US Foreign Policy
Pope Leo XIV rejects talk of a feud with Trump, says he will keep preaching peace
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Pope Leo XIV said he has no interest in debating U.S. President Donald Trump and dismissed what he called an inaccurate media narrative portraying the two as “at war,” comments that came as the Vatican and the White House have publicly clashed over the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
A Politico survey conducted by Public First in mid-April found notable differences among Trump voters on Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, with self-identified MAGA supporters expressing more approving views than Trump voters who do not identify with the MAGA label.
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President Donald Trump made a lighthearted remark suggesting the US Navy might demand Cuba's surrender on its way back from a deployment to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran. He referenced the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier approaching Cuba's coast. The comment aligns with ongoing US efforts to push Cuba toward reforms.
Following his recent suggestion of winding down U.S. operations, President Trump threatened new strikes on Iran while lifting sanctions and requesting massive funding, underscoring strategic uncertainty in the third-week war.
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Fox News host Greg Gutfeld argued on "The Five" that President Donald Trump’s posture toward Iran reflects Trump’s own long-standing views rather than pressure from Israel, pointing to Trump remarks from the 1980s that advocated a hardline approach during the Iran hostage crisis and the Iran-Iraq war.
Ecuador has begun a two-week military offensive against drug traffickers, backed by the United States, with Interior Minister John Reimberg declaring the country 'at war' and imposing curfews in coastal provinces. The operation deploys 35,000 soldiers, armored vehicles, and helicopters.
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Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, released a written statement warning neighboring countries hosting US military bases to close them or face further attacks. The message, his first public remarks since his father's assassination, also revealed the deaths of several family members in ongoing US-Israeli strikes. Khamenei urged national unity and praised Iran's regional allies amid the escalating conflict.
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