When President Donald Trump returned to the White House for the second term, he was determined to move forward by strengthening relations with right-wing groups in Europe. But now many of the same groups are openly expressing their hatred for the Iran war. This is causing a rift in those relations which were supposed to usher in a new international order. Vice President JD Vance’s campaign for Hungarian PM Viktor Orban this week also did not help much.
Italian PM Melanie refuses to allow US to use Sicily airport to attack Iran. Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally, described his war goals as unsustainable. The head of Germany’s Alternative for Germany party called on US troops to leave their bases in the country. Despite the fragile ceasefire with Iran, Trump’s latest efforts to woo European leaders do not seem to be working.
What kind of impact in the US elections?
Mid-term elections are to be held in America this year. Earlier, in some states, Republicans were facing losses in the elections for the post of Governor. The Republican Party’s most scathing assessment of its failure in this week’s elections in Wisconsin was made by its leader Tom Tiffany. He said, we have suffered a crushing defeat from the Democrat candidate.
Some Republicans are also nervous about the special election in Georgia, where Republicans narrowly won the election to replace Marjorie Greene in Congress. Democrats also won strongly in one Texas State Senate district. Democrat leader Jared Leopold said, the deepening and deepening employment-economic crisis in the country due to Trump’s Iran war is a matter of outrage everywhere.
Democrats also won in the elections for Supreme Court seats
Statewide elections are being held for Supreme Court seats in the state of Wisconsin. Here the Democrats have further strengthened their majority with a massive victory of 20 points. Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin, warned against making hasty judgments about Tuesday’s results. He expressed disappointment over the lead of Democrat leaders.
Europeans are not anti-American, but anti-Trump
Daniel Baer, a former ambassador and State Department official in former President Barack Obama’s administration, said tensions with Europe’s far right dash Trump’s hopes of helping right-wing leaders. International coalition around national chauvinism is difficult. Most of the people in these countries are not anti-American, but have become anti-Trump.
EU budget rules may have to be stopped: Melanie
Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni has said that the European Union (EU) should consider suspending budget deficit rules. She said this would become necessary if the Iran war flares up again. She said, after the way Trump started the war, possible measures on energy prices would include imposing a windfall profit tax on energy companies.
Don’t want war but rights are necessary: Mojtaba
A written message from Iran’s new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was broadcast on state TV on Thursday. Mojtaba, who has been unwell for several days, has given his reaction on the ceasefire. Mojtaba said Iran will take the management of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a new stage. Iran does not want war, but cannot give up its rights either. He talked about keeping the front of resistance against America and Israel unified.