United States International Relations – Page 18 – War Watch

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Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption.

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Vance Faces Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks
ByKatie Rogers and Tyler Pager April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Vice President JD Vance is leading negotiations this weekend toward an end to a war that he had opposed starting.

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With Iran Setting Limits, Strait of Hormuz Remains Thorny Politically
ByMark Landler April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Even after a cease-fire, Iran is keeping a chokehold on traffic, forcing countries to cut deals that could put them at odds with the U.S.

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Amid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War
ByAnton Troianovski April 9, 2026

President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.

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European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon
ByAmelia Nierenberg April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce.

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Trump Again Hits Out at NATO Over Iran War
BySteven Erlanger April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

President Trump lashed out after hosting Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, at the White House on Wednesday.

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Trump Finds Himself With Fragile Iran Cease-Fire After the Scramble to Make a Deal
ByTyler Pager, Katie Rogers and Farnaz Fassihi April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.

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White House Knew About Pakistan’s Cease-Fire Post on X Before It Was Sent
ByTyler Pager and Katie Rogers April 8, 2026

Pakistan’s prime minister posted a public plea on X for President Trump to extend his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran. The White House was directly involved in shaping the message.

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Has Trump Met His War Goals in Iran?
ByEdward Wong April 8, 2026

On the first day of the pause, Iran fired missiles and launched drones in the region. It said an oil refinery on Lavan Island had been attacked. Israel continued its strikes in Lebanon.

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Oil Prices Fall, but Energy Firms Remain Frozen After U.S.-Iran Deal
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 8, 2026

Analysts said oil and natural gas energy companies would not quickly restore production unless attacks stopped and ships started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

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