Maxime Marquette
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FACT-CHECK: Trump claims his tariffs are paying down the debt — the numbers say otherwise
Since April 2, 2025 — the day of the famous "Liberation Day" — President Donald Trump has hammered a single idea with
REPORT: $22 billion rushed back — the historic puzzle of tariff refunds
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential trade decisions of the modern era. In
EXPLAINER: 60 economies in Trump's crosshairs — forced labor and Chinese overcapacity
On June 2, 2026, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced a proposal for new tariffs striking 60 economies — virtually all
ANALYSIS: The Section 301 tariff wall, Trump's fallback weapon after his Supreme Court defeat
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a ruling that many legal scholars had been anticipating for months:
PROFILE: Pezeshkian, the surgeon between two fires — reformist or hostage of the regime?
On June 17, 2026, two men signed from opposite ends of the world the Islamabad Memorandum — a framework agreement aimed at
EXPLAINER: Trump sells the Iran deal as an economic victory — but at what cost?
On June 18, 2026, at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, Donald Trump addressed the press with the satisfaction of a man
ANALYSIS: Down-Blending Under IAEA — America's Retreat on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
On June 18, 2026, Donald Trump signed at the Palace of Versailles a memorandum of understanding with Iran — the same place
OPINION: They Are FINISHED — When Trump Threatens to Resume Bombing Iran
On Friday, June 19, 2026, with the ink on the American-Iranian memorandum of understanding barely dry, Donald Trump drops a message on
INVESTIGATION: Rubio Sidelined — The 2028 Succession War Behind the Iran Deal
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the G7 summit in France, Donald Trump stands before the cameras to comment on the memorandum