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Can Japan’s arms industry gain from Trump trust loss?

Trump declines, with him wavering on security commitments to allies and the wars in Iran and Ukraine. Japan’s announcement also comes just months after it announced a record-high new defence budget. Will Japan

‘United States of the Middle East?’: Trump posts US flag covering Iran

East studies at Johns Hopkins University. He pointed to Trump’s threat in early April that an “entire civilisation will die” if Iran did not agree to a deal at the time. Hours later, both

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

Middle East, there are other examples of trading activity that have raised eyebrows. On 2 April last year, Trump announced what he called Liberation Day - a sweeping set of tariffs on goods from practically every

Trump tells Merz to ‘fix his broken country’ in new attack on German chancellor

comments earlier this week, when [the chancellor said the US was being “humiliated” by Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/27/us-humiliated-iran-leadership-trump-merz) and criticised Washington for having no exit strategy from the war. On Thursday, Merz sought to strike

Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iranian supreme leader is involved in US negotiations

comments made by the US secretary of state, **Marco Rubio,** at a congressional hearing yesterday that there were indications Khamenei was taking a bigger part in peace talks despite not being seen publicly since

How Thomas Massie came to represent Republican dissent in age of Trump

Trump and could be a litmus test for the faultlines emerging within the Republican base, including over [military interventions](/news/2026/1/4/us-republicans-back-trump-on-venezuela-amid-faint-maga-dissent) and support for Israel. For Massie’s supporters, the race

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

Middle East. ## **Don’t miss this: The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared** ![An orange and black illustration of a man cycling away from two nuclear reactors that are cracking

Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war

commentators said, that Washington was ready to launch major operations in the Gulf without consulting its allies – or protecting them from the fallout. Both versions suggest a lack of preparation underpinning Project Freedom

The aftermath of Trump-Xi summit: comparing U.S. and China announcements

policy on Taiwan, according to Shen Dingli, an independent international relations scholar in Shanghai. After the summit, the readouts reflected the ways the U.S. and China stake out their positions and project their power, with

Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’

policy commission, said the proposal to end the war was merely an **“American wish list” and “not a reality”.** ![A motorist rides a scooter in Tehran near a billboard on the facade of a building

As AIPAC becomes ‘toxic’, it is trying to conceal spending in US elections

Trump. It was the most expensive House primary in US history, but the names of the donors of the PAC that spent the most money in that race have not been fully made public. While

Pakistan scrambles to salvage US-Iran diplomacy as ceasefire faces collapse

Policy Research at the University of Lahore, told Al Jazeera. He said the fact that both Tehran and Washington continued to rely on Pakistan suggested the allegations would have limited impact. “As long as both

Turkiye unveils its first intercontinental ballistic missile: What we know

Middle East, Ankara [reported](/news/2026/3/18/turkiye-says-nato-bringing-in-more-defences-after-missile-interceptions#:~:text=NATO%20air%20defences%20shot%20down,second%20missile%20on%20March%209.) that NATO’s air defences shot down ballistic missiles fired towards Turkiye on March 4 and 9. Tehran denied

Senate vote on arms sale shows ‘massive cracks’ in US support for Israel

Middle East and put American troops in harm’s way as part of [Netanyahu’s illegal wars](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) of expansion.” A Pew Research Center survey this month suggested that 60 percent of US adults, including

Did Netanyahu really ‘defy’ Trump in bombing Iran?

Middle East. Now, because their interests diverge, and because each side is pursuing its own interests, they clash in a very asymmetric way.” ## How much leverage does Trump have? As Israel becomes increasingly isolated internationally

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Middle East, Bishop Strickland has made a rare break from the administration. "I do not believe this conflict meets the criteria of a just war. I stand with the Holy Father and his call

UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

policy of endorsing European claims to longstanding “imperial possessions”, and highlighted sovereignty over the Falklands, the subject of the 1982 war between Britain and Argentina. It was drawn up in response to White House frustration

First Thing: US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime

policy analyst at the EPI. - **Where is the money going?** Employers spent company money hiring consultants and law firms specializing in union avoidance and on legal counsel, representation and litigation services during union elections

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?

East Images/AFP/Getty Images The aura was punctured by the Covid pandemic and election defeat in 2020, only for Trump and his allies to spend years spinning a false narrative that the election had been stolen

Popes have spoken out on politics before. But with Trump and Pope Leo it's different

policies. Trump also claimed Leo was in favor of Iran having nuclear weapons. Trump continued his attacks Tuesday night with another social media post, saying, "Will someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed