Rising U.S.–Cuba tensions under Donald Trump involve sanctions, pressure, and reported military threats, while Cuba denies the claims and warns of severe consequences, amid broader geopolitical links to U.S. strategy and Iran.

One by one, Iraq’s ruling Shiite factions have been making concessions to the United States under unprecedented pressure from Washington on Tehran-aligned allies who assumed power after the 2003 U.S. invasion and the fall of Saddam Hussein.

The United States recently suspended millions of dollars in aid to some Muslim groups based on allegations by a well-known organization known for its hostility to Palestinians and Islam.

The US administration plans to review more than 55 million foreigners holding valid US visas, a significant expansion of ongoing efforts to curb what it describes as abuses of the legal immigration system.

Days after Iranian officials rejected calls to dissolve the PMF, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, arrived in Baghdad on August 11, 2025, for a three-day visit to sign a joint security memorandum.