by Griffin Crafa | Apr 10, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S.-Israel-Iran ceasefire was tested as Israel continued strikes in Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President Trump in Washington, Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun met with...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Apr 3, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. and Israel intensified their air campaign against Iran as Tehran targeted regional energy infrastructure, French President Emmanuel Macron met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, and the Artemis II mission launched the first crew...
by Griffin Crafa | Mar 27, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. sent Iran a 15-point peace proposal and President Trump extended a pause on striking Iran’s energy infrastructure to April, Russia fired more than 1,000 drones against Ukraine, snap parliamentary elections in Denmark ended in an inconclusive...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Mar 20, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Israeli forces killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban refused to lift his veto of a €90 billion loan for Ukraine at an EU summit in Brussels, and President Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...
by Griffin Crafa | Mar 13, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz in his first public statement, the International Energy Agency announced it would carry out its largest-ever release of oil reserves as global crude costs surged, and...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Mar 6, 2026 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran entered its second week amid regional escalation and sustained retaliatory strikes from Tehran, China released its 15th Five-Year Plan at the National People’s Congress, President Donald Trump met...