Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis

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Trump's Request for Help Falls on Deaf Ears

"Not our war" is the message from America's top allies this week, after President Trump asked them to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Many NATO allies view his war on Iran as illegal, and, coming from a President who just two months ago was threatening Greenland, the request fe ...  Show more

Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel

Arab and Islamic states are calling on Iran to cease attacks, while affirming their right to defend themselves under international law. This comes as the war in the Middle East becomes a war on energy, precipitated by Israel's attack on Iran's South Pars gas field on Wednesday, w ...  Show more

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