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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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A RAF Typhoon fighter jet that is helping defence Gulf and Cyprus from Iran's missile and drone attacks. Getty Images
Britain increases military support for Gulf region

RAF fighters have intercepted drones while warships could be called in for air defence

MENAMarch 02, 2026
Shahed-136 drones can carry a 50kg warhead and have a 2,500km maximum range. AFP
How Iran's Shahed drone threat can be countered

A layered defence of jet fighters, heavy machine guns and jammers need to be used, military experts say

MENAMarch 02, 2026
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel in Tehran. They could be used for a global terror campaign, experts have said. EPA
Tehran to launch 'fire and revenge' after Ayatollah's death, analysts predict

'Gloves are off' for attacks abroad after Israeli and US attacks

MENAMarch 02, 2026
The Thaad missile system sought by Saudi Arabia in a $15 billion deal, according to the US Department of Defence. Reuters
Why supersonic boom of UAE's Thaad defences can be heard for more than 100km

High-speed interceptions at great height creating a 'canyoning effect' making them appear much closer, experts say

MENAMarch 01, 2026
A military lorry carrying a missile and a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran views the risk of regime change as higher because it is facing US military might from the outset, say experts. Reuters
AnalysisSwift Iranian missile response shows regime knows it faces 'existential threat'

US and Israeli air strikes aim to take down Tehran leadership and stoke popular uprising, experts tell The National

MENAFebruary 28, 2026
A ship missile is launched during an exercise in southern Iran. The country's defences might prove tougher than expected with imports from China and Russia.
US and Israel face 'game-changer' missiles acquired by Iran

Fresh challenge posed by handheld air-defence launchers and 'ship killer' cruise missiles

MENAFebruary 28, 2026
Pakistan Afghanistan Gif 2
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Pakistan vows 'there will be chaos' after declaring open war on Afghanistan

Countries call for de-escalation as Islamabad claims key Taliban sites destroyed in Kandahar, Paktia and Afghan capital

MENAFebruary 27, 2026
New Green Party MP Hannah Spencer celebrates as her election win sends a major signal that Britain's centrist politics is fragmenting. Getty Images
From red to Green: How eco-focused party hijacked Labour's identity

After Gorton and Denton by-election victory, Green party will see spotlight on leftist policies

UKFebruary 27, 2026
HMS Lancaster departing the Gulf in December 2025. Photo: UK Royal Navy
British warships exit Gulf as Iran conflict looms for US

Withdrawal due to 'decades of under-investment' in frigates

MENAFebruary 26, 2026
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer. Her party is targeting Muslim voters in the Gorton and Denton by-election on Thursday. Getty
Battle for Muslim vote in UK by-election threatening Starmer

Green candidate addresses voters in Urdu in campaign video, urging them to 'punish' Labour over Gaza war

UKFebruary 25, 2026
A missile fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps during recent drills. AFP
Iran denies Trump's claim of long-range missile plans to threaten US

US delegation sceptical of Tehran's nuclear intentions, says American president before further talks

NewsFebruary 25, 2026
EU leaders attend a ceremony at the memorial to the fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
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Zelenskyy invites Trump to Ukraine to see war with 'your own eyes'

But European allies divided over $106bn loan to Kyiv on fourth anniversary of war

EuropeFebruary 24, 2026
A Ukrainian serviceman with a robotic combat vehicle armed with an Mk 19 grenade launcher. Robots now dominate the front line, Ukraine's former military chief has said. AFP
Ukraine reduced to 'robotic kill zone', says general sacked by Zelenskyy

Former head of Ukrainian armed forces says modern warfare has now evolved beyond tanks and fighter jets

EuropeFebruary 23, 2026
Servicemen from the strike drone platoon patrol the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. EPA
Three ways the Ukraine-Russia war could end ... but who will blink first?

What will make a difference - Tomahawk cruise missiles for Ukraine, a Russian economic meltdown, or the US denying intelligence to Kyiv?

EuropeFebruary 20, 2026
US preparations for possible strikes on Iran.
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Trump: US 'considering' limited military strikes as Iran seeks 'fast deal'

Tension escalates as second US aircraft carrier to be sent to Middle East arrives in Mediterranean

USFebruary 20, 2026
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