News Round-Up

• “Iran says Trump breached ceasefire” – Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has accused the US of violating three terms of the disputed ceasefire agreement, reports the Mail.
• “Iran ‘could withdraw from ceasefire’” – Iran has threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire after accusing Israel of violating the deal with strikes across Lebanon, says the Mail.
• “Iran halts ships in Strait of Hormuz” – Iran has blocked oil tankers, launched a drone strike on a key Saudi oil pipeline and demanded Israel cease its attacks on Lebanon, reports the Mail.
• “Starmer warns there is ‘still a lot of work to do’” – Keir Starmer has dashed hopes of a quick fix to soaring UK energy bills, warning there is “still a lot of work to do” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz despite US claims of a military “victory” over Iran, according to the Mail. 
• “Iran warns oil tankers will be destroyed if they try to travel along the Strait of Hormuz without permission” – Iran is demanding huge cryptocurrency tolls in exchange for allowing oil tankers to use the Strait of Hormuz, reports the Mail.
• “Trump declares Strait of Hormuz ‘joint venture’ with Iran” – Donald Trump has described the Strait of Hormuz arrangement as a “joint venture” with Iran that could generate $1 million per ship in tolls, says the Mail.
• “How the 11th-hour US-Iran ceasefire unfolded” – In the Telegraph, Connor Stringer breaks down the events leading up to the last-minute US-Iran ceasefire.
• “Trump gambled on Iran and he won” – The US President used the wiles of a street fighter to pull a ceasefire deal out of the bag, says Jake Wallis Simons in the Telegraph.
• “Tankers to avoid Strait of Hormuz despite US-Iran ceasefire” – Oil tankers continue to avoid the Strait of Hormuz for fear they could become stranded if the two-week ceasefire fails to hold, reports the Telegraph.
• “Trump claims says US is working with Iran to extract ‘nuclear dust’” – Donald Trump says the US is working with Iran to extract “nuclear dust” following strikes on a uranium site, according to the Mail.
• “Hegseth takes swipe at Britain and EU as he details ‘victory’ in Iran” – US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken a swipe at America’s European allies for their refusal to assist it in its fight against Iran, reports the Mail.
• “Schrödinger’s ceasefire” – On Substack, Eugyppius casts a critical eye over the US-Iran ceasefire.
• “Kanye may be a raging antisemite, but that is no reason to ban him” – We may disagree absolutely with what Kanye West has to say, but we should nevertheless defend his right to say it, argues Ella Whelan in the Telegraph.
• “Greens open door to anti-Zionist who said Israel was ‘Hitler’s bastard offspring’” – Tony Greenstein, who has accused Israel of being “as obsessed with Jewish racial purity as Nazi Germany”, has been welcomed into the Green Party nearly a decade after being expelled by Labour, according to the Telegraph.
• “There’s no denying the Scottish Greens’ ascendance” – The Scottish Greens have continued their rise and could become the main opposition in the Scottish Parliament, says Stephen Daisley in the Spectator.
• “My autism means I cannot cope with lying politicians” – In the Telegraph, BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo explains why he has returned to the UK to help Reform UK win the next general election.
• “Plaid candidate ‘called for Rishi Sunak to be put down’” – A Plaid Cymru candidate shared a post calling for Rishi Sunak to be “put down” and another that mocked Israel just two days after the October 7th terror attacks, says the Telegraph.
• “Are travellers exempt from the law in two-tier Britain?” – Too often, the fear of being seen to discriminate or inflame tensions seemingly creates institutional paralysis, writes Annabel Denham in the Telegraph.
• “Civil servants win battle to work from home” – Civil servants have won their battle to continue working from home after the Office for National Statistics dropped its attempt to force more office attendance, reports the Telegraph.
• “Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel” – Vladimir Putin has mocked Keir Starmer by sending a Russian warship into the Channel to escort sanctioned vessels, according to the Telegraph.
• “Russia hacking Britain’s internet routers” – According to Western intelligence agencies, Russian hackers have been hijacking British Wi-Fi routers to steal state secrets, says the Telegraph.
• “Tax the wealthy to pay for AI jobs bloodbath, ChatGPT maker suggests” – OpenAI has suggested taxing the wealthy to help cover the costs of an AI-driven jobs crisis, reports the Telegraph.
• “Reform’s deputy leader vows a Reform government will get ‘every last drop’ out of the North Sea” – Richard Tice has vowed that a Nigel Farage-led government would extract every last drop of North Sea oil and gas and allow fracking to deliver cheap energy, reports the Mail.
• “Ed Miliband overrules locals to approve Britain’s biggest solar farm” – Ed Miliband has overruled local objections to approve Britain’s largest solar farm, which will cover seven square miles of farmland, says the Telegraph.
• “The trans debate is over. So why do women’s prisons still house men?” – Labour needs to catch up with the rest of the world and ditch radical gender ideology, argue Nick Timothy and Rebecca Paul in the Telegraph.
• “Why you’re probably a ‘cultural Marxist’” – In the Telegraph, Christopher Bray reviews a new book by A.J.A. Woods that shows how the Right turned a niche academic theory into an all-purpose explanation for modern life.
• “Keir Starmer assisting at the Strait of Hormuz” – On X, a video of a high-vis hero holding open NYC subway doors for passengers perfectly captures Keir Starmer’s diplomatic efforts in the Strait of Hormuz.

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