US foreign policy

Iran holds the key to Israel’s rise as the Middle East’s hegemon

An anti-US and anti-Israel banner hanging on a building in Tehran on Jan 27.

Canada now advises Indigenous people to carry passports for US travel

Cars cross into the US at the US-Canada border crossing in Lacolle, Quebec, Canada.

News analysis

Possible US attack on Iran could derail Trump’s Gaza plans announced at Board of Peace forum

President Donald Trump at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington Feb 19, 2026. PHOTO: TIERNEY L. CROSS/NYTIMES

An iron fist in a velvet glove: Rubio’s message on US-Europe ties

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s softer tone at the Munich Security Conference belies the hard realities in the US’ attitude towards its European allies, says the writer.

White House tells Iran to make a deal as Trump hints at US strikes

On Feb 18, US President Donald Trump again suggested that the US might strike Iran in a post on his Truth Social site, with a US military build-up under way in the Middle East.

Cuba’s Havana piles with rubbish as US chokehold halts garbage trucks

A man throws trash on a street in downtown Havana, Cuba, February 15, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Trump’s Board of Peace : Should we take it literally or seriously?

The Board of Peace was touted as a new “international organisation” with a global mandate to promote stability and restore governance in “areas affected or threatened by conflict".

Netanyahu says US deal with Iran must dismantle nuclear infrastructure

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations, in Jerusalem, on Feb 15, 2026.

Rubio’s Munich civility is a false dawn for Europe

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have been less abrasive than Vice-President JD Vance but the substance of what he had to say at this year's Munich Security Conference was essentially the same, says the writer.

White House uses former foreign aid agency funds for Trump budget chief's security, documents show

Russell Vought, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

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