Dan Sabbagh
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Dan Sabbagh

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Reporter @guardian. Defence and security editor.

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Last Front PageMAY 27, 2026Latest appearance

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Russia relentlessly targeting UK infrastructure, spy chief warns

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The GuardianMAY 27, 2026Lead Story
The 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.
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Pressure on Farage to prove hack claim

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The GuardianMAY 25, 2026
Coverage of Nigel Farage's claims regarding state-sponsored hacking and undeclared financial gifts.
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PM pushes back against Trump's Falklands threat

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The GuardianAPR 25, 2026Lead Story
The 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.
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Vance to lead US envoys if Tehran agrees to talks

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The GuardianAPR 21, 2026
Reports on potential diplomatic developments regarding US-Iran relations, detailing specific personnel contingents.
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Trump in threat to block strait after talks collapse

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The GuardianAPR 13, 2026
Reports on severe geopolitical friction and unilateral US military threats following failed diplomatic negotiations regarding Iran.
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Outrage and fear as Trump warns 'whole civilisation will die' in Iran

Pope condemns 'truly unacceptable' threats and urges end to war

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The GuardianAPR 8, 2026Lead Story
The 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.
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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 GuardianAPR 7, 2026Lead Story
The 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.
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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 GuardianAPR 6, 2026Lead Story
The 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 GuardianAPR 4, 2026Lead Story
The 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.