Piers Morgan Stuns Max Blumenthal in Heated Iran Debate

July 27, 2026 | Piers Morgan and journalist Max Blumenthal go head-to-head in a heated discussion covering Iran, journalism, media narratives, free speech, and the wider geopolitical tensions surrounding the Middle East.

As the conversation unfolds, both sides challenge each other's positions, leading to a tense exchange that has sparked debate among viewers.

In this video, we break down the key moments from the interview, examine the arguments presented, and provide commentary for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes.

Whether you agree or disagree with the viewpoints expressed, this video aims to encourage respectful discussion and critical thinking.

L'Iran accuse l'Ukraine d'avoir attaqué un de ses navires en mer Caspienne

Cette capture d'écran du président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky est une image figée extraite de la vidéo qui accompagne cet article du Figaro.
LE FIGARO : Les services de renseignement ukrainiens ont pour leur part fait état d’attaques de drones contre « des cargos sous sanctions internationales qui étaient utilisés pour transporter des cargaisons militaires entre l’Iran et la Russie ».

Les services de renseignement ukrainiens ont pour leur part fait état d’attaques de drones contre « des cargos sous sanctions internationales qui étaient utilisés pour transporter des cargaisons militaires entre l’Iran et la Russie ».

« L'attaque menée par le régime ukrainien contre un navire marchand iranien en mer Caspienne, explicitement revendiquée par le chef de ce régime, témoigne de la persistance de l'attitude irrationnelle et hostile du régime ukrainien » contre l'Iran, a protesté le ministère, cité par Irna. La République islamique « n'est jamais intervenue dans le conflit entre la Russie et l'Ukraine », a-t-il affirmé. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 26 juillet 2026

'No Victory for Trump': Washington Is Failing in Iran and Saudi Deal | Former US Envoy

Jul 26, 2026 | "We have no one involved in negotiating with them that has any experience in negotiating international agreements. We have people who have no history of Iran, no understanding of the country and its culture. And so our negotiations are just failing."

Donald Trump’s administration is heading toward an embarrassing exit strategy in its war with Iran as strikes continue to disrupt vital shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, says former Ambassador of the United States to Saudi Arabia, Joseph Westphal.


So what's so different about the Saudis' needs for a nuclear programme and the Iranians' needs for one? This is a case of double standards. I would say that it behoves the US to be even-handed. What's sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander. — © Mark Alexander

America Can't Stop It: Iran's Ground Invasion of Kuwait Begins Now | Col. Douglas Macgregor

July 25, 2026 | Iran's ground forces are reportedly pushing toward Kuwait, and Colonel Douglas Macgregor breaks down why the U.S. military may not have the capability to stop it.

In this hard-hitting analysis, Macgregor explains how the financial crisis and the air-missile war with Iran are racing against each other, why Kuwait and the smaller Gulf states are dangerously exposed, and how Iran appears to be systematically dismantling radar and anti-missile defenses along the coast in preparation for a wider offensive.

He compares today's military readiness to the original Desert Storm, warning that a repeat operation is no longer realistic given fuel logistics, missing lodgement areas, and the overwhelming firepower now arrayed along the Persian Gulf coastline.

Macgregor also addresses the fragility of Gulf monarchies, the role of Iraqi resistance fighters, Turkish-Iranian cooperation against the Kurds, and why he believes political leaders are chasing "silver bullet" solutions that don't exist in modern warfare.

A sobering, expert-level breakdown of a fast-moving crisis with global consequences for energy markets, shipping lanes, and regional stability.

Iran Threatens to Attack UK Bases Used by US Forces - Risking Wider War | BBC News

July 23, 2026 | Iran has threatened to attack British bases being used by the US to launch operations against Iran. It accused the UK of being an "accomplice" of the US military and said that UK bases used by US forces were “legitimate targets”.

The UK has allowed the US to launch "defensive" operations from British bases hosting American personnel and aircraft, while refusing to cooperate in offensive operations against Iran. In response to Iran’s comments, the UK government said it "stands ready 24/7 to defend itself". It followed a 12th consecutive night of US strikes against targets in Iran, with the ceasefire that had been agreed between the two countries apparently abandoned.

