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Martin Jay

Martin Jay is an award-winning British journalist based in Morocco where he is a correspondent for The Daily Mail (UK) who previously reported on the Arab Spring there for CNN, as well as Euronews. From 2012 to 2019 he was based in Beirut where he worked for a number of international media titles including BBC, Al Jazeera, RT, DW, as well as reporting on a freelance basis for the UK’s Daily Mail, The Sunday Times plus TRT World. His career has led him to work in almost 50 countries in Africa, The Middle East and Europe for a host of major media titles. He has lived and worked in Morocco, Belgium, Kenya and Lebanon.

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March 4, 2026
Trump’s Iran war will put him in the history books, but…

Did Marco Rubio just admit that Israel dragged the U.S. into the war with the first strike?

March 2, 2026
Iran yet to deal its master blow in the region, while U.S. navy looks increasingly vulnerable

Only 24 hours in, and Iran is looking like the player who has a salient military strategy, while holes start to appear in Trump’s.

February 28, 2026
War games or full out war? The attacks on Iran are just pure madness

It would appear that Israel has kicked off the war and yet America hasn’t signed up for it yet.

February 26, 2026
Iran crisis: How does Trump get out of the box which he himself has created?

A series of failed policy decisions from Trump have led us to the Mexican standoff with Iran.

February 24, 2026
Trump’s Iran strategy: A looming catastrophe built on sand

America’s failed democracy has brought it to the brink of war with Iran, yet it will be Russia, China and Iran who reap the rewards.

February 21, 2026
Andrew arrested to save King Charles from abdication?

For Andrew, it seems there is no depth profound enough for his brother King Charles to push the knife in.

February 19, 2026
I media occidentali hanno perso il loro smalto. La paura è il nuovo elemento dominante nelle redazioni

Il BBC World Service cominciò a sembrare noioso, fuori dal mondo e non particolarmente rilevante.

February 19, 2026
Bond is back. How the British press are still in love with Russian movie scripts

The Navalny story presented to journalists at Munich might as well have been a James Bond movie script for its lack of facts and romantic folly.

February 17, 2026
Trump stalls over Iran strike plan, Iran holds all the aces

Trump may pretend that Israel is a client state of Washington which has to toe the line, but in reality, it is clear that Israel is calling the shots.

February 15, 2026
Western media has lost its edge. Fear is the new imposter in the newsroom

The BBC World Service started to look dull, out of touch, and not especially relevant.

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