Alliances At Breaking Point

 Isa 47:15

Thus shall they be to you

With whom you have labored,

Your merchants from your youth;

They shall wander each one to his quarter.

No one shall save you. 


Trump isolation deepens on world stage as allies rebuff, condemn

The war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s rhetoric have driven U.S. alliances with Europe near the breaking point.

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The United States has offered a diplomatic version of the silent treatment to many European partners, refusing to loop them in about its plans for the conflict and progress in peace negotiations, officials on the continent say. That’s included freezing much of Europe out of consultations on his recent move to impose a blockade against the few ships Iran has allowed to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, and Washington’s decision to let a waiver on Russian oil expire.

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