US news | The Guardian

Grantees outline risks to vulnerable populations over uncertainty of funds creating gaps in careA counseling program in Alabama for people with HIV, helping them get into treatment and housing. A training program in New Hampshire for first responders learning how better to respond to people in mental health crises. Mental health counseling for children in Tennessee experiencing trauma.On Wednesday, the funding for these and thousands of other programs was rescinded. The halt affected about 2,800 organizations across the nation offering mental health and substance use services, often on the front lines of the dual crises, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Samhsa). Continue reading...

History tells us what happens when American presidents focus on foreign policy and neglect domestic economic policyDonald Trump's blitzkrieg since his 3 January seizure of the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has been guided by his triumph of the will, as he told the New York Times. Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me ... I don't need international law."Trump treats the spectacle as a reality TV show in which he is both the executive producer and the host who ultimately declares himself the winner. At his 3 January press conference on the day of Maduro's seizure, Trump mentioned oil" 27 times, money" 13 times and democracy" not once. He trashed the democratic opposition as lacking respect" and support". The capture of Maduro was a decapitation, not regime change. Indeed, Trump served as a convenient agent of an internal coup of the existing powers, whom he declared an ally". We have to fix the country first," he said. You can't have an election."Sidney Blumenthal, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, has published three books of a projected five-volume political life of Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Man, Wrestling With His Angel and All the Powers of Earth. He is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clearIn life, there's the beginning and the end," John Carlos, the African American sprinter who raised his fist in a black power salute from the podium of the 1968 Olympics, once told me. The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between - whether you're prepared to do what it takes to make change. There has to be physical and material sacrifice. When all the dust settles and we're getting ready to play down for the ninth inning, the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet."Claudette Colvin, who died earlier this week in a hospice in Texas, did her job while she was here on the planet, although it was several decades before her physical and material sacrifice was acknowledged. On 2 March 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, aged just 15, Colvin took a stand and refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman.Gary Younge is a professor of sociology at the University of Manchester Continue reading...

US president's increasingly bellicose demands for control of the island may force the EU to draw a line in the snow

Governor Tim Walz says weaponizing the justice system is an authoritarian tactic' as he and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey reportedly will be subpoenaedThe US justice department is investigating Minnesota's political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration's controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports.The investigation, which CBS News first reported, marks an extraordinary use of federal power to challenge two of the crackdown's most vocal Democratic critics, including the state's governor, Tim Walz, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey. Continue reading...

Each board member will manage defined portfolio critical to Gaza's stabilization and long-term success', according to White House - key US politics stories from Friday 16 JanuaryDonald Trump's so-called board of peace" has been announced as the US president seeks to manage the reconstruction of Gaza and its transitional administration amid a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.The seven-member board includes US secretary of state Marco Rubio, former British prime minister Tony Blair, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff and World Bank president, Ajay Banga. Trump himself will serve as chair, with further appointments expected in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

This live blog is now closed.

Lawyer for administration had apologized earlier for violating court order and admitted mistake'A US federal judge in Boston on Friday gave the Trump administration three weeks to rectify the mistake" it made by deporting a college student to Honduras while she was traveling home to visit her family for Thanksgiving as he recommended it issue her a student visa.The US district judge, Richard Stearns, imposed the deadline after a lawyer for the administration earlier this week apologized for having violated a court order that should have prevented 19-year-old Any Lucia Lopez Belloza from being sent to Honduras. She is a Honduran national who was brought to the United States by her mother when she was eight while seeking asylum. Continue reading...

After Renee Good's killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year's Eve

White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstructionDonald Trump has appointed the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and former British prime minister Tony Blair to a newly created Gaza board of peace", a body he claims will steer the next phase of reconstruction and governance in the war-ravaged territory.The White House said the seven-strong founding executive board" will also include Trump's special envoy, the property developer Steve Witkoff; the World Bank president, Ajay Banga; and the president's son-in-law and long-time adviser Jared Kushner. Trump himself will serve as chair, with further appointments expected in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

Grand jury in Ohio charged Michael David McKee, 39, with aggravated murder and burglary for fatal shootingsAn Ohio grand jury has indicted an Illinois surgeon in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her dentist husband, who were killed in their Columbus home in December in a case that initially generated nationwide mystery.Court records show a Franklin county grand jury charged Michael David McKee on 16 January with aggravated murder and aggravated burglary while using a firearm suppressor. Continue reading...

