- Jul 27
Trump grants Ukraine Patriot missile licences while publicly cooling on Netanyahu's Iran agenda
The White House hosted back-to-back meetings with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, yielding a Patriot missile production deal for Kyiv but a public rebuke for Netanyahu over Iran.
- Jul 27
US and Iran pause attacks after 13 nights of airstrikes, oil drops 6% as diplomacy gains room
After 13 consecutive nights of US airstrikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on American allies, both sides have held fire for two days. Behind-the-scenes talks via Oman, Qatar and Pakistan are underway, while Brent crude fell 6% to $91.
- Jul 26
US pauses Iran strikes for second day as Oman-mediated talks on Strait of Hormuz advance
Washington suspended bombings for a second day as Omani mediators held talks in Tehran on safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while both sides signalled openness to a negotiated end to the nearly two-week escalation.
- Jul 26
Trump offers Iran 'last chance before decapitation' as oil drops; Tehran denies talks, demands Strait of Hormuz control
President Trump said he is giving Iran 'one last chance before decapitation,' while Brent crude fell nearly 5% to just over $83 a barrel. Iran insists it is not negotiating with Washington, only with Oman on a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jun 15
Nawrocki receives Trump's backing on troops as Warsaw pushes for 15,000 US soldiers in Poland
President Karol Nawrocki’s meetings in Washington reaffirmed Donald Trump’s earlier pledge of extra troops, while Polish officials set a new target of 11,000 to 15,000 US soldiers stationed in Poland on a permanent basis.
- Jun 1
Romania brings Russian drone strike on Galați apartment block to UN Security Council in historic first
Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu addressed an emergency UN Security Council session on Monday, convened for the first time at Romania's direct request, after a Russian Geran-2 drone exploded on a residential building in Galați, injuring two civilians.
