Trump's foreign policy

House rejects bill to strip Israel aid despite over 100 Democrats voting to cut funding

The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

US Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to the press as he exits a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Hezbollah supporters hold flags and posters during a rally in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 10, 2026.

Hezbollah links future Iran-US talks to Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon

US Vice President JD Vance at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat in October 2025.

Vice President JD Vance to chair US discussion on Iran - report

US Vice President JD Vance closes out AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 21, 2025

JD Vance: Anti-Israel sentiment 'backlash' to US foreign policy, not antisemitism


Former US Defense Sec: Trump proposed assassinating 'senior Iranian officer'

"In addition, he came up with an idea - to dip the decapitated head of a terrorist leader in pig blood - as a warning to other Islamist militants," writes Esper in his memoir.

 Former US president Donald Trump listens to former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper address the daily White House coronavirus response briefing with members of the administration's coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, US, March 18, 2020.

Analyzing Trump's Middle East peace

Chronicling latest attempt to untie Gordian knot of the ongoing conflict

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed signed normalization deals at the White House on September 15.

Making a desperate attempt to decipher Trump’s foreign policy

Four principles have shaped Trump’s foreign policy to date.

US President Donald Trump addresses Evangelical supporters in Miami in January.

Is reducing US foreign aid in the Middle East a wise strategy?

Across the American political spectrum there is a growing chorus for retrenchment in international affairs, especially in the Middle East, claiming the US has intervened in too many conflicts.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Taliban concedes to a week-long temporary ceasefire with the US

A breakthrough in the talks between the US and the Taliban, for the first time since resuming the talks in 2018.

Afghan pilots stand among aircrafts during the Afghanistan Air Force readiness performance program at a military airfield in Kabul

Trump touts 12 foreign policy achievements amid impeachment

His friendship toward Israel featured prominently in a letter to Nancy Pelosi.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., October 11, 2019

Sen. Van Hollen: Upholding American leadership when President Trump won't

Trump’s willingness to surrender to Turkey’s wishes has understandably shaken the trust of our allies throughout the region and the world.

KURDS IN Syria flee the Turkish and Syrian rebel offensive against their formerly peaceful towns last month