In March 2026, shortly after the start of the US-Israel led war against Iran, the UK gave the US permission to use British bases, including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, to target Iranian military infrastructure used to attack Gulf countries and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The escalating war, and continuing block on commercial shipping through the strait of Hormuz, has led to a new surge in global oil prices, which have again reached more than $100 per barrel.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen and Faisal Islam.

‘BONKERS’ US Saudi Nuclear Deal Shows How ‘Dependent’ Trump Is on MBS

July 22, 2026 | President Donald Trump has approved a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could allow the kingdom to enrich uranium on its own soil.

The proposed 30-year deal is expected to face scrutiny in Congress, with critics warning it could increase the risk of nuclear proliferation and fuel a regional arms race. Supporters argue it will strengthen the US-Saudi alliance and keep Riyadh aligned with Washington rather than rivals such as China or Russia. Matt Frei and Mark Urban discuss what it all means in this segment of the Fourcast Indicators.


Dismember a journalist and be rewarded by getting all the privileges! Something looks wrong with this picture! As I have said before: Trump is trash! — © Mark Alexander

Trump Makes Major Mistake by 'Throwing a Grenade' into Old Political Firestorm | Sir Bill Browder

July 22, 2026 | Sir Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale to discuss reports the Trump administration is preparing to announce a major nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump reviving threats to target Iran's civilian infrastructure, and new U.S. intelligence suggesting Tehran may be moving thousands of centrifuges into the heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain facility.

This is the very first time that I disagree with Bill Browder! If Saudi can be trusted with nuclear material, then Iran can and should be trusted with it too. It is absolutely ridiculous to help Saudi Arabia get nuclear material and at the same time be at war costing multiple billions to stop Iran getting the very same material. I am saddened and surprised by Bill Browder’s excuses here. I thought he'd have a better, fairer assessment than this. Further, when push comes to shove, the Iranians are a very sophisticated people. Very well-educated and sophisticated.

By the way, one thing we can be sure of is that Trump and his cronies will be filling their coffers "BIGLY" through these deals with Saudi Arabia. Further, when it comes to corruption, it is difficult to tell who is learning from whom here! — © Mark Alexander

US Renews Strikes on Iran as Trump Threatens to Attack Nuclear Site | BBC News

July 22, 2026 | US Central Command (Centcom) said the wave of strikes were "designed to continue degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping" in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian state media reported that air defences were activated in the capital Tehran. Explosions were also reported in Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, and in Bushehr, home to Iran's only nuclear power plant.

Iran, which has retaliated against the US and its Middle East allies, warned of reprisals after Donald Trump said the US would soon hit an underground nuclear site near Natanz.


All that money p****d against the wall! Just imagine what a president with sound judgment could have done to improve Americans’ lives with all that money!

As far as I can see, it doesn’t matter how many billions Americans throw at this war, it is hard to see how the Iranians will let America win. And God only knows what is going to happen to the world economy with the Strait of Hormuz and now also the Bab el-Mandeb blocked by the Houthis, too.

Mr Trump needs to learn that his transactional approach will not work with a people so married to their religion and ideology. Belief trumps profit each and every time. — © Mark Alexander

US Military Launches Strikes against Iran to "Further Degrade" Capabilities | BBC News

July 21, 2026 | The US military says it launched another round of strikes against Iran to "further degrade" its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The strikes - the 10th consecutive night of attacks - come after US President Donald Trump vowed to punish Iran for the deaths of US soldiers. In response, Iran said it struck two oil tankers in the waterway, as well as US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, state news agency IRNA reported.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was now fighting a "full-scale war" with the US. Trump earlier said Iran had been hit "very hard" the previous night "in honour" of three US soldiers killed recently - two in Jordan and one in Iraq.

US Central Command (Centcom) said its latest strikes had hit Iranian "military command centres, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defence systems".

