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​U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum look on, on the day he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2025.
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz could remain closed, Hegseth’s broker accused of insider trading, Wikipedia bans AI-written articles

The US president has now suggested several times that the Iran war could end without reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office flanked by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on the day he signed executive orders for reciprocal tariffs, Feb. 13, 2025.
US & Canada

Opinion: Searching for signals on ‘Liberation Day’

Details of a group chat between senior administration officials that leaked last week – the so-called Houthi PC small group – provide allies, adversaries, and watchers with revealing insights into the administration’s foreign policy blueprint. Lindsay Newman explores the takeaways.