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Dan Sabbagh
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Reporter @guardian. Defence and security editor.
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PM’s defence funding plan leaves Burnham with £5bn hole to plug
Starmer’s likely successor left with budget shortfall after spending revealed
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Trump hits out at Nato - then hails the 'love' from its leaders
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The Guardian•JUL 9, 2026
PM’s defence funding plan leaves Burnham with £5bn hole to plug
Starmer’s likely successor left with budget shortfall after spending revealed
With:Kiran Stacey
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The Guardian•JUL 1, 2026•Lead Story
Russian warship opens fire in the Channel to warn off British yacht
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The Guardian•JUN 17, 2026•Lead Story
Jarvis may demand more cash for defence
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The Guardian•JUN 15, 2026
Healey's shock resignation leaves Starmer on the brink
Defence secretary says PM's investment plan endangers UK security
With:Pippa Crerar
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The Guardian•JUN 12, 2026•Lead Story
Russia relentlessly targeting UK infrastructure, spy chief warns
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The Guardian•MAY 27, 2026•Lead StoryThe story reports on a speech by the head of GCHQ, framing national security as a technical and strategic challenge involving state-level sabotage and cyber threats.
Pressure on Farage to prove hack claim
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The Guardian•MAY 25, 2026Coverage of Nigel Farage's claims regarding state-sponsored hacking and undeclared financial gifts.
PM pushes back against Trump's Falklands threat
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The Guardian•APR 25, 2026•Lead StoryThe paper frames the story as a significant diplomatic clash, highlighting the UK Prime Minister's firm rejection of a transactional US policy proposition linking support for the Falklands to UK alignment on Iran.
Vance to lead US envoys if Tehran agrees to talks
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The Guardian•APR 21, 2026Reports on potential diplomatic developments regarding US-Iran relations, detailing specific personnel contingents.
Trump in threat to block strait after talks collapse
With:Sam Jones
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The Guardian•APR 13, 2026Reports on severe geopolitical friction and unilateral US military threats following failed diplomatic negotiations regarding Iran.
Outrage and fear as Trump warns 'whole civilisation will die' in Iran
Pope condemns 'truly unacceptable' threats and urges end to war
With:Julian Borger
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The Guardian•APR 8, 2026•Lead StoryThe paper leads with the severe escalation in US rhetoric regarding Iran, framing the situation through the lens of international condemnation by highlighting the Pope's response alongside the stark warning.
Trump says Iran ‘can be taken out in one night’ as peace talks falter
President says Tehran’s proposal ‘significant’ but ‘not good enough’
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The Guardian•APR 7, 2026•Lead StoryThe paper contrasts the severe geopolitical threat of a military strike with the domestic, celebratory setting of the White House Easter Egg Roll. It presents the failure of diplomatic negotiations factually while highlighting the US President's stark rhetoric.
Trump threatens to unleash ‘hell’ on Iran in expletive-laden tirade
President gives Tehran deadline to reopen strait in ‘unhinged’ online rant
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The Guardian•APR 6, 2026•Lead StoryThe paper focuses heavily on the volatility of the US President's diplomatic approach, using strong editorial descriptors to characterise his communication style. The framing juxtaposes this erratic rhetoric against the grave physical reality of an ongoing, destructive conflict.
One still missing after US jet shot down over Iran
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The Guardian•APR 4, 2026•Lead StoryThe paper adopts a factual, incident-focused approach to a significant geopolitical event. It balances the immediate human element of a missing crew member with broader strategic implications, notably referencing warnings of international law breaches.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Dan Sabbagh in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.