
Trump Says US Will Win War Against Iran, Predicts Oil Prices to Fall
The US president said Iran has already been defeated militarily and forecast lower oil prices ahead.

The US president said Iran has already been defeated militarily and forecast lower oil prices ahead.

The US ambassador to the United Nations reiterated that no option is off the table regarding Iran, after Trump said he continues to consider renewed strikes.

An NPR opinion essay argues that President Trump's comments about potentially striking Iran mark a departure from how past US presidents discussed military power at the United Nations.
A Guardian investigation finds the US-Venezuela oil agreement, reached after the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro, confronts significant obstacles to implementation.

Deals, threats and oil are all on the table as the president's foreign policy takes center stage at the United Nations.
Critics argue the agreement to accept deportees from the US continues a long pattern of unequal arrangements between Liberia and Washington.
The US secretary of state cited ongoing regional tensions in urging restraint over the West Bank.

The secretary of state said the current arrangement is meant to ensure proceeds benefit the Venezuelan people.
The secretary of state said the international order is 'not in good shape' as long as President Trump is in office.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the measures target actors involved in developing Cuba's military capabilities and exploiting the mining sector.

Axios reports the plan is in early stages and aims to guide US Middle East policy after the Iran war ends and through the remainder of Trump's term.

US president predicts resolution of tensions with Iran could come after November midterms, or possibly sooner, according to TASS
Washington cites increased cooperation with Venezuela's interim government in decision to drop country from annual drug enforcement list, Anadolu Agency reports.
Vance says Washington will work with Israel when interests align and disagree when they do not, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
The State Department cleared a major military equipment package including air defense missiles and counter-drone radars for Kyiv.

New US legislation aims to curb Moscow's war financing and press for negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera.

A Russian analyst says US support for allied missile development could backfire on Washington's own security.

Historian and author Anne Applebaum tells France 24 that America's retreat from its role as leader of the democratic world reflects a lasting transformation, not a single administration's policy.

Writer Anne Applebaum tells France 24 that Washington's approach to global power is transforming beyond any single administration, reshaping alliances such as Canada's ties with other partners

An Al Jazeera opinion article argues that Washington's reaction to Houthi movements near the strategic waterway highlights constraints on US security guarantees in the Gulf.