Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day

President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war.

Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.

The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will.

Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know

A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.

Xi Pitches His Vision for Avoiding Conflict With the U.S.

Having fought the Trump administration to a draw, China’s Xi Jinping is proposing “constructive strategic stability,” aimed at drawing lines he thinks the U.S. should not cross.