Geopolitics

The request for the Americans’ release may be delayed if the talks between President Donald Trump’s team and Iran prove difficult, according to people briefed on the plans.

President Donald Trump accused Iran of “doing a very poor job” of opening the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic, as shipping flows remained effectively blocked.

Beijing urged Iran to accept a ceasefire, but it hasn’t agreed to act as a guarantor of the deal in America’s messy war.

As America steps back, four countries will shape the continent’s security.

U.S. tactical successes should give Beijing pause.

The peril and promise of an economic boom in Venezuela.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country was ready for direct negotiations amid international calls for Israel to stop its bombing in Lebanon.

A Washington Post reporter’s doctor in Seoul had a question — how to translate “chicken out,” as in “Trump always chickens out,” into Korean?

Published: April 9, 2026 11:38 am Author: Brian T. Kennedy Critics call the Iran strikes a betrayal, but Trump's own books show he has said for 25 years that Iran...

Amid fierce disagreements, the dramatic, last-minute decision to halt attacks seems less like an exit ramp than a rest stop for all sides.