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Israel: For the US, Oil Is Thicker Than Blood

Jinghong Chen - June 30, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom

[E]conomic interests dictate American policy, and they are the decisive factor.

Philippines: New and Old Green Card Holders Treated Like Vegetables

Jinghong Chen - June 30, 2026. Published in The Manila Times

The Lau v. Blanche case illustrates how green card holders could be treated like vegetables.

Spain: Trump’s Pulling the Plug on Us

Ross Hambelton - June 30, 2026. Published in El País

[I]t is severe punishment for a local business leading in the most important race on the planet.

Germany: Close to a Nightmare Scenario*

Mallory Matsumoto - June 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Now Israel is also learning what kind of 'ally' Donald Trump is.

Germany: Without Trust, Prestige Declines*

Michael Stehle - June 28, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Anyone who treats their allies like Trump does shouldn’t find it strange that they are not popular.

Egypt: US Prestige Shattered in the Iran War

Jinghong Chen - June 27, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

[I]t is [U.S.] prestige that has suffered the more profound and unquantifiable injury.

Saudi Arabia: The Gulf-US Meeting and Priorities after Signing the MoU

Jinghong Chen - June 27, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

South Africa: US Escalates Its Pressure Campaign Against South Africa over Iran and China

Jinghong Chen - June 27, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent

[W]hy does the United States believe it has the standing to dictate which nations South Africa may engage with and on what terms?

Germany: G7 Summit with Trump: The Club of Flatterers

Peter Carioca - June 26, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Instead of discussing problems, or even finding solutions, those who led the G6 are [now] showering U.S. President Donald Trump with compliments and presenting him with gifts.

Germany: Realism Has Taken Hold in Both Washington and Tehran

Kirsty Low - June 25, 2026. Published in Der Standard

There is neither support nor funding for ... long-term military commitment in Iran ... because [Trump] only thinks and acts in the short term.

Canada: Trump Defeated by Iran

Max Woodman - June 22, 2026. Published in Le Devoir

The madness of this war is all the more evident now that it has achieved none of its initial objectives.

Saudi Arabia: The US-Iran Agreement Is a 1st Step

Jinghong Chen - June 22, 2026. Published in Arab News

[T]he global economy remains in a state of suspended hope and not yet on a path toward definitive recovery.

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