How the US Backed Khomeini, Then Armed Saddam | Scott Horton | UNAPOLOGETIC

The US backed Khomeini's return to power, then a year later greenlit Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran, the same country it had just warned Saddam might attack.

In this latest episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, radio host and presenter of The Scott Horton Show, Scott Horton, sat down with MEE's Ashfaaq Carim to discuss the history of the US and its impact in the region.

They also touched on Netanyahu's "new Middle East" doctrine and whether real US pressure could actually force him to fall in line.

UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim.

Guerre au Moyen-Orient : pour chaque soldat américain tué, l’Iran payera « plusieurs fois » le prix, menace Donald Trump

Cette image provient du Figaro. | Donald Trump. Evan Vucci / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : L’Iran a dit lundi faire face à une «guerre totale» avec les États-Unis, qui ont frappé une grande partie de son territoire dans la nuit, au neuvième jour consécutif d’hostilités d’une intensité inédite depuis le cessez-le-feu d’avril. EN DIRECT » | Par Barbara Azais, Clara Hidalgo et Maxime Dubernet de Boscq | lundi 20 juillet 2025

Iran-Krieg wieder in vollem Gang: Berichte über Vorbereitung größerer Militäreinsätze

TAGESSPIEGEL: Erneut bombardiert das US-Militär den Iran, wieder schlägt Teheran am Golf zurück. Washington zeigt sich zu Gesprächen bereit – dennoch stehen die Weichen aktuell auf Eskalation.

Im Iran-Krieg haben die USA die neunte Nacht in Folge Ziele in der Islamischen Republik bombardiert. Teheran meldete Explosionen in mehreren Landesteilen und reagierte wieder mit Vergeltungsangriffen auf Bahrain und Kuwait. Inmitten der Attacken gibt es erstmals seit Tagen aber auch wieder Zeichen für eine mögliche diplomatische Annäherung.

Das US-Militär teilte nach der jüngsten Angriffswelle am Morgen mit, man habe im Iran militärische Kommandozentralen, Anlagen zur Flugabwehr und Küstenüberwachung, Vorrichtungen für Raketenabschüsse und Drohnenstarts sowie Kommunikationsnetzwerke ins Visier genommen.

Laut der iranischen Nachrichtenagentur Tasnim wurden Explosionen aus der Stadt Tabris im Norden, der Hafenstadt Tschahbahar am Golf vom Oman, aus Konarak in der südöstlichen Provinz Sistan-Belutschistan, der Hafenstadt Mahschahr in der Provinz Chusestan sowie der Hafenstadt Bandar Imam Chomeini am Persischen Golf gemeldet. Die den Revolutionsgarden nahestehende Nachrichtenagentur Fars berichtete zudem über Detonationen im Raum Sirik nahe der Straße von Hormus sowie aus der Provinz Buschehr. » | Tagesspiegel | Montag, 20. Juli 2026

Eskalation im Nahen Osten: Warum sich die Welt jetzt auf einen langen Krieg einstellen sollte

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Sieben Nächte Bomben gegen Iran. Teheran schlägt zurück – in Kuwait, Bahrain, Syrien. Doch Trumps größter Gegner könnte er selbst sein. Eine Analyse.

Sieben Nächte in Folge bombardieren die USA den Iran. Teheran schlägt gegen US-Verbündete am Golf zurück. Brücken, Stromnetze, Entsalzungsanlagen – die Ziele werden ziviler, die Spirale der Gewalt dreht sich schneller. US-Präsident Donald Trump verspricht einen baldigen Sieg. Doch die Fakten lassen ein anderes Bild erkennen: Der Handlungsspielraum der US-Regierung wird enger, die Folgen werden für die Menschen in den USA spürbarer – von den Bürgern im Iran ganz zu schweigen.

Was als Operation zur Sicherung der Straße von Hormus begann, hat sich innerhalb einer Woche zu einem regionalen Infrastrukturkrieg ausgeweitet. Wie US-Medien übereinstimmend berichten, greifen die USA inzwischen Brücken, Eisenbahnknotenpunkte, Energieanlagen und Flughäfen im Iran an.

