Briefing: China overlooks Trump's demands for Hormuz strait, calls for all sides to de-escalate
Strategic angle: China urges a halt to military operations in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions.
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Strategic angle: China urges a halt to military operations in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions.
Strategic angle: A federal judge on Monday stalled major parts of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to remake vaccine policy in the U.S.
Strategic angle: President Donald Trump expressed concerns about U.S. allies' willingness to join a coalition for tanker protection in the Strait of Hormuz.
Strategic angle: European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.
Strategic angle: High-level US and Chinese officials have wrapped up two days of economic discussions in Paris, with the US Treasury head describing the sessions as productive ahead of President Trump's visit to China.
Strategic angle: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is appealing his conviction in the Libyan funding case, raising questions about the integrity of the judicial system under political influence.