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AAMER MADHANI

US President Donald Trump walks to speak to reporters onboard Air Force One while returning to the White House, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 3, 2026, 9:29 am
Déjà vu in Iran: Trump keeps threatening major escalation, only to walk it all back
US leader’s hardball negotiation strategy leaves all sides guessing what’s next, but critics say even he doesn’t know where he’s going and may be looking for a reset button
By AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump walks with China's Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, May 13, 2026. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
May 13, 2026, 6:19 pm
Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with China’s Xi on trade, US arms sales to Taiwan
Despite US leader playing down significance of Iran war, conflict expected to be on agenda; senior Washington official says treaty with Russia limiting nuclear warheads also to be raised
By AAMER MADHANI, Will Weissert and Josh Boak
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Miami International Airport, in Miami, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
May 3, 2026, 9:22 am
Trump says US to withdraw significantly more than 5,000 troops from Germany
‘We’re going to cut way down,’ US president says, amid rift with NATO over Iran war; troop pullout plan faces bipartisan resistance
By Kirsten Grieshaber, Emma Burrows and AAMER MADHANI
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press before boarding Air Force Two, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for expected departure to Pakistan, for talks on Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool)
April 10, 2026, 4:41 pm
Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ the US as he departs for peace talks in Pakistan
Iranian delegations said to have arrived in Islamabad, city under lockdown ahead of high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending conflict; Israel not represented
By Michelle L. Price and AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump looks on as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, right, speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026. (Kent Nishimura / AFP)
April 8, 2026, 9:36 am
How Trump went from threatening Iran’s annihilation to reaching a truce within a day
Analysts say US president was deterred by prospect of indefinite operation to forcibly lift blockade of the Hormuz strait, note he has history of backing down from maximalist demands
By AAMER MADHANI, Will Weissert and Josh Boak
President Donald Trump, fifth left, attends a group photo session with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, fourth right, with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, second right, Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, left, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, third left, Kuwait's Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, second left, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, right, during the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 31, 2026, 10:08 am
Gulf allies privately pushing Trump to keep up war until Iran decisively defeated
Saudi Arabia and UAE leading calls to continue war, seeking end to Iran’s nuclear capabilities, support for proxies, and control over Strait of Hormuz; Oman and Qatar favor talks
By AAMER MADHANI, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee and SAM MEDNICK
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, on March 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AP/Alex Brandon)
March 12, 2026, 10:20 am
As Trump boasts of success in Iran, war’s timeline and endgame remain murky
US president has called the war a ‘short-term excursion’ but also demanded ‘unconditional surrender’ as polls show low American support and trust for the operation
By AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
January 21, 2026, 8:34 pm
Trump says he won’t use force to seize Greenland, but insists only US can defend it
US president calls for negotiations, says he would be ‘very appreciative’ if NATO allows him to take over Greenland, but if not, he warns, ‘We will remember’
By Josh Boak, Will Weissert and AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shake hands during the group photo at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13 2025. (Yoan Valat, Pool photo via AP)
January 19, 2026, 11:50 pm
Trump ratchets up Greenland rhetoric as allies seek to bring tensions down
US president tells Norway he no longer puts peace first after Nobel Prize snub; Danish FM says US invasion of Arctic island not impossible; UK urges ‘calm discussion’
By AAMER MADHANI, Geir Moulson and Emma Burrows
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on January 13, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP/Evan Vucci)
January 14, 2026, 6:58 pm
As Greenland stands up to Trump, president says anything short of US control ‘unacceptable’
Foreign ministers of Denmark, Greenland in DC to meet with Rubio and Vance; bill introduced in US Congress would block State, Defense Department funds being used against the island
By Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson and AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, on January 4, 2026, as they were returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 5, 2026, 10:36 am
Trump: US believes Ukraine did not strike Putin residence, despite Russian claims
US president had initially said he was ‘very angry’ about alleged Ukrainian drone attack; Europeans assessed it was a lie by Moscow to undermine talks
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. (Jim Watson/AFP)
January 4, 2026, 5:34 am
Displaying trademark chutzpah, Trump commits himself to another foreign policy project
By ousting Maduro and vowing to ‘run’ Venezuela, US turns page on pledge to minimize foreign entanglements; what’s next for Venezuela, and for American rivals Russia and China?
By AAMER MADHANI
Jared Kushner speaks during a news conference following a military briefing with US Vice President JD Vance at the Civilian-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, October 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
December 22, 2025, 11:42 am
In Gaza and Ukraine, Trump again leaning on Jared Kushner for difficult diplomacy
US president’s son-in-law, key figure in 2020 Abraham Accords but absent at start of Trump’s 2nd term, now teaming up with Steve Witkoff to tackle difficult conflicts
By Matthew Lee and AAMER MADHANI
This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025, shows photographs the US Justice Department released from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
December 21, 2025, 8:34 pm
Top Trump official defends slow release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul
US Deputy AG Blanche maintains heavy redacting of files meant to ‘protect victims’; House Dem: ‘It’s all about covering up’ things Trump ‘doesn’t want to go public’
By AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, November 19, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)
November 21, 2025, 7:35 am
Trump says he’ll push for peace in Sudan at urging of Saudi crown prince
US president tells business forum Bin Salman asked him to do ‘something very powerful’ in war-torn country where divided Washington allies are backing both sides in fight
By AAMER MADHANI
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