Tag: Foreign Policy

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Jan. 6. (Israeli Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel has recognized Somaliland. Will the US follow?

Ron Kampeas · March 27, 2026 5:57 am

President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The war according to Pete Hegseth: The aptly named ‘war’ secretary is in a running battle with anyone who questions his reality

Jamie McIntyre · March 27, 2026 5:53 am

Doug Burgum, secretary of the interior, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, Howard Lutnick, commerce secretary, and Markwayne Mullin, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, during a Cabinet meeting at the White House Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The signal and the noise

Dominic Green · March 27, 2026 5:44 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during the swearing-in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office.

Iranian negotiators are ‘begging’ for deal while NATO dithers, Trump says

Emily Hallas · March 26, 2026 8:31 am

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

So far, China is winning the Iran war

Tom Rogan · March 26, 2026 8:00 am

An Iranian Shahed exploding drone launched by Russia flies through the sky

Russia sending drones to Iran to shore up war effort: Report

Emily Hallas · March 25, 2026 10:21 pm

Larry Fink, the chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, on Oct. 12, 2022.

BlackRock CEO warns of global recession if oil hits $150 amid Iran war

Emily Hallas · March 25, 2026 7:20 pm

Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India.

Beltway Confidential

Trump risks encouraging Iranian escalation

Tom Rogan · March 23, 2026 4:27 pm

U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz addresses the High-Level Security Council on Palestinians and Israel during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.

Democrat waves off 19 Hamas-tied UNRWA workers while pressing Mike Waltz on Gaza

Emily Hallas · March 20, 2026 2:38 pm

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) speaks at a news conference held by members of the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021, to complain about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and masking policies.

Lauren Boebert’s hard ‘no’ on Pentagon Iran funding request puts Mike Johnson in tough spot

Emily Hallas · March 20, 2026 12:51 pm

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

Rand Paul sounds like he’s running for president

W. James Antle III · March 20, 2026 10:57 am

From left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump attend a casualty return for the soldiers who were killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware on March 7. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

When will Trump be able to declare victory over Iran?

Jamie McIntyre · March 20, 2026 6:05 am