Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles. World Times Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant. from NYT > World News ht…
First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11 Billion, Pentagon Tells Congress World Times In a Capitol Hill briefing, officials gave their most comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, but the number omitted s…
How Long Will the Iran War Last? Trump Offers Conflicting Answers. World Times Now 11 days into an expanding military campaign, President Trump and his officials have given conflicting indications on how long the United States i…
Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Labor Market Softens World Times Investors now expect that the Fed will delay a rate cut until September instead of July, as they had before the war in Iran began. from NYT > Wo…
U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal Ending Prosecution of Turkish Bank World Times Court papers submitted as part of the agreement with Halkbank, which was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, said Turkey’s assistance “w…
Iran’s Choice of New Leader Signals Defiance to Foes World Times Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei could prove to be even more radical than his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the U.…
State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave World Times The ordered departure of U.S. employees in the kingdom indicates that senior diplomats are bracing for a possible surge in violence in the war with I…