Trump underestimated Iran’s resilience, Chatham House hears

• Post author:The Canary
• Post published:17 July 2026
• Post last modified:18 July 2026

At Chatham House’s London Conference on 9 July 2026, a panel on “The new geopolitics of the Middle East” noted the failure by Trump to underestimate Iran’s resilience. The comments were made by Professor Mohsen Milani (University of South Florida), who said his comments were not of a political persuasion but were offered as an academic. The video was published by Chatham House on their YouTube channel. He said that American policymakers and think tankers have been wrong about Iran for 47 to 48 years, and that one of the primary reasons is that they have “underestimated the resiliency of a revolutionary…

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Trump scared of midterm elections goes back to 2020 fraud, far-left extremism claims

• Post author:The Canary
• Post published:17 July 2026
• Post last modified:17 July 2026

On Thursday, Donald Trump stood before the cameras in the White House and delivered a prime-time address claiming that the 2020 election had been stolen. Wall Street Journal defined it as: In his prime-time address, Trump alleged that the U.S. election system had been compromised, ramping up efforts to sow doubts about his 2020 election loss, raise skepticism about the midterms and pressure Congress into passing sweeping voter-ID legislation CODEPINK’s co-founder Medea Benjamin said that Trump was trying to revive false claims of past stolen elections and Chinese interference to delegitimize the 2026 midterm elections. BEWARE: Trump is trying to revive…

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Trump touts bizarre automatic retaliation policy in case Iran assassinate him

• Post author:Joe Glenton
• Post published:13 July 2026
• Post last modified:13 July 2026

US president Donald Trump wants to create an automatic retaliation policy if Iran manages to assassinate him. The erratic US leader’s idea emerged as Iran and the US returned to open hostilities around a month into the Oman-brokered negotiating period to end the war. Associated Press (AP) reported on 13 July: President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they’ve never seen before” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. The news agency added that: the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic,…

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MEPs call for an investigation into Infantino over allegations of bowing to pressure from Trump

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:9 July 2026
• Post last modified:9 July 2026

The crisis surrounding the lifting of the suspension of American striker Folarin Balogun has taken a new turn, after dozens of Members of the European Parliament called for an investigation into the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, following allegations that he succumbed to political pressure from US president Donald Trump, in one of the most controversial issues surrounding the 2026 World Cup. According to the Associated Press, 35 MEPs signed a letter calling on FIFA’s Ethics Committee to investigate Infantino’s role, after the Disciplinary Committee decided to lift Balogun’s suspension, allowing him to play against Belgium in the round of 16,…

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Health groups urge Burnham to scrap “deadly” NHS agreement with Trump to save over 200k lives

• Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
• Post published:8 July 2026
• Post last modified:8 July 2026

19 health groups have co-authored a letter sent to new Makerfield MP and likely-PM Andy Burnham to urge him to scrap a terrible agreement made with Trump which could see almost 230k preventable deaths. The new deal will divert £44.7bn from essential health services to cover the cost of new medicines, which comes as a huge boon for greedy Big Pharma and a foreboding death knell for hundreds of thousands of British citizens. Academics from the University of York, Liverpool and Christchurch hospital in New Zealand have found that this level of reduction in NHS spending to foot the bill for…

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“Overturn this” — Belgian football team mocks Trump and US

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:7 July 2026
• Post last modified:7 July 2026

The Belgian football team has ‘cooked’ Donald Trump and the US on social media. Trump and craven FIFA president Gianni Infantino had scandalised the sporting world by arbitrarily overturning US striker Folarin Balogun’s suspension for his red card against Bosnia. But with most of the world cheering it on, a clearly fired-up Belgium hammered the US 4-1. “Overturn this” Belgium’s fourth goal was scored by veteran forward Romelu Lukaku. Then the official Belgian team account on X used Lukaku’s celebration in the ‘cooking’ recipe to mock the orange one and his FIFA lackey: The Belgium National Team’s official Twitter account just…

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FIFA rulebook faces stress test after Trump intervention

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:6 July 2026
• Post last modified:7 July 2026

