Politico Europe · Mar 1, 2026 · Collected from RSS
His pitch to the White House? MIGA: Make Iran Great Again. And there’s money to be made with Pahlavi as a partner.
Iranians despised the ayatollah. That doesn’t mean they’ll side with the United States.
But Democrats are pressing for more transparency on the campaign against Iran.
Several Democratic lawmakers raised alarm about the possibility of limited airstrikes extending into a protracted conflict.
The chancellor said his government is in no position to reproach Trump on Iran given Europe's own failures and the need to work with the U.S. to end the war in Ukraine.
The European Commission president calls for a "credible transition" that reflects "the democratic aspirations of the brave people of Iran."
Shock and confusion reign as the world's capital of bling comes to terms with a sudden crisis in the Middle East, writes POLITICO's reporter in the UAE.