'Trump blinks first' and 'horrific' attack on Jewish charity ambulances
The US president's claim of productive talks with Iran amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East features heavily on Tuesday's front pages. Donald Trump has said he plans to "run the Strait" of Hormuz jointly with Iran, the Daily Telegraph reports. The paper reports that Trump has been talking with a "respected" Iranian leader on the matter.
Donald Trump "blinks first" in his standoff with Iran, the Daily Mail says, after the US president announced a "five-day pause on energy strikes". Trump has claimed Tehran was close to agreeing to "no more wars, no more nuclear weapons" and "regime change", the Mail says, but the paper also notes officials in Iran have called it "fake news".
Donald Trump postponing threatened strikes on Iran's energy facilities made stocks and bonds rebound and oil prices fall, the Financial Times reports. His shift in tactics follows a "surge in oil prices and lacklustre support from the American public" for the war, the paper says, as the White House faces growing pressure to end the conflict.
Donald Trump's claims of "productive" talks with Iran also leads the Guardian. Tehran has denied the claims however, the paper says, as the US extends its deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The front of the Guardian also pictures a CCTV image of three hooded people captured at the scene of a "horrific" arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in north London.
A photograph of the four Jewish ambulances burnt out after being set ablaze early on Monday morning in Golders Green, north London, is on the front page of the Independent. The image sits above a headline concerning Donald Trump's pause on strikes after Iran negotiations, which Tehran reject as "fake news", the paper says.
A family whose baby was previously saved by the north London Jewish charity-run ambulances has called the attack "abhorrent", the Metro reports. "Hatzola volunteers saved my daughter's life," mother Esti Glass told the Metro.
The i Paper leads on the investigation into a "possible Iran link" to the arson attack on Jewish ambulances, after a group claimed responsibility for the incident. Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "fight the poison that is antisemitism", the i adds.
The Daily Express describes the ambulance arson attack as "chilling", while urging ministers to stamp out antisemitism. Senior Tory Chris Philp has said "ancient scourge" must be eliminated, the Express says.
An agreement between the UK and France over beach patrols to limit Channel migrant crossings has been delayed by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, the Times reports. The paper says it has been told the delays stem from Mahmood wanting stricter payment-by-results terms. Elsewhere, the paper reports on the terror group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia claiming it was behind the ambulance attack in London.
The Daily Mirror's front page story focuses on Sir Keir Starmer warning that the impact of the war in Iran could "go on for some time", even as Donald Trump says "an end to the hostilities is near".
The Sun's lead story says an episode of BBC's The Repair Shop was pulled after a TV production worker was offended by what they saw as a "sexist" joke made by comedian Bob Monkhouse. The episode was meant to focus on restoring the late comic's handwritten joke books from the 1960s, the paper says, but it was axed after the complaint.
The Daily Star reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has installed a new mobile home to act as staff quarters on the grounds of his Norfolk home.
"Trump blinks first" is the headline in the Daily Mail, which says the US president has "dramatically pulled back from the brink" by postponing his deadline for Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times believes "surging oil prices" and "lacklustre" public support are behind Trump's change of tack.
Most of the papers carry pictures of the arson attack in north London on ambulances owned by a Jewish community group. The Daily Expresscalls for the government to "eliminate" the "ancient scourge" of antisemitism, while the Daily Telegraph says "the oldest hatred is rising again". The Guardian and the i Paperhighlight the fact that the security services are investigating whether a group linked to Iran was behind the attack.
The Timesclaims that efforts to renew the deal that sees the UK pay France for patrols to stop small boat crossings are being held up by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. The paper says she wants any new agreement to make the funding conditional on how many migrants French police intercept. The Home Office did not comment directly, but confirmed it was looking for "flexibility and innovation".
Calls for police to stop using live facial recognition cameras over fears of racial bias are featured in the Daily Mirror. It says Essex Police has already paused its programme after experts found it identified more black people than other groups. The force says inaccurate identifications were "extremely rare" and the software had now been tweaked.
The Times has picked up on the latest hot pursuit in Hampshire, for Samba the sunbathing capybara. The nine-month old rodent escaped from Marwell Zoo last week, and was spotted at the weekend enjoying the sunshine near the River Itchen. She is still on the loose, despite a search effort involving drones and sniffer dogs.
The Daily Express is one of a number of titles that covers a study which has found that lots of small behaviour changes could significantly cut a person's risk of having a heart attack or stroke. One suggestion from the scientists was getting an average of an extra 11 minutes of sleep a night - so the paper suggests readers "snooze" their way to good health, and asks "why not start now?"