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International Relations U.S. allies in the Middle East have been pressing for weeks to prevent a conflict with Iran. - Diplomats in the region have spent weeks trying to prevent a confrontation that they say risks a wider conflict.Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands - U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium.In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties - After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the two sides struck a far-reaching agreement that officials called “the mother of all trade deals.”NATO Chief Says Europe Is ‘Dreaming’ if It Thinks It Can Defend Itself Without U.S. - Mark Rutte, the secretary general of the alliance, told members of the European Parliament that President Trump was “doing a lot of good stuff.”Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Stuck in the 16th Century - The president’s approach is not just chaos or an updated version of 19th-century great-power competition.Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online - Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.The Woman Who Stands Between Donald Trump and Greenland - Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s leader, has taken big risks standing up to Mr. Trump. It might just be working — for now.The Woman Who Stands Between Donald Trump and Greenland - Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s leader, has taken big risks standing up to Mr. Trump. It might just be working — for now.Despite Trump’s Words, China and Russia Are Not Threatening Greenland - U.S. and European officials say they are unaware of any intelligence that shows China and Russia are endangering the island, which is protected by the NATO security umbrella.Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland Shows the Limits of His Coercive Powers - President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.