Recent comments by Donald Trump suggesting that “Cuba is next” have intensified global attention on the trajectory of U.S. foreign policy. The statement, delivered in the context of prior actions involving Iran and Venezuela, indicates a potential expansion of strategic pressure in the Western Hemisphere. Context Behind the Statement Trump’s remarks did not emerge in...

President Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iranian power plants as the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week, oil prices soar past $112 a barrel, and Iranian missiles wound more than 100 Israelis in strikes near the Dimona nuclear complex. AT A GLANCE     Deadline Set 48 hours from 23:44 GMT, Saturday March 21 US Threat Strike and 'obliterate' Iran's power plants...

Saturday night brought one of the most alarming escalations since the US-Israel war on Iran began. Two Iranian ballistic missiles punched through Israel's vaunted air defense systems and struck the southern cities of Dimona and Arad in quick succession, leaving over 100 people wounded, buildings reduced to rubble, and a country asking a deeply uncomfortable question: why couldn't the...