Category: Foreign Policy
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Iran Fired at U.S. Forces. The Qeshm Island Strikes Were the Right Answer.
The Qeshm Island strikes came on the eve of Election Day. On Monday night, U.S. forces hit Iranian targets on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. Officials called the strikes defensive. The Wall Street Journal first reported them. This follows our earlier post on Netanyahu’s push for…
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Netanyahu Wants More Iran Strikes. America Sets the Clock.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a new round of Netanyahu Iran strikes, and he wants them soon. He is pushing President Trump to hit Iran again right after Tuesday’s midterm elections, two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Monday. Israel is a close ally, and…
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Belgium’s Prime Minister Would Rather Quit Than Punt the Budget
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his resignation after his coalition failed to close a €10 billion budget gap, with socialist partners pushing higher taxes on top earners. He refused to roll last year’s budget forward. Washington should take note.
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Iran Says It Can Reopen Hormuz in Two Days. Read the Fine Print.
Iran says it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz in two days if Washington meets its demands. The timeline got shorter, but the demands did not. Here is the catch, why peace through strength still matters, and what it means for your gas tank.
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Germany’s Gen Z Marched Peacefully. Then the Looters Showed Up.
Tens of thousands of young Germans marched peacefully over living costs, schools and military service. Then the Frankfurt riots broke out: looted stores, Molotov cocktails and more than 100 injured officers. The complaints are real, but looting is not protest, and more big government is not the cure.
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Allies Are Buying Ukraine’s Patriots. Now America Has to Build Them.
The State Department approved a $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, paid for by Canada, Germany, Norway and an EU-backed loan. That is the right model. The problem is that the missiles aren’t built yet, and America has to build faster without draining its own stockpile.
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Canada Wants Into Europe’s Club. Nobody Will Say What It Costs.
Canada just told the world it wants to get closer to Brussels than any country outside Europe ever has. At the end of a two-day summit in Montreal on Oct. 30, Prime Minister Mark Carney embraced Canada EU associate membership, calling it “the deepest possible partnership short of accession,” Politico Europe reported. However, there is…
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Bukele Sends 2,000 Troops Into Haiti. Trump Reportedly Gave His Blessing.
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is sending more than 2,000 troops into Haiti to rescue four missing aviation technicians and fight the gangs, and Trump reportedly told him to do what he has to do. Here’s the conservative case for an ally carrying the load, and the caveats that come with it.
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Bombs on a Tanker Hull in Hormuz. Now Trump Has to Decide.
A small boat attached two explosive devices to a tanker’s hull in the Strait of Hormuz, a new tactic in the eight-month Iran conflict. A Saudi-led coalition says it downed a Houthi drone near Mecca, and CENTCOM briefed Trump on Iran options. Here’s what it means for his decision and your gas prices.
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Fired General Brett Sylvia Allegedly Leaked Iran Secrets. Now Prove It.
Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon’s top military planner, and sent his case to the DOJ. An internal report says he admitted leaking Iran and Ukraine secrets. Leaking war plans is a betrayal, but a referral isn’t a conviction.
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