst possible time for Republicans heading into midterms.

Maga was built on “America First”: • No foreign wars • No wasted lives • No draining resources But the Iran conflict flips that completely—raising prices, risking troops, and creating instability at home.

For a man obsessed with legacy, Donald Trump may be destroying his greatest achievement: MAGA 🧵 My latest for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

One month in, the Islamic Republic is winning merely by surviving. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/30/t...

Britain is sending Sky Sabre to Saudi Arabia www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Read @lukemcgee.bsky.social piece... Trump’s Iran war gamble backfires—splitting MAGA, tanking approval, and threatening the movement he built. Is this the beginning of the end for Trumpism? inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

For a man obsessed with legacy, Donald Trump may be destroying his greatest achievement: MAGA 🧵 My latest for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

Poland won’t divert Patriot air defense systems to Gulf www.politico.eu/article/pola...

Encouraging countries to go and steal fuel?

For years, the question was who would inherit Maga. Now there’s a bigger one: what’s left of it? My latest for the @theipaper.com looks at how Iran could reshape Trump’s legacy—and the future of the GOP: inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

Four years since the Bucha massacre. That so many people in the West are not aware of this atrocity carried out by the Russian forces in Ukraine is appalling. kyivindependent.com/eu-top-diplo...

"The Kremlin has stepped up espionage at key military facilities in Norway, while at home propaganda convinces Russians that it is already at war with Nato. So Oslo has begun increasing its preparations for invasion." www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

Eight sanctioned Russian tankers are currently in the English Channel but the Royal Navy is not seizing them, despite new powers to do so. inews.co.uk/news/putin-e...

How the wars in Ukraine and Iran made France rethink its military plans www.politico.eu/article/how-...

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Joining the Trump admin: the grift that keeps on giving

Israel passes law making death penalty default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Houthis joining the war is a reminder of how America’s adversaries have increased their global reach and influence while DC has been insular 2008 onwards - especially so in the Trump era. Real mess where it’s not clear what levers America can pull edition.cnn.com/2026/03/29/w...

Matt Goodwin makes a lot more sense when you realise he is just Robert Jenrick with more time on his hands.

Having watched most of this, it seems Goodwin is under the impression he won or at the very least came across well in debate (on his home pitch with) Not sure if it’s arrogance or a fear of appearing weak, but to turn up so unprepared when he knew the charges is ridiculous

Aside from all the obvious issues: how does he think this helps his current negotiating situation with Iran, which clearly currently has the upper hand over America?

Trump’s Red Lines Mean Nothing Now. Iran is exposing the limits of a presidency built on bluff, improvisation, and submission rituals, says Fareed Zakaria. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/27/d...

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

Hating Ukraine Is Viktor Orban’s Reelection Strategy foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/19/v...

UK commits £100 million air defence package for Ukraine. £100 million sounds like a lot of money, until you consider that missile interceptors can cost $3-4 million a pop - the thing Ukraine probably needs the most. Still, well done Britain. www.gov.uk/government/n...

US can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

At this point, it’s getting hard to see Donald Trump’s foreign policy as anything other than: – gut instinct – short-term opportunism – or not really understanding the consequences I have written a short post on the latest madness from the White House. lukemcgee.substack.com/p/i-am-not-s...

Sanctions and war aim to weaken regimes. But who actually suffers most? In Iran, it may be religious minorities—already marginalized, now at greater risk. New piece in @foreignpolicy.com 👇 (Last time I share this, I promise) foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/24/i... #HumanRights #Iran

HBO Max just not giving an eff about the TERF wars

“You want me to pay?” “Aye! A toll ‘ere”

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Iran’s Minorities Will Pay the Price for Trump’s War. A battered Iranian regime is looking for scapegoats. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/24/i...

At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity halted - www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Skenes pulled in the first. I love this sport #LGM

I was just complimenting Skenes. Going to compliment oppo pitchers more often #LGM

It's opening day which can only mean one thing! MLBTV isn't working!

Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection www.cnn.com/interactive/... Amazing work from some of my former colleagues here. It’s not a pleasant story to read, as fair warning.

"What makes the prospective encounter between Trump and Ghalibaf genuinely strange is how much they share. Both have built careers on the gap between public denial and private transaction" Great, by @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/25/g...

"To reassert global leadership, the United States must overcome the polarization, stasis, and dysfunction that have overtaken its domestic politics. Abundance offers an escape from the quicksand that has dragged the country down." foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/23/a...

With so much gloom in the world, it's worth remembering that baseball is back #LGM