Teheran antwortet mit Raketenangriffen auf Kuwait, Bahrain, Katar, Jordanien und Oman – und übernimmt die Verantwortung für Angriffe auf US-Stellungen in Syrien. Die Waffenstillstandsvereinbarung ist gescheitert. Diplomatie findet praktisch nicht mehr statt. » | Harald Neuber | Samstag, 18. Juli 2026

„Man fühlt sich unweigerlich an die alte Weisheit erinnert, dass man in einem Loch zuerst das Graben einstellen sollte, bevor man nach Rettung sucht. Meines Erachtens sollte man diesen Krieg möglichst bald beenden.“ — © Mark Alexander

Trump, Not Iran, Is the World’s Greatest Danger. He’s a One-man Weapon of Mass Destruction

THE GUARDIAN: As the bombing starts again, it’s clear the president has dragged the US into a limitless fiasco – and the world into an economic quagmire

Screenshot taken from this Guardian op-ed. | Donald Trump at Nato’s summit in Ankara, 8 July 2026, where he criticised alliance members for not supporting the US campaign against Iran. Photograph: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Feckless and clueless, Donald Trump is lost in Iran, unable to find a way out of the disastrous war he started. Once again, the US military is pummelling the country and, increasingly, its civilian infrastructure. As before, this unlawful bludgeoning strengthens the resistance of a hardline regime that cares little for its people’s suffering. How often have Trump and Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon’s wildling lord of bones, hailed a bogus victory? The president claimed this week to be “winning big”. No one believes him. Even as it counts the vast human and economic cost of his Persian folly, a watching world scoffs at US impotence.

Control of the strait of Hormuz, closed due to Trump’s belligerence, is now the White House’s limited, elusive objective. The grander US and Israeli war aims – eliminating Iran’s nuclear programme, degrading its regional militias, regime change – are less attainable than ever. It’s Trump’s craven leadership that renders US forces ineffective, not the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. If Iran really is the existential menace he claims, the logical course would be all-out conquest. When George W Bush decided Iraq posed unacceptable dangers, he invaded with 170,000 ground troops. It was a catastrophe. But at least Bush had balls. » | Simon Tisdall | Saturday, July 18, 2026

I am no military man. Far from it. But it seems to me that Trump hasn’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of winning this war against Iran. Why? Because Trump doesn’t know his enemy! That he doesn’t know his enemy is as clear as crystal. And I would say that if one is going to embark on a war, knowing one’s enemy is the starting point. If you don’t know your enemy, you have no idea what motivates them. If you don’t know what motivates them, you haven’t got a hope of winning the war!

More than this, this war is complicated even further by the fact that, when all is said and done, this is a war with religious undertones. Islam is the backdrop. And in the case of Iran, we are talking about Shia Islam, which America has far less experience with than even Sunni Islam. Going to war against an Islamic country without knowing anything meaningful about Islam and Muslims is asking for trouble. As the old wise saying instructs us: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Without wanting to put too much of a damper on things, it seems to me that victory is Iran’s for the taking! — © Mark Alexander

Iran Threatens to Shut Crucial Red Sea Energy Route | DW News

Jul 15, 2026 | Tehran has warned that, if Washington's naval blockade continues, it could use its Houthi allies in Yemen to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea.

The narrow waterway links it to the Gulf of Aden. If both that and the Strait of Hormuz were to be shut simultaneously, it could cripple global trade in ways this war has, so far, not seen.

Iran War Oil Shock: How World Economy on Brink of Something ‘Even Worse’

July 14, 2026 | President Donald Trump has U-turned on his threat to charge cargo ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz as much as 20% - but the US and Iran have continued trading strikes as Trump has told the US Congress that war has resumed.

So, can the US gain the upper hand? Will more US bombs and bullets really help? And has this whole episode proven that the memorandum of understanding, which was meant to end the conflict, was destined to fail.

In this episode of The Fourcast Indicators, presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Defence and Intelligence Analyst, Mark Urban are joined by former US Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, who is now a senior fellow at The Foundation for Defence of Democracies.

