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Thomas Watkins

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Thomas Watkins is US bureau chief and foreign correspondent at The National. He has worked across America, Europe and South Asia and reported from 30 countries, primarily for Agence France-Presse as Pentagon correspondent and Af-Pak bureau chief. He joined The National in 2021 to help set up the Washington bureau and manage its 10-person team. Thomas holds degrees in psychology and journalism.
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Mojtaba Khamenei, pictured in 2019, has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij paramilitary. Reuters
Iran names Khamenei's son Mojtaba as new supreme leader

'More of the same,' Israeli ambassador to the UN warns

NewsMarch 08, 2026
President Donald Trump said that once the conflict ends, the US and its allies would bring Iran back 'from the brink of destruction'. AFP
Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'

US President declares: 'Make Iran Great Again'

USMarch 06, 2026
Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of defence for policy, faces questions during a Senate armed services committee hearing. Bloomberg
Pentagon official who said Iran conflict would hurt the US now defends the war

Undersecretary of defence for policy Elbridge Colby once warned against military intervention in Tehran

USMarch 06, 2026
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said the Iranian navy 'rests at the bottom' of the Arabian Gulf. EPA
America ‘winning’ Iran war with navy and air force destroyed, Hegseth says

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US military can keep fighting longer than Iran

NewsMarch 04, 2026
President Donald Trump announces the start of 'major combat operations' early on February 28. AFP
CommentSalesman Trump forgot to sell the Iran war to America

Messages from the US President have been muddled as a picture emerges of a shoot-first, ask-questions-later mindset

CommentMarch 03, 2026
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has said there will be 'no stupid rules of engagement' in the war with Iran. Reuters
US to 'easily prevail' in Iran, Trump says as Pentagon vows no 'nation building'

US Defence Secretary does not rule out sending American troops into Iran, as more forces arrive in region

USMarch 02, 2026
A live Q&A in response to the US-Iran war and retaliatory strikes
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Q&A replayUS-Iran war and regional retaliation

US and Israeli strikes on Iran prompt retaliatory attacks on bases in Gulf states – your questions answered

MENAFebruary 28, 2026
A news ticker announces US strikes on Iran in New York. The attack has divided Donald Trump's supporters. Bloomberg
Trump risks political fallout from Iran strikes during crucial election year

He promised peace but has started a war. Whether voters will support him will be tested in the midterms in November

USFebruary 28, 2026
A Pakistani soldier stands guard in a bunker at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. AFP
How can the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict be defused?

US President Donald Trump signals openness to getting involved

USFebruary 27, 2026
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has accused the congressional panel of carrying out 'fishing expeditions' in relation to the Epsein files. Bloomberg
Hillary Clinton testifies in Epstein investigation before Bill Clinton's appearance

Former Democratic presidential candidate says she has no memory of ever meeting late sex offender

USFebruary 26, 2026
The USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier arrives at Souda Bay on the island of Crete, Greece. Reuters
CommentIs it already too late for Tehran to make a deal?

Vibe in Washington has shifted to a consensus that US strikes against Iran are all but inevitable

CommentFebruary 26, 2026
Protesters march from Whitehall to the Iranian embassy in London, calling for a regime change in Iran. PA
ExclusiveOpposition figures meet in London to form 'Iran Freedom Congress'

Separately, CIA tries to lure Iranian officials as Tehran regime's ability to survive comes into focus

USFebruary 24, 2026
Britain's then-Prince Andrew attends the Easter Service at Windsor Castle on April 20, 2025. EPA
CommentAndrew's arrest highlights America's justice system failing in its duty

The Department of Justice is sitting on its hands while European investigators comb through the Epstein files

CommentFebruary 19, 2026
President Donald Trump attends the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on February 19. Reuters
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Trump's Board of Peace details Gaza security forces and says Rafah to be rebuilt first

US President says more than $17bn has been raised for Gaza relief in board's first meeting

USFebruary 19, 2026
Ships from the Gerald R Ford Carrier Strike Group in 2023. AFP
Iran would be 'very wise' to make deal with US, White House says

Trump reportedly told American forces ready for potential strikes as soon as Saturday

USFebruary 19, 2026
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