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Success or surrender? Iran ceasefire exposes rift in Trump’s Maga movement
ByDavid Smith in Washington April 8, 2026

Loyalists rush to defend president for ‘outsmarting the critics’ but others decry deal as ‘a negative for our country’Donald Trump’s acceptance of a two-week ceasefire in Iran has exposed fresh divisions in his Make America Great Again (Maga) movement,…

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‘Desperately searching for any sort of exit ramp’: US political leaders react as Trump announces ceasefire
ByLauren Gambino April 8, 2026

Chuck Schumer attacks president’s ‘ridiculous bluster’ while Republicans cast decision as shrewd tactical moveUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesPolitical leaders and many Americans breathed a sigh of relief on T…

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The Guardian view on Trump’s apocalyptic threats: a sign not of strength, but of moral and strategic weakness | Editorial
ByEditorial April 6, 2026

An expletive-ridden post on social media shamed the office of the US president. Its substantive message, if acted on, would be a war crimeArticle 52 of the first additional protocol to the Geneva conventions prohibits attacks on civilian targets. It is…

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Trump’s surreal speech on Iran shed no light on his goals | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth April 2, 2026

The US president couldn’t give a single coherent reason for why this aggressive war of choice must still be prosecutedDonald Trump’s self-congratulatory speech on Iran on Wednesday night was as puzzling as it was divorced from reality. I had hoped he w…

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The Maga divide over Iran – podcast
By March 25, 2026

Andrew Roth on why the war on Iran is unpopular with the US public and what it means for Maga insidersAndrew Roth, the Guardian’s global affairs correspondent based in Washington DC, says reporting on the US and Israeli war on Iran gives you “whiplash”…

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Trump’s ego-trip war has collided with economic reality but he can’t undo the damage | Rafael Behr
ByRafael Behr March 11, 2026

The US president’s doctrine of lawless military adventures harms American interests and boosts Vladimir PutinWaging war with no fixed purpose means victory can be declared at any point. Donald Trump’s motives for launching Operation Epic Fury against I…

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Ella Baron on Trump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran – cartoon
ByElla Baron March 8, 2026

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Democrats thrown into disarray as US offensive on Iran creates cracks
ByDavid Smith in Washington March 2, 2026

Lawmakers from Sanders to Mark Kelly offer mixed feelings on Trump’s action and killing of Iranian supreme leaderAs Republicans celebrated the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with praise for Donald Trump’s decisive action, Democ…

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US lawmakers call on Donald Trump to restore internet access in Iran
ByRobert Tait January 14, 2026

Democrats and Republicans called on president to circumvent legislative process to implement ‘Freedom’ billUS politics live – latest updatesA bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on Donald Trump to allow the US government to help open up internet a…

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White nationalist Nick Fuentes is exposing a civil war among US Republicans: ‘We look like clowns’
ByJ Oliver Conroy November 20, 2025

Tucker Carlson’s interview with the activist revealed the mainstream right is being flooded by extremism – and it’s now impossible to containFive days a week, thousands of fans gather online to watch Nick Fuentes hold court about the dangers of non-whi…

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