From Hungary to the Pope, the Right’s Very Bad Week
What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.
What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.
Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program.
On a day when both Iran and the United States declared the Strait of Hormuz opened, hopes for an agreement rose. But statements from President Trump and Iranian leaders about negotiations were sometimes at odds.
Friday’s statements that the strait is now open raised investors’ hopes that oil and gas would start flowing out of the Persian Gulf in significant volumes again.
The pause in fighting would remove a major hindrance to the U. S. -Iran peace talks, if it holds.
By holding off America’s more powerful military, Iran showed how Taiwan can deter or defeat China.
Most Israelis wanted the fight against Hezbollah to continue. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics say he is showing that he cannot, or will not, stand up to President Trump.
Despite the economic risks from the war, Beijing will likely stick to a hands-off approach. It is wary of being entangled in a conflict it opposed and has little sway over.
After talks in Islamabad last weekend led to a two-week cease-fire, Pakistan is offering to host another round in an attempt to sustain ongoing peace efforts.
Oil prices stabilized and stocks rose on optimism that diplomatic talks could yield a permanent peace deal.
The comments come as peace talks between Iran and the United States have not yet resumed and a cease-fire is set to expire next week.
The diplomacy came as the U. S. Navy locked down trade to Iranian ports, and Iran responded by threatening critical shipping routes across the region.
A harsh attack by the president drew a quick response from the pontiff, a reminder of his uniquely moral voice.
The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ are “never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.
In a thinly veiled critique of the war in Iran, China’s leader said the world could not risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.
The president did not say who would represent the United States in a potential next round of direct talks, though he ruled out being personally involved.
Pakistani officials told The New York Times that the country was pushing to organize a second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran this week. President Trump told The New York Post that it could happen over the next two days.
Vice President JD Vance weighed in on the tension between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV as Catholics expressed dismay about Mr. Trump’s attacks.
Investors saw a possible path to peace, with the United States and Iran trading proposals for Iran to suspend nuclear activity.
The political scientists Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch discuss Israel’s continued expansion into the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon.