While the president says the agreement with Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and provide economic relief, the country’s nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation.

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The U.S.-Iran framework agreement appears to omit some of the most important provisions that Israel wanted.

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In a call to The New York Times, President Trump praised Russia’s and China’s leaders and described Israel’s prime minister as “a very difficult guy.”

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He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized its economy by leveraging Russia’s war in Ukraine.

As Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.

The decision is part of a broader American retrenchment from the NATO alliance.

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The leaders of both countries are expected to discuss the risks from artificial intelligence, but neither country is willing to be the first to slow down.

How the economic shock waves of Trump’s Iran war will be felt globally.

The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest.