US President Donald Trump stated that the US-Israel war with Iran is "effectively over" in a military sense, a position supported by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who cited effective economic pressure and negotiations. Conversely, Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, denied that negotiations are taking place.

Negotiators for Russia and Ukraine emerged from a second day of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday confident about progress towards a long-awaited peace deal, despite lingering differences over territory.

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As Geopolitical Realities Shift, Trump’s Power to Shape Events Recedes The president is unlikely to get his way on Ukraine or Iran. Geopolitics are at a turning point.