Alexandra Sharp

Trump’s ambitions to annex Greenland have centered on one security mega-dream: the Golden Dome missile defense system. But nearly one year on, this massive proposal remains little more than a concept of a plan. w/@jchaltiwanger foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/22/gol…

Tehran vows to strike oil and gas facilities throughout the Persian Gulf in retaliation for an alleged Israeli attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/18/ira…

Afghanistan accuses Pakistani forces of launching a lethal airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, killing more than 400 people and injuring at least 265 others. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/17/afg…

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Polls are now open in Illinois, where a primary election is highlighting major divisions in the Democratic Party. Among the contenders is 26-year-old @KatAbughazaleh, whose campaign for a “humane foreign policy” has turned the 9th District into a hotly contested seat.

U.S. President Donald Trump urges NATO allies and other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But after spending months bashing the alliance, no one appears to be coming to Washington’s rescue. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/16/tru…

A U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashes in western Iraq, killing six U.S. service members. That brings the total number of American troops killed during the Iran war to 13. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/13/us-…

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz to put pressure on the United States, Israel, and its allies. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/12/ira…

Members of the International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves in an effort to ease the Iran war-caused supply crunch. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/11/ira…

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The longer that the Iran war trudges on, the likelier it is for Trump to have to rely on Congress for extra military funding, @OswaldRachel explains. But Democratic opposition is expected to hinder such support. 7/8 foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/10/tru…

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens to stop oil from leaving the Middle East. But doing so, U.S. President Donald Trump warns, will only escalate the United States’ war effort. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/10/ira…

Strikes on oil infrastructure and a near-standstill in the Strait of Hormuz are spiking crude prices. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/09/ira…

U.S. President Donald Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” all but erasing hopes that Washington would be willing to negotiate a cease-fire with Tehran. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/06/tru…

From Azerbaijan to the Indian Ocean, the U.S.-Israel war against Iran is spilling beyond the Middle East. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/05/us-…