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Trump brutally rebuked over dragged-out Iran war as Republican defectors vote to handcuff his power
The US House of Representatives has voted 220-204 to approve a war powers resolution aimed at halting President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action against Iran without congressional approval, with a small number of Republicans joining all Democrats. It is the latest in a series of similar votes this summer, though none of the…
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Iranian spies hit Windows machines with Chosen Brick data-stealing malware
Iranian state-backed hackers are targeting individuals via WhatsApp and Telegram to install surveillance malware called Chosen Brick on Windows devices, according to a joint advisory from the FBI, UK National Cyber Security Centre and the Netherlands’ AIVD. The malware has been used since at least 2025 to steal contacts, emails and social media messages, enabling…
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DOJ says companies used Binance to funnel $1.5 billion in crypto to Iran
The US Department of Justice has accused several companies of using the cryptocurrency exchange Binance to funnel roughly $1.5 billion to Iran, allegedly to help fund the country’s military, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Prosecutors disclosed the scheme in a forfeiture complaint seeking to seize $61 million in cryptocurrency, and the allegations mark the…
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Anti-Trump Republican FORCES vote to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie has forced a House vote on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, accusing him of “high crimes and misdemeanors” over continued US military action against Iran that Congress never formally authorised as a war. Massie used a privileged resolution, a procedural tactic that bypasses committee review, the same method he previously…
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‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Film industry figures worldwide have voiced support for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of the documentary NAZA, after Israel’s culture minister Miki Zohar threatened to revoke their citizenship and accused them of treason. NAZA, produced by the Guardian, examines the AI-powered targeting systems Israel used to bombard Gaza, and Zohar’s threat…
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Damning Pentagon report reveals brutal taxpayer-footed bill for Trump’s Iran war
A newly disclosed Pentagon Inspector General report reveals that the first phase of the US war with Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury, cost $33.4 billion between 28 February and 29 June and left “strategic inventory shortfalls” in munitions stockpiles. The findings contradict repeated public assurances from President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth that…
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Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms
The US Department of Defense’s independent inspector general has confirmed that the war with Iran caused “strategic inventory shortfalls” in munitions and bottlenecks in resupply, directly contradicting President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that US weapons stockpiles are “virtually unlimited” and that reports of shortages are “fake news”. The White House rejected the watchdog’s findings, insisting…
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NHS surgeon who insulted Jews and called for ‘Death to Israel’ in anti-Semitic rants on social media is suspended for nine months
An NHS vascular surgeon, Dr Muhammad Abdelmoez Abdelmoghny Khalil, has been suspended for nine months after a medical tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired over a series of anti-Semitic social media posts. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruling follows a complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), which uncovered posts including an image…
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Two sailors missing after tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Oman says
Two sailors are missing and 23 have been rescued after an attack on the oil tanker El Gaia in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman’s Maritime Security Centre has said. The Panama-flagged vessel caught fire in its engine room and was being towed to an Omani port after being targeted near the Musandam peninsula. The incident…
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Drivers forced to shell out extra £7.5 billion at the pumps – netting Treasury £1.3 billion VAT windfall – thanks to Iran war, study finds, as petrol and diesel prices spiral again to four-year high
Drivers in the UK have paid an extra £7.5 billion at the pumps since the conflict involving Iran erupted, according to a study by the RAC Foundation, intensifying pressure on the Labour government to abandon its planned Fuel Duty increase. The figure covers the period since 28 February, when prices surged after the US bombed…