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Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain

Rejeanne Lacroix - September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure

Michael Stehle - September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard

Ireland: The Irish Times View on the World Order: Global Power Is Shifting

Rejeanne Lacroix - September 2, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Japan: Half a Year of the Iran War: US Should Take an Honest Look at Failure

Dorothy Phoenix - September 2, 2026. Published in Kobe Shimbun

Middle Eastern countries, disregarding the influence of the U.S., which thinks little of international order, are eyeing a move to a framework to independently ensure their own national security.

Saudi Arabia: Iran, Hezbollah, and the New US Sanctions That Aim To Take Them Down

Jinghong Chen - August 30, 2026. Published in Arab News

The use of artificial intelligence-driven pattern detection and cryptocurrency-tracing tools can disrupt designated financing networks.

Austria: Trump Is Leaving the US’ Allies Coldly in the Lurch

Kirsty Low - August 27, 2026. Published in Der Standard

What’s worse than being on the list of enemies of the world’s greatest military power?

Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Economic Sanctions: A Blunt Weapon

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 26, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Luxembourg: The Middle East Is Getting Away from Trump: No Solutions in Sight for Conflicts in the Region

Mallory Matsumoto - August 18, 2026. Published in Tageblatt

In the end, the U.S. will probably have made the entire Middle East even more unstable than it already was.

South Korea: Not an Escape, but an Eviction: The United States Is Losing the Middle East

Ruthie Yarbrough - August 14, 2026. Published in Hankyoreh

The United States did not simply stumble into a trap in the Middle East; it deliberately walked into one.

Germany: America’s Problem Is Becoming Europe’s Problem

Michael Stehle - August 12, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The ammunition shortage could now present serious tactical problems in the Iran war.

Mexico: Infantino and Trump, Examples of What Not To Be

Lucy Preston - July 21, 2026. Published in La Jornada

Infantino once again acted as Trump’s lackey, shattering the illusion that soccer serves to unite nations.

Taiwan: The US-Iran Conflict and Decline of US Hegemony

Jennifer Sampson - July 2, 2026. Published in The Merit Times

The political power the U.S. built up over years in the Middle East has been shaken to it foundations.

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