Guardian: Jonathan Powell attended the negotiations in Geneva, thought progress had been made and that the deal proposed by Iran was “surprising”, according to sources. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"Trump's war with Iran — and the particular issue of the Strait of Hormuz — will define the rest of his presidency and may haunt his successors." www.ft.com/content/175a...

"(Nato) was not an alliance that was designed for one of the allies to go on a war of choice and then oblige everyone else to follow. It was not designed for that at all. I’m not sure that’s the sort of Nato that any of us wanted to belong to." General Nick Carter, former Chief of the Defence Staff

Just stumbling around trying to figure out how the world works.

Zur Unterstützung seien im Moment »führende Rolltreppen-Experten« aus Finnland am Berliner Hauptbahnhof. www.spiegel.de/panorama/rol...

I'm out of words here

„Beyond the uranium, administration officials tell Axios there has also been discussion of seizing Kharg Island, a strategic terminal responsible for roughly 90% of Iran's crude oil exports.“ www.axios.com/2026/03/08/i...

Exklusiv @spiegel.de und Report Mainz: Intern warnen Beamte der EU-Kommission vor einer möglichen Migrationskrise durch den Irankrieg

Exklusiv @spiegel.de und Report Mainz: EU-Beamte kritisieren unpräzise Luftschläge in »dicht besiedelten Bevölkerungsgebieten« in Iran »Luftschläge erfolgten nicht präzise, träfen dicht besiedelte Bevölkerungsgebiete, mit steigenden zivilen Opferzahlen (Schulen, Gesundheitseinrichtungen).«

Exklusiv @spiegel.de: EU-Analysten (INTCEN) gehen derzeit nicht davon aus, dass der Irankrieg zu einem Sturz des Regimes führen wird. Es erscheine »wahrscheinlich«, dass das Regime in Teheran sich »als Zentralregierung halten werde«, hieß es in einem Briefing am Dienstag.

Merz reklamiert eine Führungsrolle in Europa. An diesem Anspruch ist er Dienstag gescheitert. Mit Spanien hat er ausgerechnet ein Land im Regen stehen lassen, dessen Gesellschaft so proeuropäisch ist wie kaum eine andere. www.spiegel.de/ausland/frie...

Der Auftritt des Kanzlers im Oval Office war beschämend. America first, EU second - so kann Merz Europa nicht führen. Mein Kommentar @spiegel.de www.spiegel.de/ausland/frie...

"Vor den Augen der Weltöffentlichkeit ließ der Kanzler Spanien, einen EU-Partner, im Stich. Es war ein beschämender Moment, der Merz noch lange nachhängen wird." Kommentar meines Kollegen @stluedke.bsky.social www.spiegel.de/ausland/frie...

Sánchez gibt morgen um 9 Uhr eine Regierungserklärung

Not sure Merz sitting next to Trump and nodding along while he picks on an EU country for defending international law is going to go down well in Spain.

Schneller Take in unserem Liveblog zum Irankrieg:

"We are gonna cut off all trade with Spain. We want nothing to do with Spain." (Great people, though)

Pedro Sánchez stellt sich so entschlossen gegen den Irankrieg wie kein anderer europäischer Regierungschef. Die USA ziehen Tankerflugzeuge ab, Lindsay Graham wütet schon. Kann die Strategie aufgehen? www.spiegel.de/ausland/span...

Pedro Sánchez leistet sich den Luxus einer klaren Haltung, Teil 432

Pedro Sánchez positioniert sich so deutlich gegen den US-Angriff auf Iran wie kein anderer europäischer Regierungschef. Das ist politisch riskant — und hat Folgen für das amerikanische Militär. @spiegel.de www.spiegel.de/ausland/span...

Translation: he didn't have enough weapons to fight his war of choice and so he is blaming Ukraine

France will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, as the U.S.-Israel-Iran war heightens tensions in the Middle East, two senior Cypriot government officials have told POLITICO iran.liveuamap.com/en/2026/3-ma...

At last, Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox News to explain to the American people why they went to war with Iran.

Day 3 of the war in the Middle East — and no one can say for certain why exactly the US started it. It depends on who you ask and when.

Starmer's ability to find the exact sweetspot which pisses off everyone is extraordinary. He's a savant.

And we see one other reason why the UAE was smart to do it playing out now, in that one reason why the E3 is going to intercept Iranian missiles is their citizens live there!

The Dubai influencer bubble seems o be torn between: - Dubai still safer than London or Berlin, you fools; I don‘t mind the explosions. - My embassy still hasn‘t contacted me; government is useless, stop paying taxes! Curious to see which one wins out.

This follows already UK planes shooting down Iranian drones, attacks on military facilities that also host German armed forces and reports of the French aircraft carrier on the way to the region.

Second E3 declaration on Iran. This goes much further, with France, Germany and the UK signalling willingness for 'defensive action' against Iran if its attacks on allies in the region persist. Macron, Merz and Starmer also say they will work with the US and allies in the region.

Sánchez und Merz sind in Sachen Iran zu sehr unterschiedlichen Positionen gekommen. Sánchez sagt, der Angriff sei völkerrechtswidrig, deshalb abzulehnen. Merz behauptet, völkerrechtskonform könne man leider nichts machen (was Schwachsinn ist, siehe JCPoA) - und begrüßt den Krieg.

Israel and not the US informed Berlin of the imminent war against Iran. @spiegel.de

This move is a declaration of war on UK-European families like mine and makes joint trips to the UK impossible for the foreseeable future. It was abysmally communicated. The message from this Labour (!) government to the British diaspora: f-off and don’t come back.

Elmar Theveßen hat gerade bei Lanz „den 31-jährigen Latino-Rapper Bad Bunny“ erklärt, die halbe Show nacherzählt und muss jetzt Trumps eingeblendete Tweets übersetzen. Auch hart verdientes Geld.

Munich is goldplating trees now. Planting one tree will cost 70.000 euros. We can't put it into a "unversiegelte Straßenbegleitgrün"? Well, bad luck! www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...

A reset will do

Now the question that has always haunted Starmer can no longer be dodged: does he have a project of his own? Or even the political instinct to identify one without McSweeney?

on we go

Morgan McSweeney resigns, taking the fall for the Mandelson appointment. He was never just Starmer’s chief of staff; he was the one who made Starmer Labour leader and PM in the first place. McSweeney chose Starmer, not the other way around.

After the Epstein files, there will be the Mandelson files

Epsteins Komplizin Ghislaine Maxwell hatte einen Presseausweis – offenbar ausgestellt von der Deutschen Journalistinnen- & Journalisten-Union. Die DJU vergibt internationale Ausweise nur an ihre Mitglieder. Wie also kam Maxwell daran? @spiegel.de @papertrailmedia.de www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...

He got himself his own catchphrase

Shabana Mahmood admits it took Labour 18 months to formally terminate the agreement to deport migrants to Rwanda, which is suing the UK for unpaid payments

This

I don’t think McSweeney comes back from this. And possibly not Starmer either.

Letting misogynistic cryptobros take over the world was always a bad idea. Now everyone can see why.

Knives are out for McSweeney

You know when I thought the Epstein revelations might take down a G7 leader I didn’t have SKS as the most obvious casualty.

What could go wrong? www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

Ahem.

One would hope they eventually move it to Signal—and then discuss how to strengthen Europe itself, not only the transatlantic bond.