Pennsylvania boy facing criminal homicide charges after 13 January shooting at family's homeAn 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy allegedly shot his father to death after previously having his Nintendo Switch handheld gaming system taken away.The boy is facing criminal homicide charges after a 13 January shooting at his family's home in Duncannon Borough. Continue reading...

Actor held without bond in New Mexico on child abuse charges stemming from twin brothers' complaintWith allegations of prior sexual misconduct against him continuing to mount, Timothy Busfield received an expression of support from his wife and fellow actor, Melissa Gilbert - as he was also ordered held without bond in connection with on-set child abuse charges in New Mexico.A statement that a representative for Gilbert, known best for her work on Little House on the Prairie, shared with media outlets said she supports her husband" and was keeping her focus ... on supporting and caring for their ... family, as they navigate this moment". Continue reading...

The 2021 killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian hateA 24-year-old man was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an elderly Thai man whose 2021 killing in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian American violence.A jury did not find Antoine Watson guilty of murder when it returned a verdict on Thursday for the January 2021 attack on 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee. Jurors found Watson guilty on the lesser charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault. Continue reading...

Lawmakers' decision makes Virginia at least third US state in 2026 to vote on future of abortion accessThe Virginia state senate voted on Friday to let voters decide whether to amend the state's constitution to protect abortion rights, in a move that will make Virginia at least the third state in 2026 to vote on the controversial topic.The state legislature first approved the proposed amendment in early 2025, but Virginia law dictates that suggested constitutional amendments must pass in two consecutive state legislatures. The state house of delegates approved the 2026 version of the amendment earlier this week. Continue reading...

Astrid Tuminez will step down as Utah Valley University president in May as school still reckons with Kirk's murderAstrid Tuminez, Utah Valley University's seventh president, will step down at the end of the semester. She announced the decision on Wednesday during a State of the University address, speaking to a packed audience of students and faculty.Tuminez, 61, said in an interview that the decision to step down had been building for some time. There's never a good time," she said. I love UVU so much." The choice, she explained, came with a mix of grief and relief. It is a swirl of emotion. I am heartbroken on one hand, but also happy and excited on the other, because life has its rhythms. Continue reading...

Donald Trump has been gifted the Nobel peace prize medal by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. The gesture comes after Machado was unexpectedly sidelined by Trump when US forces abducted her political rival, Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro. Her supporters had hoped Trump would recognise her as Venezuela's new leader, but instead he gave his support to the dictator's second-in-command, Delcy Rodriguez. Continue reading...

The US president wants Americans to believe they are facing an emergency. The real danger is from his administrationIn Minnesota, armed and masked agents are ripping families apart. They are seizing parents while they wait with their child at a bus stop, going door to door seeking undocumented migrants and breaking car windows to drag people out. Last Wednesday an officer shot dead Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American citizen. Her killing is a tragedy for all who loved her, and most of all for the three children left motherless. Italso marks her country's crossing of a Rubicon.Where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) once preferred to keep a low profile, it now seeks publicity and confrontation - pumped up on billions of dollars in funding, the aggression and brazenness ofthe administration and the licensing of bigotry.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Federal agents face widespread accusations of misconduct - but Trump administration leaders won't prosecute them

We'd like to hear from people of color who believe they have been targeted by immigration agents because of their race, language or locationAmid Donald Trump's latest immigration crackdowns throughout the nation, people of color increasingly have reported that they have been racially profiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.In the Minneapolis area, where about 2,000 ICE officers and 800 Customs and Border Protection agents have been deployed, federal agents have targeted Latino and Somali communities in recent weeks. On 15 January, the ACLU and other attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration for the alleged racial profiling and unlawful arrest of three Minnesotans and others. One of the plaintiffs listed in the lawsuit, a US citizen, said that he was stopped by masked ICE agents as he walked to lunch. In another instance in Minneapolis, ICE officers asked people of color to provide documentation that they were legally in the US as they charged their electric vehicles. Continue reading...

Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not 'go along' with his plan to annex Greenland, increasing pressure on European allies who have opposed his effort to take over the Arctic territory.Speaking at a White House event about the tariffs he slapped on pharmaceutical imports from the EU as part of his efforts to lower drug prices in the US, Trump added: 'I may do that for Greenland too. I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security.'

Federal judge rules Trump administration's efforts to obtain information on voters in the state is threat to democracy

We want to hear from people in Minnesota about the surge of thousands of federal immigration agents in the areaThousands of federal immigration agents have been sent into Minneapolis in recent days, with protests taking place in Minnesota and across the country in response to last week's shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests. Continue reading...

