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Mar 15, 2026 - World

Brigadier General Effie Defrin, spokesperson for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), told NDTV that Hezbollah's decision to resume fire roughly 10 days ago set off the current escalation, and that Israel had no intention of stopping.

Mar 15, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump's inconsistent messaging about the Iran war is creating a credibility crisis, with his own Pentagon publicly contradicting him about the conflict's status, according to reporting from The Guardian.The contradictions have become stark and immediate. During a CBS News phone interview, Trump declared: "I think the war is very complete, pretty much." Yet that same day, the Pentagon's official X account posted: "This is just the beginning – we will not be deterred until the mission is over" and, "We have Only Just Begun to Fight."At a campaign rally in Kentucky, Trump compounded the confusion by claiming, "We won. The first hour, it was over," before immediately contradicting himself moments later, stating, "We don't want to leave early do we? We got to finish the job."Janessa Goldbeck, a Marine Corps veteran and leader of the Vet Voice Foundation, warned that such contradictions send dangerous signals. "That contradiction sends dangerous signals to adversaries about US resolve," she told The Guardian. "When the president says the war is basically over and his Pentagon says it's just the beginning, that tells the world the strategy is not under control."Presidential historian Jonathan Alter noted that Trump's approach reflects his characteristic style: "He doesn't think any further ahead than the next news cycle and so you get an on-again off-again zigzag foreign policy."The muddled messaging threatens to undermine congressional support for potential supplemental war funding and damage American credibility with both allies and adversaries, according to the report.Read the full piece here.

Mar 14, 2026 - World

In comments to NBC News, US presidents also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump said on Saturday that the United States may carry out more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub “just for fun”, saying that while Tehran appears ready to make a deal to end the conflict, “the terms aren’t good enough yet”.He said the US strikes had “totally demolished” most of Kharg Island, telling NBC News that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun.” Continue reading...

Mar 14, 2026 - World

As the war with Iran entered its 15th day, US President Donald Trump urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Mar 14, 2026 - World

Death comes two months after Alford was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting two teenage girlsThe actor John Alford has died in prison two months after being jailed for sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Alford, 54, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in January after he was found guilty of the assaults which occurred during a party at a friend’s home. The actor, who appeared in the drama London’s Burning and BBC show Grange Hill, died at HMP Bure, Norfolk, on Friday, the Prison Service said. Alford, who was tried under his real name, John Shannon, was convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and charges of sexual assault and assault by penetration relating to a 15-year-old girl at a property in Hertfordshire in 2022. Jurors heard during the trial that he had sexually assaulted the girls while they were drunk after a night out at the pub. A Prison Service spokesperson said: “John Shannon died in prison on March 13 2026. “As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.” Continue reading...