Not every crisis to hit football begins with a refereeing error. Some begin when fans lose faith that the law will have the final say, and when politics fills the space left behind. The latest controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun’s red card is no longer about whether the punishment was right or wrong. It is about whether FIFA’s disciplinary rules can withstand political pressure. Politics enters the equation Referees can make mistakes, but the rules have always been the final word. In fact, that was football’s strongest defence against those who suspected something more sinister. Errors are part of the game. However,…

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Trump confirms he asked FIFA to revoke US striker’s red card

• Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
• Post published:6 July 2026
• Post last modified:7 July 2026

Donald Trump has, remarkably, confirmed that he intervened with FIFA to overturn a red card for US striker Folarin Balogun. The World Cup 2026 has not been without political themes this tournament, particularly considering how players and referees have been prevented from making it into the US to compete with their national teams.  However, Trump’s latest intervention really takes the biscuit. The lawless US President lobbied FIFA in three phone calls made since 29 June to suspend a red card levelled against US striker Folarin Balogun. This lobbying has been successful, with the President saying: Thank you to FIFA for doing…

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How Folarin Balogun’s red card led to FIFA U-turn and Trump tweet

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:6 July 2026
• Post last modified:6 July 2026

The red card shown to US national team striker, Folarin Balogun, during the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 of the World Cup became one of the most controversial incidents of the tournament. It spilled over from the pitch to reach the White House, before culminating in an exceptional decision by FIFA to suspend the penalty. This opened the door to unprecedented political interference and commentary. Folarin Balogun reprimanded for tackle In the 64th minute of the match, Balugon was shown a red card following a VAR review for a challenge that the referee deemed an assault…

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UK regime’s debanking attack on Canary too much even for Trump administration

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:2 July 2026
• Post last modified:3 July 2026

Lloyds bank’s debanking attack on the Canary has reached the US White House and drawn comment from Trump’s senior diplomacy official. Trump’s sanction-attacks on Francesca Albanese and International Criminal Court officials to protect Israel have been widely and rightly condemned. But, surprisingly, Trump’s ‘Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy’ Sarah B Rogers has condemned the financial attack on free speech and independent journalism. In a post on her official X feed, Rogers said that the attack was clearly political and signalled a world that nobody should want to live in: Any financial institution doing business in the United States should take care to…

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ICC judges sue Trump, administration in NYC over punitive sanctions

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:28 June 2026
• Post last modified:28 June 2026

Three International Criminal Court (ICC) judges are suing Donald Trump and his administration in New York. The legal action concerns the Trump regime’s punitive sanctions against ICC figures for issuing arrest warrants for wanted Israeli war criminals Benjamin Netanyahu and Yo’av Gallant. The judges say that the sanctions are an attempt to bypass the judicial process by punishing and coercing ICC judges: The Sanctions Regime … is designed to exert extra-judicial pressure on these judges and their colleagues on the ICC bench by targeting their financial and other personal interests, with the objective of punishing them for prior judicial decisions and…

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NATO chief grovels to Trump, credits EU bases for illegal US strikes on Iran

• Post author:The Canary
• Post published:25 June 2026
• Post last modified:25 June 2026

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has claimed that between 4,000 and 5,000 US planes took off from European bases during Trump’s illegal war against Iran. Trying to ease Trump’s disappointment at Europe’s lack of enthusiasm for Trump’s deranged war, Rutte said: I would argue it would have been very difficult to do Iran without having Europe as a power projection platform for the United States. Sitting beside President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the White House, Rutte repeatedly praised the US leader as the “leader of the free world.” He described Trump as taking “responsibility beyond the shores of the United States.”…

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Trump doesn’t like Burnham, and Burnham doesn’t like…..well TBD

• Post author:Grace
• Post published:25 June 2026
• Post last modified:27 June 2026

According to Donald Trump, likely Labour leadership replacement Andy Burnham is a signal that “the UK is dying”. As far as we’re concerned, that’s the biggest vote of confidence the newly-minted Makerfield MP has gotten so far. The US dictator made his first public comments on Burnham on 24 June, during a meeting with NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte. When asked what he knew of the former Manchester mayor, Trump said: I don’t know, I think I see that he was, I guess, the mayor of a town. England’s second city, but we guess that doesn’t mean much when you consider yourself…

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Trump humiliates Starmer and outs resignation

