Trump Prioritizes Strait of Hormuz Over Iran Negotiations
President Donald Trump has changed his approach as he tries to end the war against #Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz at all costs, and leave thorny negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs until later. My story with @Magdalena_971 https://t.co/WbDdDDfzjA
US‑Mexico Ties Deepen After a Century of Challenges
.@DeputySecState Christopher Landau says the US and Mexico "has been a challenging relationship, and I think on a day to day basis, it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture" of how very far it has come from 50-100...
Rubio Frames Hormuz Naval Escort as Defensive, Not Offensive
Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that the move to give military support to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran is a “defensive operation,” saying the US will only fire if fired upon. https://t.co/bT2kVvByOY
Rubio Predicts Trump‑Xi Talks Will Cover Taiwan, Stress Stability
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss #Taiwan when they meet next week and that neither nation wants to destabilize the Indo-Pacific region. https://t.co/sH7SjhiDB3
Rubio Calls Iran’s Leadership ‘Insane,’ Urges Self‑Check
Marco Rubio, giving the White House press briefing, says the Iranian regime's leadership is "insane in the membrane," and that they should "check themselves before they wreck themselves"
Investors Eye Venezuela Amid Legal and Political Uncertainty
Summary of my 24 hours on the ground in #Venezuela. Investors/potential investors are visiting, but the country's legal/regulatory framework and political/democratic future (Delcy Rodriguez ducked a question on the timeline for elections) continue as large areas of concern... 👇🏼
Acting President Dodges Election Timeline, Gives Vague Answer
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declines to suggest a timeline for #Venezuela elections in response to a question from @tylerpager. "I don't know; sometime..." she says, before leaving. https://t.co/MLHkClNbg9
E‑scooters Endangering Pedestrians: Prioritize Safety over Speed
I've been running around DC a lot this week, and the e-scooters on sidewalks are OUT of control. I saw an elderly man near GW, walking with a cane, nearly get run over by a teenager on an e-bike riding the...
Europe’s Hormuz Concern Outpaces US Amid Global Oil Market
Hegseth says Europe needs the Strait of Hormuz more than the US does. Problem is, oil is a global market...
Second US Carrier Joins Strait of Hormuz Blockade
Blockade aid: A second American aircraft carrier is joining the US obstruction of the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says at a news conference
Iranian FM to Arrive in Islamabad for US Peace Talks
#Pakistan: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night for a possible second round of peace talks with the US, according to officials in Islamabad familiar with the matter. 👀
Trump Risks Worse Iran Deal Than Obama’s JCPOA
Trump is at risk of ending up with an #Iran nuclear deal worse than the one he abandoned in 2018. He may settle for a pact that appears more ambitious on paper but is less enforceable in practice than Obama's JCPOA,...
Mexico Eyes Development Bank Chief as US Ambassador
SCOOP: Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum is considering development bank head Roberto Lazzeri as a candidate for ambassador to the US, a move that would mark the second major personnel shift ahead of USMCA trade talks, sources tell me @michaelob_mex & me https://t.co/JopwSJrCg8
From Vance's Trip Cancelled to Iran Ceasefire in Minutes
We went from reports of Vance's trip cancellation to an #Iran ceasefire extension in roughly 20 minutes...
Trump Extends Ceasefire, Giving Iran Time for Unity
THIS JUST IN: Trump extends the ceasefire to allow more time for a fractured leadership in #Iran to come up with a unified proposal