European countries sending troops to the island is only raising the temperature and generating fear - exactly what the US president wantsIs Greenland Donald Trump's 25th-amendment moment? Last time around, this was when the Washington grownups" debated his capacity to be president, notably in the final fortnight of his presidency, after the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Under the constitution, a president can be replaced should the vice-president and a cabinet majority decide their leader is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office". The trouble today is that there are no grownups.The US president's designs on Greenland are clearly mad. He claims Russia and China are scheming to seize the island and that Denmark should be forced urgently to transfer its sovereignty. Denmark had long allowed the US extended military access to Greenland, but Trump seems to want to own it. None of his staff has been able to say why.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist and the author of A Short History of America: From Tea Party to Trump Continue reading...

When he returned to power last year, Trump was eager to negotiate a new deal with Tehran, but a diplomatic breakthrough has been elusiveWill Donald Trump order a US military attack on Iran? That question captivated the world for the past two weeks, as the US president issued bellicose threats warning the Iranian regime not to crack down on nationwide protests demanding economic and social reforms. On Tuesday, as he was scheduled to be briefed by Pentagon officials on various options for a strike, Trump posted a message on social media urging Iranians to continue their demonstrations and take over government institutions. The president signaled that he was leaning toward ordering an attack, telling protesters that help is on its way".But by Wednesday, Trump pulled back from the brink of a military intervention, saying he had received assurances from very important sources" that Iran had stopped killing protesters and was not moving forward with executions. A group of US allies in the Middle East - including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Turkey - seem to have succeeded in a last-ditch effort to convince Trump not to launch airstrikes against Tehran, warning it could unleash a wider conflict in the region. While many Sunni-led Arab states resent Shia Iran's influence in the Arab world, they are also worried about retaliatory attacks by Iran and its allies, an influx of refugees and a civil war that could lead to the collapse of the Iranian state. Continue reading...

No one wants to visit us any more - but they might pay $50,000 for a bag you could get here for $3There aren't many escapes from the grim onslaught of terrible news these days. You can stare at a blank wall, obsessively count the hairs on your arm, or, in a true moment of desperation, ponder the state of global fashion. I prefer the last one. I love being on the cutting edge of style, peacocking out in the decaying slopfest that is our planet. A crisp, well-made suit is a cure for all manner of emotionally trying times. I relish being hyper-aware of the goings-on of fashion, so I was one of the first sorry souls to learn of the current global obsession with flimsy canvas Trader Joe's shopping bags.For those unaware, Trader Joe's is an American grocery store chain known primarily for its affordable prices, whimsical tropical branding, and heart-attack-inducing parking lots - apparently designed to be small because the stores themselves are so tiny that they can't justify more spaces. I don't naturally see the use in swanning about with a tote bag promoting a demolition derby disguised as a market, but I'm not most people.Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist Continue reading...

To longtime immigrant rights activists, the reckoning around the fatal shooting in Minnesota may feel familiarAs mass protests erupted over the past week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed Renee Nicole Good, thousands of Americans hoisted signs and marched to thunderous chants of abolish ICE".The mantra has quickly captured the bursting anger and grief of a nation; activists and progressive lawmakers like the representative Ayanna Pressley, and even the conservative commentator Bill Kristol have embraced the demand. Shri Thanedar, a Democratic representative from Michigan, said he plans to introduce the Abolish ICE act", a bill that would dismantle the federal agency and its current enforcement authority. For the first time, more US adults now support eliminating ICE than those who oppose it, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. Continue reading...

As hospitals scramble and country reaches record-breaking rates of illness, officials cast doubt on flu shot's necessityAs the US reaches record-breaking rates of illness and hospitals scramble to care for flu patients, officials have stopped fully recommending the flu shot, casting doubt on the necessity and effectiveness of the vaccine.We are in the midst of a very severe flu season," said Seema Lakdawala, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Emory School of Medicine. Despite this, the US is dismantling many of its vaccine recommendations. Flu vaccine recommendations for children changed in early January to shared clinical decision-making", which has typically meant a provider recommends the shot. Continue reading...

Washington Post says local medical examiner found asphyxia' to be cause of Geraldo Lunas Campos's death. Plus, how Trump's dismantling of federal agencies has impacted children with cancer Don't already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The death of a man who was being held at a federal detention camp in Texas in early January may be investigated as a homicide after the local medical examiner reportedly found the preliminary cause was asphyxia due to neck and chest compression".What did ICE say about his death? In a press release, the agency claimed he died after experiencing medical distress" and said his cause of death was under investigation.What have the peace prize organizers said? Earlier in the day, they posted on X: A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel peace prize laureate cannot." Continue reading...

Family members left stunned and bereft after their loved ones were spirited away by federal immigration agents

The postseason continues with the Broncos and Seahawks entering the fray, but there could be trouble for one of the frontrunnersWhat the Bills need to do to win: Keep winning short-yardage situations. The tush push on fourth down that propelled Josh Allen 10 yards and helped secure Buffalo's win over Jacksonville last weekend epitomised how the Bills dominated the game's crucial moments. The Bills converted four of their five third downs with four yards or to go last Sunday, and they finished fifth in third-down rate in the regular season in the same situations. Denver were eighth this season in third-and-short defensive efficiency (50.6%). Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady will have to find ways to create leverage for Allen and the Bills in those vital moments to keep the scoreboard moving. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Jesse Binnall and Joe Flynn, who campaigned to overturn 2020 election, seek to win Bosnia deal for little-known US firmLeading members of Donald Trump's campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking a huge European pipeline contract, the latest figures from the US president's circle to mix business and geopolitics.Jesse Binnall, a lawyer who worked on legal actions advancing Trump's baseless claim that the vote was stolen from him, and Joe Flynn, who also sought to undermine Joe Biden's victory, have been in Bosnia this week to discuss the project. Continue reading...

The right is unafraid to show its might on the world stage - meanwhile the prime minister is tinkering with potholes. That just about sums up the centre-leftLast weekend, as the world wondered whether Donald Trump would swipe Greenland, Keir Starmer made his own big geographic intervention: he published a map of which councils were fixing potholes.Yes, potholes. Yes, a map. Barely 18 months into office, with crucial elections just ahead and his party lagging behind the ragtag troops of Nigel Farage and even Kemi Badenoch, this was how Team Starmer kicked off 2026. To be fair, as the young people say, the map is colour-coded.Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Carl Schmitt wanted empires that dominated the small countries in their orbits. But the US president's chaotic actions are not that strategicIt is axiomatic to many of his critics that the US president, Donald Trump, is a fascist. Indeed, some have seen echoes of the work of the Nazis' crown jurist" and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, in the Trump administration's domestic policies, particularly his doctrine of the exception", which can be used to suspend certain constitutional rights. After a tumultuous few weeks in geopolitics, his work is being discussed for its contemporary relevance again.In the wake of the release of the new US National Security Strategy in 2025, its raid on Venezuela, the president's rhetoric on Greenland, Panama, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and his apparent indulgence towards Vladimir Putin's Russia, the question now being asked is whether Trump is also an advocate of aspects of Schmitt's concept of great space".Brendan Simms is director of the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University and author of Hitler: Only the World Was EnoughDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Washington Post reports local medical examiner found asphyxia' to be cause of Geraldo Lunas Campos's deathThe death of a man who was being held at a federal detention camp in Texas in early January may be investigated as a homicide after the local medical examiner reportedly found the preliminary cause was asphyxia due to neck and chest compression".Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban migrant who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July last year, was pronounced dead on 3 January. He had been in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent camp at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso. Continue reading...

This live blog is now closed.

Heather Ammel says ex-Arizona senator pursued romantic relationship with her husband that led to couple's breakupKyrsten Sinema, a former US senator from Arizona, had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail that led to the breakup of the man's marriage, his ex-wife alleges in a lawsuit seeking at least $75,000 from Sinema.Matthew and Heather Ammel had a good and loving marriage" with genuine love and affection" before Sinema interfered, pursuing Matthew Ammel despite knowing he was married, Heather Ammel alleges in her lawsuit. Continue reading...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented' her Nobel prize to Trump in White House meeting - key US politics stories from Thursday 15 January at a glanceIn an apparent attempt to win back Donald Trump's favour, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told reporters she had presented" her gold Nobel peace prize medal to the US president during a private meeting at the White House on Thursday.Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Nicolas Maduro's brutal, authoritarian state", told reporters she had done so in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom". It was not immediately clear whether Trump had accepted the gift. Continue reading...

