#foreign-policy

#foreign-policy

The leakers and media are at it again, undermining the President's foreign policy. POTUS says there was no yelling at Zelensky, as the media reported. Zelensky said it was a positive meeting. We have seen the same thing between POTUS and Netanyahu, submitted Levin on Monday night. Someone or some people are relentlessly leaking and undermining President Trump and our allies. The perp or perps must be found out and removed, asap.

"This election is really about the future orientation of this country," Lipavsky told DW. "For the first time, forces that are openly collaborating with Putin's Russia are reaching for power." "That's the main reason why I'm running in this election," he continued, "I believe we can succeed in maintaining the pro-Western course of the country. And that's incredibly important."

As any prosecutor and surely Mr. Woodward knows, the person on the inside who calls and says 'I want to talk' is an informant, or snitch, and is generally looking to bargain a deal, to improve his or her own situation, to place the blame on someone else in return for being allowed to plead down or out certain charges, and therefore "knows that his or her testimony will be unrespected, even reviled, subjected to rigorous examination and often rejection."

Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff suggest that Putin may make concessions for a plea deal with Ukraine, ignoring that these could be mere inducements to Trump.

The US State Department has approved a potential $4.67bn sale of a surface-to-air missile package to Egypt, including radar systems and logistical support.

The Trump administration reissued a license to Chevron, allowing oil production and exports from Venezuela, despite past cancellations linked to Maduro's legitimacy as President.

The mayor of New York has never, ever, ever been the leader of the Democratic Party. What we need to focus on is the message.

The upcoming congressional vote on two bills will expedite U.S. arms sales by reducing necessary vetting and possibly omitting congressional notification altogether.

The deported group included individuals described as 'so uniquely barbaric that their home countries refused to take them back,' an assertion the Jamaican government strongly refutes.

The 18th EU package of sanctions is here, after Slovakia dropped its opposition to its adoption last night. Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, said late Thursday that he received additional guarantees from the EU on the technically unrelated, but politically linked, issue of gas imports from Russia and was now prepared to support the package.

The US state department plans to move forward with mass layoffs, affecting nearly 15% of its domestic staff, as part of a significant restructuring initiative.

Elon Musk's attempt to create a third political party in America, the America Party, reflects a bold yet highly speculative initiative that raises questions about its viability and impact.

Vivian Salama is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer as part of an expansion focusing on reporting in national defense, technology, and global conflict.

In "Eighty Years on the Edge," the writers reflect on how the Atomic Age has significantly shaped eight decades of geopolitical realities and societal impacts.

In his address following a military strike on Iran, Trump invoked God's name repeatedly, thanking Him and urging blessings for Israel and America, revealing a troubling trend of religious justification for military action.

Khamenei's rule has faced unprecedented challenges, evidenced by heavy losses to military and nuclear capabilities following Israeli and American strikes, prompting criticism from both detractors and supporters.

To me, it still appears that we have only set back the Iranian nuclear program by a handful of months.