#Foreign Policy

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 Trump’s War of Choice Will Become a War of Regret — 11/04/2026 [USA]

  America may be losing more than just the conflict in Iran.

  Related: #Geopolitical Risk, #Military Strategy
• 🇺🇸 Americans weigh in on the Iran war, gas prices and their fears — 11/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Public Opinion, #Economic Security
• 🇺🇸 Iran Has Been Consistent in War. Will It Be Consistent in Peace Talks? — 11/04/2026 [USA]

  While President Trump’s war aims have changed by the moment, Iran has stuck to firm demands. The question is whether it will compromise in peace negotiations.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitical Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Eliot Engel, former House Foreign Affairs chair, dies at 79 — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Former Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who chaired the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has died at the age of 79, according to a statement shared on social media by a family member. Engel’s family said th...

  Related: #Politics, #Obituary
• 🇺🇸 Vance heads to Pakistan for peace talks as Trump issues new threats against Iran — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  As Vice President JD Vance is on his way to Pakistan for direct peace talks with Iran, President Trump issued new threats and demands Friday as a fragile ceasefire continues to hold. Ed O'Keefe report...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitical Tension
• 🇺🇸 Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz ’open fairly soon’ — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Geopolitics, #Energy Security
• 🇺🇸 JD Vance says he believes U.S.-Iran talks will be "positive" as he heads to Pakistan — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  President Trump expressed confidence on Friday as senior members of his administration prepared for in-person peace talks with Iran. Vice President JD Vance said he believed the negotiations will be "...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomacy, #Funding Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Trump says 'backup plan' not needed for Iran talks; wishes Vance 'luck' — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  President Trump said Friday that no backup plan is needed if the peace talks in Pakistan between the U.S. and Iran go south. “You don’t need a backup plan,” Trump told reporters before departing Washi...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Military Strategy
• 🇺🇸 Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.

  Related: #Political Strategy, #Partisan Division
• 🇺🇸 JD Vance speaks on negotiations with Iran, saying don't "play us" — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff are set to hold in-person negotiations with Iran on Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan. CBS News' Sam Vinograd has more.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 4/10: The Takeout with Major Garrett — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Artemis II crew to splash down off the coast of California; Vice President JD Vance warns Iran not to "play us" ahead of peace talks.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Space Exploration
• 🇺🇸 Potential Democratic 2028 Candidates Condemn Trump’s ‘War of Choice’ in Iran — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  At a convention in New York, several Democrats mulling presidential bids rallied around opposition to President Trump’s decision to attack Iran.

  Related: #US Politics, #Election Strategy
• 🇺🇸 MAGA Divide Deepens on Iran as Trump Blasts His Onetime Allies — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones fired back as Iran tensions deepen rift on the right.

  Related: #Political Division, #Media Influence
• 🇺🇸 Vance says he is positive about Iran talks but Trump is still slamming Tehran — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Vice President JD Vance appears positive about talks with Iran in Pakistan, but President Trump remains frustrated about Tehran's control over the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Imtiaz Tya...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 The Iran war exposed Republican rifts. Trump's exit efforts haven't healed them yet — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  In the decade since President Donald Trump's "America First" movement rose to power by rejecting military intervention, his coalition has rarely been tested the way it is now.

  Related: #US Politics, #Party Divisions
• 🇺🇸 Bolton: Iran 'senses weakness,' is going to 'push and push' — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday said that Iran's government "senses weakness" and will "push and push" President Trump until the Middle Eastern country is able to get concessi...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 Trump says military is 'loading up the ships' if peace talks with Iran go south in Pakistan — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  President Trump said Friday that he is ready to use the U.S. military to resume strikes on Iran if peace talks in Pakistan are not successful. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with t...

  Related: #Military Strategy, #Diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 ‘I’m Fed Up.’ Frustrated With Trump, Starmer Embraces Other Allies. — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain is strengthening ties in Europe and the Middle East as the once-special relationship with America sours.

  Related: #Geopolitics, #Diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 JD Vance expects ‘positive’ US-Iran war talks as he departs for Pakistan — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Vice president says Trump gave 'pretty clear guidelines' on talks, which will be productive if Iran does not 'play' US.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Middle East
• 🇺🇸 Fetterman: 'Insane' for Democrats to view Israel negatively — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), a fierce advocate for Israel, on Thursday slammed the increasing Democratic criticism of the country over its joint operations with the U.S. against Iran.  The lawmaker ci...

  Related: #U.S. Politics, #Party Division
• 🇺🇸 En route to war negotiations, Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the U.S. — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Vice President JD Vance, who has long been skeptical of foreign military interventions and outspoken about the prospect of sending troops into open-ended conflicts, set off Friday to lead mediated tal...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #U.S.-Iran Relations
• 🇺🇸 America the adversary: Trump can still do much more to alienate Europe — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  It is not just Trump — the strains began under Obama, who took to calling the Europeans “free riders."

  Related: #Transatlantic Relations, #NATO, #Strategic Autonomy
• 🇺🇸 Democrat cites 'unhinged' Trump behavior in call for removal — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) joined other Democrats on Thursday in calling for President Trump’s removal following his threats against Iran. The Democratic lawmaker accused the president of “unhinge...

  Related: #Political Conflict, #Presidential Conduct
• 🇺🇸 Vance expects ‘positive’ Iran talks as he heads to Islamabad — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  US VP JD Vance says Trump gave “clear guidelines” for Iran talks in Pakistan and expects “positive” negotiations.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 Vance optimistic for 'positive' discussions with Iran as he heads to Pakistan — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. delegation is heading to Pakistan with “pretty clear guidelines” from President Trump to negotiate a deal with Iran. “We’re looking forward to negotiation,” Vance...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Alex Jones, Candace Owens push back on Trump criticism — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Alex Jones and Candace Owens, two right-wing media figures who have been critical of President Trump's military campaign in the Middle East, hit back at the president after he attacked them in a scath...

  Related: #Political Conflict, #Conservative Media
• 🇺🇸 J.D. Vance warns Iran not to 'play us' as he departs for Pakistan-led talks — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Vice President J.D. Vance warned Iran not to "play" the U.S. as he departed for high-stakes negotiations in Pakistan amid a two-week ceasefire in the war.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitical Conflict
• 🇺🇸 ‘For Trump, this is seen as an unmitigated failure, this war’ — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  “For Trump, this is seen as an unmitigated failure, this war,” said Omar Rahman.

  Related: #Political Analysis, #Ukraine Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Nixon’s ‘Madman’ approach is dangerous, but it works — and Trump knows it — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Trump is not the first commander in chief to use dire threats to end a war. “Madman” Richard Nixon and former President Eisenhower forged that diplomatic path years ago.

  Related: #Political Strategy, #Historical Precedent