Karoline Leavitt brands journalist who asked about deaths in ICE custody and killing of Renee Good a leftwing activist'The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, accused a reporter of being a leftwing activist" during a heated confrontation on Thursday over the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent last week.Beginning his question during the White House press briefing, Niall Stanage, a White House columnist for the Hill, referred to the Trump administration's staunch defense of ICE agents and the assertion by the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, that ICE are doing everything correctly". He pointed to statistics showing that last year 32 people died in ICE custody and 170 US citizens were detained by ICE, before noting that Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE agent". Continue reading...

Setback for president, who has called windfarms losers', as Empire Wind project allowed to move forwardA federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would probably kill the project in a matter of days.District judge Carl J Nichols, an appointee of Donald Trump, ruled construction on the Empire Wind project could go forward while he considers the merits of the government's order to suspend the project. He faulted the government for not responding to key points in Empire Wind's court filings, including the contention that the administration violated proper procedure. Continue reading...

Officials to offer 50% subsidy up to $310,000 in effort to make one of world's most expensive cities more affordableSan Francisco will offer free childcare to families earning less than $230,000 a year, and a 50% subsidy to those earning up to $310,000, in an expansion of the city's childcare offerings designed to make one of the world's most expensive cities more affordable for residents.San Francisco's mayor, Daniel Lurie, announced the initiative as part of his Family Opportunity Agenda" on Wednesday, alongside a package of housing, education, food, healthcare, transportation and other programs focused on affordability. Continue reading...

Months after Trump spoke of concepts of a plan', framework offers few specifics - and could stall in CongressDonald Trump has finally unveiled his long-awaited framework for healthcare affordability, almost a year and a half after announcing during a pre-election presidential debate that he had the concepts of a plan" for healthcare reform.The short document, titled the Great Healthcare Plan, provides four headline objectives, but few specific details as to how they will be achieved. Continue reading...

Madison Sheahan was appointed to DHS position in March despite having no law enforcement experienceMadison Sheahan, a Trump ally and the second-ranking official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said on Thursday she was ditching her leadership position to run for Congress in Ohio.The 28-year-old, who describes herself as a Trump conservative", announced her candidacy in a video in which she highlighted the agency's expansion under her tenure. Continue reading...

The US military seized another Venezuela-linked tanker known as Veronica in a pre-dawn action on Thursday. Monochrome video showed a helicopter flying next to the tanker and US troops boarding the vessel. The seizure marks the sixth vessel targeted in recent weeks as part of the effort by the Trump administration to control the Venezuelan oil industry

The 2026 World Cup is set to be a polarising event but, even if it will not be the first to be politically contentious, it will expose a growing uneaseFive months out from the World Cup the politics are impossible to avoid. There are concerns relating to one of the host countries, the US, with armed immigration officials roaming through its cities and visa restrictions stepped up against foreign visitors. One qualifying nation, Iran, is experiencing a public uprising against its leadership, with the regime attacking its citizens in response. Among other qualifiers there are concerns over democratic backsliding in Tunisia, ecological crimes in Ecuador and , in the future host country Saudi Arabia. And that's just for starters.It sometimes feels as if this summer's tournament, the one Gianni Infantino recently described as the greatest show ever on planet Earth", will serve as an inescapable reminder of the depressing state of the world in 2026. It could yet be an event that goes down in infamy. But it is hardly the only tournament to have prompted ethical concerns and serves as a reminder that the issue of how global sport should engage with such issues has remained largely unresolved. Continue reading...

Protests continue across state as governor urges peace a week after ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good

The US president delights in his inconsistency. But his short-term victories have profound long-term costs for his country and the worldThe Middle East was braced on Wednesday night, but the anxious petitioning of Gulf states and Iran's attempts to appease the US president appeared to win out - at least for the moment. No bombs fell on Tehran. After all his threats, and with military options under discussion in Washington, Donald Trump stepped back, announcing that the killing [of protesters] has stopped".Despite the telecommunications blackout, it seems clear that a ruthless regime has shed still more blood than in previous protest crackdowns. Rights groups say that thousands have been killed and vast numbers arrested; one official spoke of 2,000 deaths. Witnesses compared the streets to a war zone. If the large-scale killings have indeed ebbed, that is probably because Iranians have been terrified out of the streets - for now, at least. Iran's foreign minister chose Fox News to insist no hangings were imminent, in case the identity of the message's one-man audience was in any doubt. But while retribution may have been postponed, it will not be cancelled as it should be: the calls for the regime's downfall are seen as an existential threat. The Iranian authorities can wait. Mr Trump will move on. Continue reading...