Author: Robert Tait in Washington

Donald TrumpIranMiddle East and north AfricaTrump administrationUS foreign policyUS national securityUS newsUS politicsUS-Israel war on IranWorld news

Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day

The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts sayBeing the subject of mockery may be the most intense of all Donald Trump’s known aversions.Yet more than five months after embarking on a war …

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Donald TrumpIranMiddle East and north AfricaTrump administrationUS foreign policyUS national securityUS newsUS politicsUS-Israel war on IranWorld news

Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day

The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts sayBeing the subject of mockery may be the most intense of all Donald Trump’s known aversions.Yet more than five months after embarking on a war …

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Donald TrumpIranMiddle East and north AfricaTrump administrationUS foreign policyUS national securityUS newsUS politicsUS-Israel war on IranWorld news

Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day

The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts sayBeing the subject of mockery may be the most intense of all Donald Trump’s known aversions.Yet more than five months after embarking on a war …

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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum

State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and CameroonThe US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that …

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AfricaAmericasAsia PacificCameroonCanadaCaribbeanChinaDemocratsGrenadaIndonesiaJapanMarco RubioUS foreign policyUS newsUS politicsWorld news

US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum

State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and CameroonThe US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that …

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