‘He Keeps Flailing And Failing’: Trump Heads Into Midterms Short On Foreign Policy Wins

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President Trump enters midterm season with his foreign policy agenda largely stalled, from a costly Iran standoff to unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, despite having promised to be a 'peacemaker' upon returning to office. His approval rating has fallen to 33% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll amid persistent inflation and gas prices driven up by the Iran conflict.

Trump called off talks with Tehran and announced a campaign of 'economic warfare' Wednesday, an apparent acknowledgment that months of military strikes failed to extract concessions. Separately, negotiator Jared Kushner left Gaza peace talks empty-handed this week, and an expected Kushner-Witkoff trip to Kyiv on Ukraine has not materialized.

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly countered that Trump has ended nine wars, freed Gaza hostages, and secured 'fairer' trade deals, while an anonymous senior official claimed U.S. sanctions have left Iran's economy 'completely broke.' Outside analysts, including a Brookings fellow, said Trump has disrupted foreign policy consensus without translating it into deliverable results.

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An anonymous official promising more levers to crank is not a plan, it's a placeholder for one, and voters heading into November are being asked to accept it as a status update. The White House's tally of ended wars and freed hostages arrives, notably, with zero specifics attached to check it against.

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