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In the 4th century BC, the ancient Sanskrit treatise, the Arthashastra, said 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' According to Business Insider, Iran and Venezuela may be taking that to heart as their relationship grows ever closer. While the nations are US President Donald Trump's most frequent foreign-policy targets, Iran has been sending oil tankers directly to Venezuela. In September, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would place more sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Pompeo accused Maduro's government of working with Tehran 'to flout the UN arms embargo.' US officials say intervening to stop Iranian tankers from reaching Venezuela was an option, raising concerns Trump may seek a confrontation before the election.
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to scale back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulatory framework put in place by his predecessor as a direct response to the financial crisis. In a Friday press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer called the Dodd-Frank Act a "disastrous policy." The new administration is aiming for a broad range of financial reforms, ranging from back rules consumer protections.
Images released by Argentina's Presidency shows President Javier Milei and former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump shaking hands at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. IMAGES
The US Supreme Court is to hear Donald Trump's appeal of the Colorado ballot ban. The question before the nine justices is whether Trump is ineligible to appear on the Republican presidential primary ballot in the state of Colorado because he engaged in an insurrection—the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol by his supporters. IMAGES
Former US President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower as his sexual assault defamation trial in New York is expected to resume. Writer Jean Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10 million alleging that Trump defamed her when he mocked her sexual assault accusations by saying she "is not my type." The jury will decide only how much Trump should be forced to pay her. IMAGES
Former US President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower as he is expected to testify in a defamation case at the Manhattan federal courthouse in New York. Trump has already been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. She is seeking $10 million in damages. IMAGES
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