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Alexander Ward

ARTICLES BY ALEXANDER WARD

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Trump on Thursday.

Five takeaways from Trump’s Washington summit with Xi

5 min read . 25 Sept 2026

President Donald Trump.

Trump Tells U.N. He Is Confronting World Threats and Putting America First

3 min read . 22 Sept 2026

President Trump departing the White House on Friday for a fundraiser in Virginia.

Wave of setbacks leaves Trump frustrated and looking for credit

5 min read . 21 Sept 2026

From left, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Trump envoys visit Ukraine in new push for peace talks

3 min read . 07 Sept 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments come as the U.S. has struggled to bring the war to an end.

Bessent launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ to isolate Iran

1 min read . 25 Aug 2026

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) on June 30, 2019. (File Photo: AFP)

Trump pushes for Kim Jong Un meeting this year

5 min read . 19 Aug 2026

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 17, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Why Trump is threatening again to bomb Oman

4 min read . 18 Aug 2026

Air Force One in Ankara in July, as NATO leaders and allies gathered in the Turkish capital.

How Trump’s ruse to evade an Iranian threat unfolded on the tarmac in Turkey

7 min read . 13 Aug 2026

Trump, at least for now, is telling aides he prefers not to order more strikes.

Trump shifts to economic pressure, again, as Iran won’t meet his demands

5 min read . 11 Aug 2026

President Trump aims to declare victory in the Iran war despite escalating demands from Tehran for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, complicating his exit strategy. (Getty Images via AFP)

Trump thought opening the Strait of Hormuz was imminent. Iran had other plans.

5 min read . 10 Aug 2026

U.S. officials have told mediators they won’t accept Iranian restrictions or tolls on Hormuz traffic. (Reuters)

Iran sees an opening to kick the US out of the Gulf

6 min read . 08 Aug 2026

President Trump wrote on social-media Saturday that Middle East countries had asked him to cancel a new attack on Iran because the framework of a deal had been worked out.

Trump pivots back to diplomacy as Iran victory eludes him

6 min read . 03 Aug 2026

President Trump

US weighs bond of $100,000 for some green-card applicants abroad

4 min read . 16 Jul 2026

Trump Sets Sights On Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, But Here's Why He Will Not Be Able To Bomb This Site

Trump leans toward expanding US military operations in Iran

4 min read . 16 Jul 2026

US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

Trump administration increasingly pessimistic of clinching Iran nuclear deal

2 min read . 11 Jul 2026

Ukraine War LIVE | Moscow Launches Fresh Missile Strikes On Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine War LIVE

The war in Ukraine is shifting against Putin but he isn’t giving in

6 min read . 11 Jul 2026

'Hit Them 20 To 1': Trump Rattled By Iran's Payback, Levies Own 'Interest' As US Continues Strikes?

Inside Trump’s Oval Office decision to ditch the Iran ceasefire

4 min read . 09 Jul 2026

Aides say President Trump believes another round of full-scale attacks could derail diplomacy.

Trump briefed on all-out war options in Iran but opts to stick with talks

4 min read . 01 Jul 2026

US President Donald Trump (Bloomberg)

‘I’m the President and you’re not’: Trump tests his power and frustrates the GOP

6 min read . 19 Jun 2026

On Cam: Trump Shames Netanyahu For 2nd Time In 24 Hours| Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iran, USA, Israel

Inside Trump and Netanyahu’s complicated relationship

8 min read . 18 Jun 2026