Share Updated at 22.28 GMT1h ago 01.58 GMT Closing summary This concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day. Donald Trump said this week that he was “shocked” by Iran’s response to being attacked by the United States and Israel. Asked later if he was “surprised that nobody briefed you ahead of time that that might be their retaliation?” Trump replied: “Nobody. “To protect America’s interests and ensure a foreign policy that puts our nation first while taking the Islamist threat of Iran seriously, President Trump must act decisively to remove Swanson from the Iran negotiation team”. Share Updated at 17.51 GMT

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2026 17:14 UTC