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      Thomas Watkins

      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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      US President Donald Trump addresses the nation after American forces attacked Iranian nuclear sites. AFP
      Comment'Peacemaker’ Trump becomes wartime President

      Trump's legacy will be shaped by decision to strike Iran

      CommentJune 22, 2025
      A satellite image taken by US military contractor Maxar Technologies shows the Fordow nuclear facility on June 14, 2025. EPA
      Play01:07
      Trump calls US attacks on Iran 'spectacular success'

      President says Tehran's nuclear enrichment facilities have been 'completely and totally obliterated'

      USJune 21, 2025
      A giant poster in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 18. AFP
      CommentRepublican hawks and Israel have Trump's ear more than the Maga wing of his party

      Some members of Congress have begun to assert that they should have a say in whether the US joins Israel in striking Iran

      OpinionJune 18, 2025
      Chinese students wait outside the US embassy in Beijing for visa application interviews. AP
      US restarts student visa interviews but applicants' social media accounts must be public

      Online activity considered hostile to the US could result in visa denial

      USJune 18, 2025
      A Maga supporter holds an unloaded display gun during the Army 250th Anniversary Parade on the National Mall on June 14. AFP
      How Trump's stance on Iran conflict is dividing his base

      'America First' isolationists who have long cheered US President are dismayed over his support for Israel

      USJune 16, 2025
      Protesters demonstrate in Tehran's Enqelab Square on Friday after Israel's strikes. Getty Images
      Fate of Iran nuclear talks in doubt as Israel continues attacks

      President Trump says Tehran has 'second chance' for negotiations

      NewsJune 13, 2025
      US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday. AP
      Israel 'could very well' strike Iran, Donald Trump says

      US special envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Oman on Sunday for nuclear talks

      USJune 12, 2025
      Graduates at a commencement ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. AFP
      US could soon lift international student visa restrictions

      Appointments for visa applications may soon open up

      USJune 11, 2025
      US soldiers keep watch on the American embassy compound in Baghdad on January 1, 2020. Photo: Pentagon
      Play00:32
      US prepares to evacuate non-essential staff from Middle East as regional tension flares

      Iranian Defence Minister says Tehran will strike US bases in the region if nuclear talks fail and conflict arises

      USJune 11, 2025
      The International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. AP
      US imposes sanctions on four ICC judges

      Trump administration retaliates over investigations of Americans and Israelis for alleged crimes in Afghanistan and Gaza

      USJune 05, 2025
      US President Donald Trump speaks to Elon Musk on March 14. AFP
      Play01:03
      How the Trump-Musk implosion played out on social media

      Billionaire bromance comes to spectacular end

      USJune 05, 2025
      US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addresses the media in Jerusalem on May 9. EPA
      CommentTrump administration increases its attacks on the media

      US ambassador to Israel accuses press of spreading lies while Pentagon chief strips reporters of freedom

      CommentJune 04, 2025
      US President Donald Trump with White House special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. AP
      Steve Witkoff must testify about 'secret side deal' with Iran, top Democrat says

      Middle East envoy has reportedly been negotiating compromise that would allow some of Tehran's uranium enrichment

      USJune 03, 2025
      A Palestinian man inspects the rubble following Israeli strikes on the Al Qattaa family home in Al Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza city on Saturday. AFP
      'Totally unacceptable': US rejects Hamas response to Gaza truce plan

      Militant group wants to stagger the release of hostages and a commitment on aid

      MENAMay 31, 2025
      US President Donald Trump says US diplomacy stopped fighting between Indian and Pakistan. Bloomberg
      Trump says he used trade as leverage to prevent possible nuclear war between India and Pakistan

      India has denied the US 'mediated' an end to recent clashes

      USMay 30, 2025
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