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Foreign policy, geopolitics, alliances, and the global events reshaping American interests abroad.
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EU and Western States Risk Complicity by Pushing Afghan Returns
Nearly five years after the Taliban takeover, Western governments are moving toward migration deals that could send Afgh
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Trump Vows to Claim Strait of Hormuz as US Territory Amid Iran Standoff
President Trump said he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, a waterway shared by Oman and Iran, without ex
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US-Japan Yen Intervention Signals Shift in Treasury's Currency Strategy
The US Treasury's decision to help Japan prop up the yen marks a new era of currency activism, with implications for Tre
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Baier challenges Trump's Hormuz control claim amid sharp traffic drop
Fox News' Bret Baier pushed back on Trump's claim of total U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz, citing a dramatic dro
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Trump pivots to economic siege as Iran strategy sputters
President Trump is turning to economic warfare—sanctions and a naval blockade—to force Iran to the table, but experts do
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Iran's Security Council Shake-Up Raises Stakes for Trump's Economic Strategy
Tehran's leadership reshuffle, placing a hard-line IRGC commander atop its security council, raises the cost of any deal
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Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza disarmament plan as election looms
Netanyahu's rejection of Trump's Gaza disarmament plan threatens the peace process and raises questions about the future
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Hormuz traffic halves as US-Iran talks stall over reparations
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to about six ships a day over the weekend as US-Iran reopening talks stalled.
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Trump Faces Defining Test as Global Authoritarian Axis Tightens
The early stages of a new global conflict are here, with authoritarian powers coordinating against the West. Trump's mix
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Trump's Middle East Strategy Fractures as Iran Demands Reparations and Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan
President Trump confronts dual Middle East challenges: Iran's escalating demands over the Strait of Hormuz and Netanyahu
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Iran's Demands and Trump's Counterclaims Threaten Hormuz Deal
Negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are at risk as Iran presses for U.S. concessions and Trump demands compensat
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Trump Adopts Hands-Off Approach as Iran Conflict Enters Sixth Month
President Trump says he is taking a low-key approach to the Iran conflict, betting on Tehran's economic collapse. The wa