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Thomas Watkins

Thomas Watkins

Washington Bureau Chief
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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Trump imposes tariffs on Iran after nuclear talks conclude 'positively'

Tehran said subject of negotiations was 'strictly nuclear' after US pushed to widen scope

MENAFebruary 06, 2026
A protest against the deadly crackdown on demonstrations in Iran, outside the White House in Washington, on January 17. AFP
US works on transition plans for Iran even as envoys head to Oman

Prominent Iranian Americans weigh in on what could come next

USFebruary 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after Iran's brutal suppression of protests. AFP
Trump warns Iran's Khamenei 'should be very worried' ahead of Friday talks in Oman

Iranian and American officials said they have agreed to talks but the agenda remains uncertain

USFebruary 04, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during the Critical Minerals Ministerial at the State Department in Washington. Reuters
US proposes trading bloc for critical minerals to counter China

Washington announces supply chain partnership with EU and Japan

USFebruary 04, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to lead Tehran's team in the nuclear talks with the US. Getty Images
US open to talks with Iran but only if they are 'meaningful', Marco Rubio says

US Secretary of State says logistics are still being worked out after venue shift from Turkey

NewsFebruary 04, 2026
Massad Boulos, US senior adviser to the President for Arab and African Affairs, and UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh. AFP
UAE pledges $500m in Sudan aid and calls for halt in hostilities

More than 10 million people have been displaced since the start of the war

NewsFebruary 03, 2026
Moderated by Aveen Karim, The National's journalists discuss the US-Iran stand-off in a live Q&A
Q&A replay: US and Iran stand-off

A US military 'armada' has sailed to the region as Iran's supreme leader warns of a wider war, but can talks ease tensions?

MENAFebruary 03, 2026
The US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative includes a new class of warships that President Donald Trump wants to name after himself. AFP
Why Trump is bolstering America's military muscle

With F-47s, 'Trump-class' warships and a Golden Dome over America, US President shapes the Pentagon in his own image

USJanuary 30, 2026
The greenback's slide means it is becoming more expensive for expatriates in countries with a currency pegged to the dollar to send money home. Getty Images
Dollar slumps as Trump claims it's 'doing great'

US President also suggests he could manipulate the greenback 'like a yo-yo'

MoneyJanuary 27, 2026
Lindsey Graham, US senator from South Carolina, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. EPA
Top US senator to push 'Save the Kurds' bill seeking new Syria sanctions

Lindsey Graham previously said he might push for new Caesar Act sanctions 'on steroids'

USJanuary 27, 2026
Federal agents break up an anti-ICE protest outside a Minneapolis hotel on January 25. Getty Images / AFP
CommentConspiracy theorists envisioned a federal takeover of America … just not like this

America has a long history of inflicting violence on its citizens during times of major social upheaval

CommentJanuary 26, 2026
Members of the security forces police a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2026. Getty Images
Iran seeking to rebuild its military forces, Pentagon says

US National Defence Strategy also says Nato allies have been taking a 'free ride' and calls the international order an 'abstraction'

USJanuary 24, 2026
Jared Kushner presented the US vision for a 'New Gaza' at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.
What is in Jared Kushner's 'New Gaza' proposal?

'There'll be amazing investment opportunities,' Trump's son-in-law tells World Economic Forum

USJanuary 22, 2026
Elizabeth Tsurkov speaks at a panel event organised by the Middle East Institute in Washington on January 21. Thomas Watkins / The National
Elizabeth Tsurkov: Iraqi militias' influence persists despite setbacks

Russian-Israeli researcher who was held captive for more than two years in Iraq describes her ordeal

USJanuary 21, 2026
Al Shaddadi prison in Hasakah governorate, north-east Syria, the scene of a breakout by ISIS prisoners on Monday. EPA
US military launches mission to transfer ISIS detainees in Syria to Iraq

About 150 fighters held at facility in Hasakah have been moved to 'secure location' in Iraq, Centcom says

USJanuary 21, 2026
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