Trump heads into midterms short on foreign policy wins
A woman walks near a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran on July 27. | WANA (West Asia News Agency) / via REUTERS
Aug 22, 2026
Washington – With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November’s midterm elections.
The setbacks are striking for a president who returned to office last year promising to be a “peacemaker” and made resolving international conflicts a centerpiece of his second-term agenda.
Trump has grown impatient with reporters’ questions and even U.S. allies. This week, he lashed out at reporters pressing him on foreign policy issues and renewed his threat to bomb Oman, a U.S. ally negotiating with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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