Bessent Launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ to Isolate and Squeeze Iran WSJ.com: World News By: Alexander Ward · Brian Schwartz · Laurence Norman 24 August 2026 at 21:57 The Treasury secretary announced new sanctions meant to target Tehran’s enablers and devastate the regime economically. © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization WSJ.com: World News By: Alexander Ward · Thomas Grove 23 August 2026 at 12:30 Recent exercises gauged the military’s ability to absorb a mass of recruits in case the Kremlin orders a fresh mobilization push for the first time since 2022. © Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters
Trump Pushes for Kim Jong Un Meeting This Year WSJ.com: World News By: Alexander Ward · Robbie Gramer 19 August 2026 at 02:05 The president attempted nuclear diplomacy with the autocrat during his first term. North Korea’s program has only grown stronger since then. © kevin lamarque/Reuters