United States International Relations – Page 5 – War Watch

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Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.
ByErica L. Green March 11, 2026

Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.

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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
ByJulian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Malachy Browne and Helene Cooper March 11, 2026March 12, 2026

Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

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Trump’s Actions in Iran and Venezuela Show Limits of U.S. Sanctions
ByAlan Rappeport March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

America’s vast economic powers are able to wear down an adversary’s economy but are insufficient to topple leaders on their own.

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World Leaders Will Release 400 Million Barrels of Oil to Stabilize Prices
ByRebecca F. Elliott, Hisako Ueno and Jim Tankersley March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

The members of the International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil, the largest such coordinated action on record.

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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War
ByMark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager and Edward Wong March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.

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U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says
ByEric Schmitt and Thomas Fuller March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

Iranians cowered under the barrage as Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, said the U.S. aimed to wipe out Iran’s capacity to obtain nuclear weapons “forever.”

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France Bolsters Efforts to Repatriate Citizens Stranded by Iran War
ByCatherine Porter March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

France is highlighting its repatriation operations for nationals left stranded by the conflict with Iran.

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U.S. Eases Limits on Russian Energy as Oil Prices Soar
ByPaul Sonne March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

The volatility in energy markets because of the war in Iran could not come at a better time for President Vladimir V. Putin.

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New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran
ByNeil MacFarquhar March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.

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Trump Again Suggests Without Evidence That Iran Struck Elementary School
ByShawn McCreesh and John Ismay March 10, 2026

After a video showed a Tomahawk missile hitting a naval base next to the school, President Trump claimed Iran possesses such weapons. But the U.S. developed the missile and has sold it only to a few close allies.

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