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As I wrote on Sunday, by attacking Iran Trump took ownership of Israel’s war. Now he’s ended it, just like that, on social media

Well now I have whiplash telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/0…

Apparently Iran still has 400kg of 60% abv Uranium single malt stashed in the kitchen cupboard. This is how it could still build a bomb. Maybe. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/2…

About time

Had the privilege of reading the remarkable latest from Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan. If you lived in Moscow in those years it will be painfully close to the bone. If not, it will tell you a lot about how Russia got to where it is now. Buy. Read. amazon.co.uk/Our-Dear-Frien…

So Zelensky did everything Trump asked him to do, signed away mineral rights, agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, and the U.S. still cut off previously funded weapons supplies, leaving Ukrainian cities defenseless against Russian missile strikes. A lesson to all here.

The Pentagon cut off ammo for Ukraine without even the courtesy of informing Kyiv or NATO allies. Just four days after Trump’s triumph at the NATO summit, his warm meeting with Zelensky and his public promise to look into more Patriots for Kyiv, the move: * Completely undermines

Clearly, this is too comprehensive a list to assign just to concerns about US stockpiles. It is a message to Ukraine. The question is what is it saying? Perhaps, like the last time US stopped deliveries: “give us more flexibility/concessions on negotiations”?

US has cancelled 8,000-odd rounds of 155mm shells for Ukraine. That is 20% of current MONTHLY production. How that would have materially affected US readiness in a serious way is hard to see. And that's before getting onto 25 Stingers and 92 AIM-7, which are being phased out.

Missed this at the time, but definitely my favourite news story of the past month. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

At least six huge, building-shaking explosions in Kyiv just after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of incoming Russian ballistic missiles. Hell here tonight. Putin must absolutely feel he can attack with impunity. He just spoke to Trump by phone hours ago. And the Trump admin

Morning in Kyiv. No sleep. Air quality is extremely bad. City is covered in thick smoke. This is Russian terror, aimed at people who chose to stay, resist and fight.

What Kyiv endured last night, cannot be called anything but a deliberate act of terror. A sustained, 7 hour coordinated attack—over 550 drones and ballistic missiles launched onto the people of Kyiv, families running into metro stations, basements, underground parking garages,

America cuts arms to Ukraine, then Vladimir Putin "disappoints" Donald Trump and launches an enormous strike on Kyiv. So much for peace through strength telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Do Naval officers all wish they were Jack Aubrey? Former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe on really important questions like that, as well as some stuff about the US Navy, China, and World War Three. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…

Experimental filmed episode of battlelines. And yes I know what a battleship is and why I should have said warships. youtube.com/watch?v=xSgY5J…

“analysis by senior military officers found that the [now suspended Ukraine] aid package would not jeopardize the American military’s own ammunition supplies, according to three U.S. officials.” nbcnews.com/news/military/…

Great read from Roland Oliphant on the race to find a way of thwarting massed drone attacks Interceptor drones will decide Europe’s fate. Here’s why telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…

Enjoyed doing this for the excellent The Telegraph Battle Lines podcast with Roland Oliphant. Much USN ground covered (appropriate🇺🇸) and some dipping back into what commanding a RN warship felt like. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…

Memories of 7/7. A woman who nearly died and the fellow passenger who saved her speak to Heathcliff . telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…