David Blair's Blog, page 9

UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has met nuclear deal commitments

US and EU immediately lift sactions against Iran after inspector says Tehran has scaled down nuclear programme

Historic windfall will test Iran's true intentions

Analysis: With the lifting of sanctions now imminent, the wisdom of handing Iran's regime a multi-billion dollar windfall will be put to the test

600 Britons intercepted while trying to reach Syria, says Philip Hammond

Britain accuses Russia of deliberately bombing rescue workers in Syria

Foreign secretary Philip Hammond says that Russian jets are "deliberately targeting civilians" and the country must be held to account for breaches of international humanitarian law

The Gulf War was the beginning of the end for American supremacy

For one brief moment it seemed the USA could conquer anywhere in the world. 25 years on, we've learned how wrong that was

If the RAF can't drop food to Madaya in Syria, we shouldn���t bother having an air force at all

The starving and besieged town of Madaya is only six miles from Syria's western border - or 40 seconds' flying time for a Hercules transport aircraft

Even China cannot bring North Korea to heel

As Kim Jong-un's nuclear programme advances, the world can only watch and wait for his downfall

Burundi's leader vows to 'fight' African peacekeeping troops

The crisis escalates still further as President Pierre Nkurunziza rejects a proposed African Union peacekeeping force, saying that "each Burundian must stand up to fight them"

How the RAF is helping Iraqi forces to retake Ramadi from Islamic State

The RAF has delivered 36 per cent of all coalition air strikes around Ramadi over the last week

Even Robert Mugabe left Cecil Rhodes alone