Donald Trump
As hardliners push for escalation in Lebanon, Netanyahu tests Trump’s limits
Middle East
June 19, 2026
As hardliners push for escalation in Lebanon, Netanyahu tests Trump’s limits
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure at home to escalate in Lebanon – once again – after four…
Trump suggests Iran agreement is “unconditional surrender”
Middle East
June 19, 2026
Trump suggests Iran agreement is “unconditional surrender”
President Donald Trump suggested the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran amounts to “unconditional surrender” and that the conflict demonstrated…
Trump invokes law to increase weapons production after Iran war depleted US stocks
World
June 18, 2026
Trump invokes law to increase weapons production after Iran war depleted US stocks
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to force defense companies to manufacture more weapons after the war…
Trump vows action on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis in G7 meeting with Sisi
Egypt
June 18, 2026
Trump vows action on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis in G7 meeting with Sisi
US President Donald Trump said during his meeting with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that efforts are being made…
US agreement leaves Iran “exponentially stronger,” former Israeli consul general says
Middle East
June 18, 2026
US agreement leaves Iran “exponentially stronger,” former Israeli consul general says
The 14-point agreement with Iran that President Donald Trump signed has left the US and and Israel worse off, a…
Dinner at Versailles, alpine air and an Iran agreement: How Trump made it through another G7
World
June 18, 2026
Dinner at Versailles, alpine air and an Iran agreement: How Trump made it through another G7
Geneva, Switzerland — For the first time in his two presidencies, Donald Trump attended a Group of 7 summit this week…
Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran
Middle East
June 17, 2026
Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran
The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening…
Why Trump’s proposal for Syria to fight Hezbollah will send shudders across Lebanon
Middle East
June 17, 2026
Why Trump’s proposal for Syria to fight Hezbollah will send shudders across Lebanon
US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Israel allow Syria to “deal with Hezbollah,” claiming Damascus would do a…
Trump’s $300 billion problem on the Iran agreement
Middle East
June 17, 2026
Trump’s $300 billion problem on the Iran agreement
President Donald Trump’s nascent agreement with Iran is beset by problems right now as many conservatives balk at it, but…
Her boss is in US prison. How the woman running Venezuela got Trump on her side
World
June 16, 2026
Her boss is in US prison. How the woman running Venezuela got Trump on her side
It’s a “new political moment” in Venezuela, to use its interim government’s favored euphemism for the fallout of President Nicolás…