Intelligence-sharing. Japan has agreed to provide Ukraine with satellite-based geospatial data, including radar imagery obtained from Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites. It’s the first time...
Nuclear news. The second round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear program is underway in Rome. According to Iranian media,...
U.S.-Russia communications. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone on Thursday about the results of a...
Squashing Israeli plans. U.S. President Donald Trump blocked Israeli plans to strike Iranian nuclear facilities as early as next month amid ongoing negotiations with...
Washington's stance. U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly held a closed meeting with top national security and foreign policy officials to discuss the country’s position...
Expectation management. Iranian officials believe that a long-term nuclear agreement is unrealistic before U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-month deadline and instead want to begin...
Opening day. China’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports took effect on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an increase of U.S....
The United States is developing a new security arrangement for the Middle East. To that end, the Trump administration is pursuing separate deals with...
Chinese response. China on Wednesday announced 50 percent tariffs on all U.S. imports in response to Washington’s imposition of 50 percent additional tariffs on...
Nuclear negotiations. At a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and...
Standing its ground. Iran continues to reject U.S. demands for direct negotiations, arguing instead that backchannel diplomacy via Oman should continue. Tehran also put...
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