Trump and Tehran can still make a deal

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is deputy head of the Middle East and north Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations President Donald Trump has rolled the dice with his strike against Iranian nuclear … Read more

The perils of war with Iran

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Going to war is always a gamble. Iran, Israel and now the US have all rolled the dice. In the short term, it looks as if Israel’s gamble has succeeded. The government of … Read more

The novelists exploring the wonders, terrors and untold possibilities of space

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We’re living in the age of another ambitious space race, with Bezos, Branson and Musk wielding unlimited funds to underwrite their dazzling goals of space tourism and neocolonial outposts. Yet for readers, the more gripping … Read more

Revolut takes more than one leaf out of Tesla’s book

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Revolut chief executive Nik Storonsky started his career as an equity derivatives trader, a business that was built on the idea of making bets with limited downside and potentially massive pay-offs. Investors offering him a … Read more

Last call for Tacos?

This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. The US stock and bond markets didn’t care much about the US strikes in Iran. The S&P 500 … Read more

A road map to rebalance the Nato alliance

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world In all the meticulous preparation for this week’s Nato summit, nobody could have foreseen that it would come straight after a US bombardment of Iran’s nuclear sites. Donald Trump’s decision to join a … Read more