Trump Again Offers Conflicting Signals on War’s End

President Trump told Fox Business that the war was “close to over.” Iran threatened to expand its influence over shipping routes if a U.S. blockade continued.

Ship ‘Spoofing’ in Strait of Hormuz May Compound Confusion

Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China

In a thinly veiled critique of President Trump and the war in Iran, Xi Jinping said the world could not risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.”

How China’s Weapons Transfers to Iran Have Evolved Over Decades

JD Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology

The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ never side with “those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”