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Republican senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma.

‘MAGA warrior’, ex-MMA fighter: This is Trump’s pick to run homeland security

Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin has been a staunch defender of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.

  • Madeleine Ngo

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I covered the Middle East when Saddam was America’s friend. The bloodletting hasn’t stopped

Iranians deserve better than the ayatollahs – and they deserve better than an illegal war waged by a felonious, feckless president with no plan for what follows.

  • Geraldine Brooks
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will depart at the end of the month.

Trump sacks Kristi Noem, the face of his immigration crackdown

The US president announced the home security secretary – the first person to be dumped from his cabinet in his second term – would be replaced at the end of the month.

  • Michael Koziol
Smoke rises during a US-Israeli attack on Tehran.

Australians on sub that sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

Two Australian sailors were aboard the US nuclear-powered sub that sank an Iranian frigate, amid reports US-backed Kurdish rebels are ready for a ground assault against Iranian troops.

  • Michael Koziol and Andrew Probyn
Trump is up against an adversary that is setting out to make America feel its pain. 

The Iran energy nightmare is becoming a reality

Energy analysts modelling a war involving Iran have long feared two developments. Now both are unfolding at once.

  • The Economist
Smoke rises from an area in the direction of Al Udeid Air Base on February 28 after a suspected Iranian drone strike.

The cost of the Iran war is not in Trump’s favour

Attack drones are cheap, but defending against them is expensive – the bill for shooting them down could become unsustainable for the US.

  • Farah Stockman
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The White House released this footage of the sinking of an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka. The torpedo was fired from a US fast attack submarine.

How the US sank one of Iran’s most modern warships

The spectacular destruction of an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka underlines how the US-Israeli military operation is stretching far beyond Iran’s borders.

  • Tom Housden
There are now a lot of bets, and potentially a lot of profits, tied to what Donald Trump does, or says next.

Unusual bets on Trump’s war have rung alarm bells

Highly profitable trades made ahead of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have put a spotlight on a fast-growing threat to the financial system.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Attorney-General Pam Bondi.

US lawmakers vote to subpoena Pam Bondi over Epstein files

Members of the congressional House Oversight Committee, including five Republicans, voted to force Donald Trump’s attorney-general to provide a deposition.

  • Michael Koziol
Trump called time on nuclear talks with the Iranian regime.

A seven-page proposal was on the table. Then Trump learnt a tantalising fact

For months before Saturday’s strike on Iran, politicians and analysts argued about the country’s nuclear capability. Trump cut through them.

  • Michael Koziol