Chris Pleasance

I've been covering foreign affairs for the Daily Mail for almost 15 years. The Iran war is the latest conflict I've reported on, but it's far from the first.

These Iran peace talks have been a rollercoaster. One minute Trump's saying a deal is imminent and the next Iran is attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz again.

There's been a lot of excitement about a peace deal to end the war in Iran and open up the Strait of Hormuz. But I'm worried. Rather than edging towards peace we're edging slowly back to war.

First it was Donald Trump, then it was Vladimir Putin. Two leaders of major world powers in Beijing in the same month. The similarities were striking.

The US and Iran look like they're headed back to war. Which begs the question, will a second round of fighting solve this crisis or just make things worse?

Fears are growing Russia could be plotting an attack on NATO. But where could Putin be planning to strike, and was the clue in the Director of the CIA's recent visit to Moscow?

Fears are growing Russia could be plotting an attack on NATO . But where could Putin be planning to strike, and was the clue in the Director of the CIA's recent visit to Moscow

Is Russia about to attack the UK? Following the decision to hand over blueprints for our Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, senior Kremlin sources have issued chilling warnings to Britain.

Is Russia about to attack the UK? After a senior Kremlin aide branded Britain 'evil number one' and explicitly threatened 'hybrid attacks' on a Suffolk drone factory, the danger on our shores is closer than ever.

Is Russia about to attack the UK? Following the decision to hand over blueprints for our Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, senior Kremlin sources have issu