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:22 June 2026
• Post last modified:22 June 2026

Donald Trump jumped the gun and confirmed Keir Starmer’s resignation early, in a brutally casual humiliation of the soon-to-be-ex PM. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Starmer would quit and, complete with shouty capitals, that Starmer had “failed badly” by not being even more racist and contemptuous of the environment. Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. He failed badly on two very important subjects – IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well! President DJT Trump’s behaviour shows Starmer has no further use As he usually does, Trump has no hesitation…

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Meloni says Trump made up the claim that she begged him for a photo

• Post author:The Canary
• Post published:19 June 2026
• Post last modified:19 June 2026

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has hit back at claims that she begged Trump for a photo, saying, ‘Italy and I never beg.’ Io e l’Italia non imploriamo mai. pic.twitter.com/sTpKlqWB67 — Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) June 19, 2026 Two right-wingers are fighting. It must be a day ending with “day.” The backstory is that Trump was asked about his encounter with Meloni during the G7 summit in France. Trump claimed that Meloni ‘wanted to have a picture with me so badly’ and that he ‘felt sorry for her. According to POLITICO, the two leaders met several times at the three-day G7 gathering…

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Starmer tries charm offensive to avoid trump tantrum over social media ban

• Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
• Post published:16 June 2026
• Post last modified:16 June 2026

Ministers in Starmer’s government have apparently been hard at work lobbying the US President over fears. They worry they will see a backlash over the announced under-16s social media ban. Rather than asking the billionaire owners of Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube to protect children and restrict harmful content for all users, our government is instead choosing to cut off access for the most vulnerable in society. In fact, Starmer is now heading to the G7 Summit to meet the President. He will no doubt try to win favour with Trump. This signals another futile move by Labour to…

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Democrat Newsom accuses Trump regime of lawfare

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:16 June 2026
• Post last modified:17 June 2026

Gavin Newsom is the Democrat governor of California and since Donald Trump returned to the White House, he’s made a reputation for himself by aping the posting style of the president. And now, he’s accusing Trump of using lawfare tactics to intimidate him: Trump makes Newsom a target. Newsom sees a launchpad. https://t.co/MWAwpzOf5M — POLITICO (@politico) June 16, 2026 Trump and Newsom battle The following is an example of Newsom ridiculing Trump by mimicking his posting style: DONALD “TACO” TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, “MISSED” THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE “BEAUTIFUL MAPS,” THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY…

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Trump fell asleep at White House UFC match

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:15 June 2026
• Post last modified:15 June 2026

On 14 June, the US celebrated its 250th anniversary with a UFC match organised by Donald Trump/ While this was a notably high-energy event, it clearly wasn’t high-energy-enough for Sleepy Don: BREAKING: DONALD TRUMP HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AT HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY UFC FREEDOM 250 EVENT. pic.twitter.com/Q7hdbDWQOW — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) June 15, 2026 Trump corruption celebration This is how the America 250 event described itself: On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on…

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Iran war may be ending but humiliated Trump could hit Cuba next

• Post author:Joe Glenton
• Post published:13 June 2026
• Post last modified:13 June 2026

The disastrous Iran war may be ending. But a humiliated US may look to Cuba as the next victim with Trump’s crony Marco Rubio applying heavier sanctions. The Americans have been making their aggressive intentions clear for months. US outlet The Hill reported on 11 June that the US State Department: announced that it will sanction Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET) amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and the island country. At the centre of the move was Trump’s Cuban-American henchman and secretary of state Marco Rubio. Rubio said: the latest sanctions are pursuant of President Trump’s…

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American humiliation: Trump is erratic because he knows he’s lost the Iran war

• Post author:Joe Glenton
• Post published:12 June 2026
• Post last modified:12 June 2026

US president Donald Trump is erratic at the best of times. But his current tendency to threaten Iran with annihilation and then claim peace is at hand five minutes later comes from an awareness that he has lost the Iran war. In truth, we have known this is an American humiliation for a long time. Iranian politics professor Hassan Ahmadian told Drop Site News on 12 June: The United States has hit the hard rock of a formidable force that stopped its aggression and they have to deal with it. President Trump realized that he cannot change the failure, the military…

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