United States International Relations
- Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Overhaul of Oil Sector - Bowing to Trump administration pressure, the new legislation improves conditions for foreign oil companies and opens the way to slash the taxes they pay.
- Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further from the U.S. - The agreement, while scarce on details, is the latest step by Prime Minister Mark Carney to reduce Canada’s reliance on trade with the U.S.
- Trump Warns Iran With Military Muscle, but Risks a Regional War - Iran’s Islamic Republic, weakened by airstrikes in June and huge popular unrest, warns that it will strike back hard if attacked by the United States. This time, Iran may mean it.
- The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo - The tale illustrates how inefficient the ICE operation has been in the year since President Trump ordered the base to prepare for up to 30,000 “criminal aliens.”
- Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House - Democrats sharply questioned the plan, including the role of Qatar in managing an account funded by the sale of Venezuelan oil.
- Why the NORAD Cold War Pact Between the U.S. and Canada Is News - The State Department clarified comments made by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada that NORAD would be “altered” if that country did not purchase American F-35 jets.
- Attack on Ilhan Omar Follows Years of Trump’s Targeting Her - President Trump has spent years demonizing and dehumanizing the Somali-born Democrat from Minnesota, fueling escalating threats against her.
- 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.
- Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats - Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a former prime minister, was nominated to lead Iraq once again, but President Trump said he would cut U.S. support if that went ahead.