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April 9, 2026
New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers
Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.
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March 26, 2026
Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy
A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.
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March 24, 2026
Russian Oil Shipment Puts Focus on Kremlin Spy Outpost in Cuba
Moscow may be challenging President Trump’s effort to choke Cuba’s economy. China also has suspected listening posts on the island.
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March 14, 2026
Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal
Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.
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March 4, 2026
Iran Made Secret Outreach After Strikes, Highlighting Trump’s Challenge
President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U.S.-Israeli assault continues.
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March 1, 2026
Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself
President Trump’s envoys negotiated with Iran over its nuclear program. But Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel wanted much more.
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February 27, 2026
Regime Change in Cuba Appeals to Trump but Carries Risks
The Trump administration is signaling a different approach, after demanding an end to Cuba’s communist leadership.
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February 19, 2026
Trump’s Board of Peace Promises Billions for Gaza, With Few Details
At the inaugural meeting of his new organization, President Trump also endorsed a divisive foreign leader and heard an attack on his former prosecutor, Jack Smith.
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February 8, 2026
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.
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February 6, 2026
A Trump Deal With Iran May Hinge on the Number Zero
Can the two sides get past Iran’s claim that it has a “right” to enrich uranium?
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January 29, 2026
Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House
Democrats sharply questioned the plan, including the role of Qatar in managing an account funded by the sale of Venezuelan oil.
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January 24, 2026
Vance Announces Expansion of ‘Mexico City Rule’ to Cover D.E.I. and ‘Radical’ Gender Policies
The change, which could affect more than $30 billion in foreign assistance, is the Trump administration’s latest move against what the president calls “woke ideology.”
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January 23, 2026
Nazis, Soviets and Trump: America’s Fixation With Greenland
The idea that Greenland is essential to the United States has returned with a vengeance in the Trump era.
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January 15, 2026
After White House Meeting on Greenland, Trump Remains Unmoved
Denmark’s foreign minister left the White House saying that his country had a “fundamental disagreement” with President Trump, as several NATO countries sent troops to Greenland.
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