Foreign Policy

President Donald Trump, right, and first lady Melania Trump.

Russia and Ukraine optimistic about Melania Trump-brokered Oleshky ceasefire as it takes effect

Emily Hallas · October 27, 2026 10:42 am

Marco Rubio.

Intelligence chief Jay Clayton warns Rubio of rising Iranian threats

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Starshield systems unlocked in Ukraine after uproar about military restrictions

ESPN television reporter Britt McHenry smiles before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Washington.

Britt McHenry resigns from State Department after basketball game altercation: Report

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.

Rubio calls for Cubans to partner with CIA

President Donald Trump turns to board Marine One after arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews.

Trump’s ‘ceasefire at risk’ as Iran tensions rise: Mabinty Quarshie

Adisa Hargett-Robinson May 4, 2026 12:57 pm

Satellite view of the Salalah oil storage fire in Oman. An Iranian drone strike on March 11 ignited the blaze, sending a plume over the Gulf of Oman’s strategic port. Imaged 13 March 2026. (Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2026)

Tiana Lowe Doescher says Iran pressure campaign showing results: ‘Not financial Armageddon’

Adisa Hargett-Robinson May 4, 2026 12:08 pm

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Ocala International Airport, in Ocala Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026, after speaking at an event in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ to allow stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz

Carter Schroppe May 3, 2026 5:10 pm

Collage featuring President Donald Trump and an Iranian

Trump to review latest Iran proposal, but ‘can’t imagine it would be acceptable’

Carter Schroppe May 3, 2026 1:49 am

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping, right, stand in front of their respective flags.

China blocks US sanctions on five refineries accused of buying Iranian oil

Carter Schroppe May 2, 2026 10:00 pm

Marco Rubio walking in front of a vehicle at the White House.

$8.6 billion in arms sales approved for Middle East allies

Carter Schroppe May 2, 2026 6:38 pm

A tanker, left, and a car carrier are anchored at sea in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from the coast near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates.

Iran war is ‘us taking out the trash’: Tiana Lowe Doescher

Britta Miller May 2, 2026 12:07 pm

CNN's Scott Jennings debates with commentator Adam Mockler.

CNN’s Scott Jennings tells panelist to ‘get your f***ing hand out of my face’ during heated debate

Britta Miller May 1, 2026 1:41 pm

Moscow's Red Square on a sunny summer day in 2019.

Under siege, Russia cuts military parade and internet

Tom Rogan May 1, 2026 11:52 am

President Donald Trump signs an executive order.

Trump approves ‘Keystone Light’ oil pipeline from Canada to US

Claire Carter May 1, 2026 10:04 am

From l-r: Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Josh Hawley (R-MO). (AP Photos/J. Scott Applewhite/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

GOP warns Trump over war powers deadline amid Iran standstill

Ramsey Touchberry April 30, 2026 6:28 pm

President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington.

Trump warns Merz to stop ‘interfering’ on Iran, focus on ‘broken’ Germany

Timothy Nerozzi April 30, 2026 1:00 pm