Iran Threatens to Block More Trade Routes as US Launches Fresh Strikes

BBC: Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a fresh wave of strikes on military targets.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut until the US ends its "acts of aggression" and said other regional oil and gas export channels could also be closed.

The warning came as the US military's Central Command (Centcom) said it had carried out drone, air and navy strikes on Iran on Wednesday morning, in addition to a seven-hour operation overnight.

US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks. » | Ella Kipling | Wednesday, July 15, 2026

In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate

THE GUARDIAN: The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.

On the 136th day of his war against Iran, President Trump came up with a new plan. He would impose tolls on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for protecting them from Iranian forces.

But that was then. On Day 137, he had another new plan. No tolls after all.

Mr. Trump’s 180-degree reversal on Tuesday in the face of protests from his Arab allies who were not so excited about paying tolls reflected how adrift he seems to be in prosecuting his war against Iran. What was supposed to be a clean four-to-six-week operation is now in its messy 20th week. Improvisation and impulse are not working.

A president who has made flexing his power on the world stage a hallmark of his second term has found in Iran an opponent that so far will not bend to his will and a geopolitical conflict that cannot be won through nasty social media posts or tariff threats. The memorandum of understanding that he brokered with Tehran last month to halt the fighting turns out to have been a memorandum of misunderstanding, and Mr. Trump now seems to have neither a clear military nor diplomatic strategy.

“He’s encountered a country that is not willing to play by his set of rules, which is you bend and kiss the ring and tell him how great he is and try to get whatever concession he’s willing to give,” said Vali Nasr, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies who has advised presidents and secretaries of state on the Middle East. » | Peter Baker | Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent and reported from Washington. | Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Americans love their apple pie. The way things are going with this Iran war, it seems that they will soon be eating humble pie instead. Trump has got Americans into a war they cannot win. — © Mark Alexander

Merz auf iranischer Todesliste – wie würde Deutschland auf ein Attentat reagieren?

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Eine Teheraner Zeitung setzt Friedrich Merz auf eine „Vergeltungsliste“, Irans neuer Führer schwört Rache. Was passiert bei einem Anschlag? Das Grundgesetz gibt eine Antwort.

Dieser Screenshot stammt aus diesem Artikel der Berliner Zeitung. | Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz bei einem Empfang mit militärischen Ehren. Sicherheitspolitiker warnen vor iranischen Anschlägen. | © Mike Schmidt/Imago
Teheran plant einen Rachefeldzug: Die auflagenstarke Teheraner Zeitung Hamshahri, die der Stadtverwaltung der iranischen Hauptstadt gehört, veröffentlichte vergangenes Wochenende eine Grafik mit Fotos von 13 westlichen Spitzenpolitikern, wie das ZDF berichtete. Sie sollen nach Darstellung des Blatts für den Tod des früheren geistlichen Führers Ali Chamenei „bezahlen“. Unter ihnen ist auch Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU).

Chamenei wurde beim ersten amerikanisch-israelischen Angriff Ende Februar getötetnicht öffentlich aufgetreten ist, ließ am Samstag in einem ihm zugeschriebenen Brief erklären, die Vergeltung sei der Wille der Nation und müsse vollzogen werden.

In Berlin nimmt man die Drohung ernst. Sicherheitspolitiker von Union, SPD und Grünen warnen nach Angaben des Handelsblatts vor Anschlägen und Aktivitäten iranischer Netzwerke in Deutschland. Der CDU-Außenpolitiker Roderich Kiesewetter geht demnach davon aus, dass Teheran bereits gezielte Tötungen im Westen plant. Grünen-Fraktionsvize Konstantin von Notz hält das Risiko von Vergeltungsaktionen über Stellvertreter in Deutschland für real. » | Luise Evers | Montag, 13. Juli 2026

Why Trump Is Scared: This Is Iran's Massive Leverage over the US

Ben Norton explains that Iran is now so powerful because of this illicit and unnecessary war.