Foreign Policy

As President Donald Trump prepares for his visit to the UK, protesters there are making preparations for demonstrations intended to show the President he is not welcome in their country. Protesters, who oppose a number […]

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As trade tensions between the United States and China appear unlikely to be eased any time soon, top U.S. defense officials sought Friday to strengthen military ties with the Asian nation. Acting U.S. Defense Secretary […]

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State Secretary Mike Pompeo has arrived to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday, three weeks after abruptly postponing his first visit to Germany as secretary of state. Pompeo told […]

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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that should Mexico fail to stop the influx of migrants into the country, he would impose 5 percent tariffs on Mexican products beginning from June 10. The President pointed out […]

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The Trump administration escalated its battle with European allies over the fate of the Iran nuclear accord, threatening penalties against the financial body created by Germany, the U.K., and France to shield trade with Iran […]

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A meeting between the Venezuelan government and the opposition to resolve the country’s deep political crisis ended without agreement on Wednesday, the opposition said, although negotiators left the door open to further talks, Financial Times […]

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Russian military police last week reportedly carried out a raid against Iranian-backed militiamen stationed at Syria’s Aleppo international airport, local media reported, Voice of America informs. In the aftermath, several Iranian militia leaders were arrested […]

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President Donald Trump said he wasn’t bothered by North Korea’s latest round of missile tests and the U.S. wasn’t seeking regime change in Iran, striking conciliatory notes on the two nations’ nuclear programs as he […]

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Alhakim insisted Baghdad “opposes U.S. sanctions against Tehran,” but would be ready to serve as an intermediary, Voice of America reported. The 48-hour visit to Baghdad by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad […]

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro promised Monday to show “good faith” ahead of a meeting in Norway between representatives of his government and those of opposition leader Juan Guaido, AFP reported. “We are going to be […]

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President Donald Trump, who is currently visiting Japan, voiced optimism Monday about future talks with Iran, adding that despite heightened tensions with the country, the U.S. was not seeking regime change. “I’m not looking to […]

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President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United […]

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The United States needs to correct its wrong actions if it wants to continue negotiations with China to end a damaging tariff war, China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, Reuters reported. The Chinese Ministry added […]

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U.S. Central Command has requested another 5,000 to 10,000 troops in an effort to deter Iran, said a U.S. official. According to two other officials, a meeting will be held at the White House on […]

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North Korea criticized Joe Biden as a “fool of low IQ” after the presidential hopeful called the country’s leader Kim Jong-un a “dictator and tyrant,” New York Post writes. The country’s official state news agency released […]

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Weakened and unable to bring the political crisis gripping Venezuela to a quick resolution, opposition leader Juan Guaido has been forced to consider negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro – as both sides have now sent representatives to Norway […]

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Iranian authorities said Monday that within weeks they could exceed an internationally agreed cap on their stockpile of low-enriched uranium, the Wall Street Journal informs. Tehran threatened earlier this month to step up its nuclear program, […]

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Growing U.S. pressure on Iran has weakened pragmatic leader Hassan Rouhani and made his hardline rivals more assertive at home and abroad, recent developments show, Reuters writes. When Rouhani succeeded firebrand leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2013, […]

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President Donald Trump will meet with his South Korean counterpart next month when he is scheduled to travel to the country as part of his trip to Asia before attending the G20 economic summit in […]

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Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq on Wednesday, after repeated U.S. expressions of concern about threats from Iranian-backed forces, Reuters informs. The State Department has ordered the pullout of the employees […]

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The U.S. drew up a list of associates of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who could be targeted with sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported, in what would amount to a fallback option if engagement […]

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As tensions mount between Iran and the United States, on Tuesday Tehran issued a warning to Washington to avoid provoking a conflict, which they said could devastate the region. Among the officials issuing the warning […]

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After President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani threatened that he is going to travel to Ukraine to request from Ukrainian authorities to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, the former Vice President now attacked […]

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Russia on Tuesday that Washington would brook no interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and wanted Moscow to take unspecified action to show there would be no repeat […]

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