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Thomas Harding

Thomas Harding

Security and Policy Editor
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Thomas Harding is the security and policy editor covering Westminster politics and European affairs. He has reported extensively on the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the British parliament. Before joining The National in 2020, he was a special adviser to the UK defence secretary, working on policy and communications in the Ministry of Defence. He was also defence correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, covering the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, the Balkans and Northern Ireland. He has a degree in international history.
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Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arriving at Downing Street on July 5, 2024, after Labour's election victory. Reuters
Sensible statesman or 'Never here Keir'? Starmer's first year report

On anniversary of landslide victory, global upheaval has diverted UK Prime Minister from domestic agenda

UKJuly 04, 2025
Thomas Harding
UK Space Command. Thomas Harding / The National
UK Space Command rises to meet the challenges beyond planet Earth

The surveillance centre where 'missile in flight' means instant alerts - and a crucial decision to make

UKJune 27, 2025
Thomas Harding
Keir Starmer has warned that 'snapback' sanctions could be imposed on Iran if it fails to comply with the nuclear deal. EPA
Europe threatens Iran with 'snapback' sanctions over nuclear programme

UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer says crippling restrictions 'under discussion' to pressure Tehran regime to make deal

UKJune 27, 2025
Thomas Harding
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War of words rages over Iran nuclear damage reports

US President rejects intelligence report stating bombing only set back nuclear programme by months

MENAJune 26, 2025
Thomas Harding
An Israeli attack on Tehran. Yair Lapid has claimed 'Iran revived the weapon group that was out of the game since the beginning of the 2000s'. Reuters
Iran was 'running' to build nuclear bomb, says former Israeli PM

Tehran would have built more ballistic missiles than Russia if left unchecked, Yair Lapid tells UK parliament

MENAJune 24, 2025
Thomas Harding
A woman holds a photo of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an anti-US rally in Tehran on June 22. Analysts say Iran's nuclear ambitions have been set back years by US and Israeli bombing. AP
Where is Iran's uranium and can Tehran still build a bomb?

Experts say programme has been put back by years after damage to fragile equipment and murders of scientists

MENAJune 24, 2025
Thomas Harding
A B-2 Spirit bomber. Carrying two massive bunker busters, the aircraft is expected to have destroyed Iran's nuclear facilities beyond repair. Reuters
Bombing raid that shattered Iran's nuclear dreams

Bunker busters’ attack expected to have rendered Fordow nuclear site inoperable

MENAJune 22, 2025
Thomas Harding
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader. He will potentially have to accept an end to Iran's nuclear programme to stop Israeli attacks. AFP
Has Europe given Iran an impossible nuclear ultimatum?

Iranians have said a zero enrichment position is going to be a non-starter

MENAJune 20, 2025
Thomas Harding
Iran's surface-to-surface Fateh-1 missile. Following Israeli air strikes in western Iran, these have been forced out of range of Tel Aviv and other cities. AFP
Iran's missile launchers forced to pull back from danger zone

Three types of weapon, including hypersonic missiles, are now too far away to hit Tehran's enemy

MENAJune 20, 2025
Thomas Harding
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Trump to decide 'in next two weeks' on joining war in Iran

Israeli hospital and Iranian nuclear sites struck as talks loom in Geneva

MENAJune 19, 2025
Thomas Harding
Satellite images show the changing stock of aircraft at Diego Garcia airbase. Photos: Planet Labs
US bombers line up at Diego Garcia base as Iran strike looms

Satellite imagery shows changing composition of aircraft stationed at Indian Ocean airbase

MENAJune 19, 2025
Thomas Harding
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will attend meetings in Geneva and Istanbul this weekend. AFP
Iran's Araghchi to travel to Geneva for talks with European ministers

UK, France, Germany and EU to take part in meeting on Tehran's escalating conflict with Israel on Friday

MENAJune 19, 2025
Thomas Harding
A Boeing 707 tanker plane with two F-18 jet fighters. EPA
US air tankers with sights on Iran arrive in Europe

Washington sends tankers to European bases ahead of potential attacks on Iran

MENAJune 19, 2025
Thomas Harding
FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2015, file photo, a U. S. Air Force B2 Spirit stealth bomber performs a flyover at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo / Mark Almond, File)
How US involvement could affect Israel-Iran wa

The US Air Force is the only military to have the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, also known as the bunker-buster

MENAJune 18, 2025
Thomas Harding
An F-15 jet releases a flare as it flies over Gaza, as seen from Israel. Reuters
How Israel's actions in Syria cleared safe corridor to dominate Iranian skies

Destroying defences has allowed for 'gas station in the sky' to refuel Israeli fighters for regime sorties

MENAJune 18, 2025
Thomas Harding
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