Trump's Global Ambitions: Nobel Prize, Greenland, Iran, and Immigration Crackdown

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Firstpost•18-01-2026, 09:32
Trump's Global Ambitions: Nobel Prize, Greenland, Iran, and Immigration Crackdown
- •Donald Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, hoping for US backing post-Maduro.
- •Trump reiterated his ambition to acquire Greenland, leading to an impasse with Danish and Greenlandic leaders and European troop deployments.
- •After initial threats, Trump stepped back from military action against Iran, citing assurances that the killing of protesters had stopped.
- •The US administration intensified its immigration crackdown, suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- •Tensions rose in Minnesota with protests and a shooting, leading Trump to consider invoking the Insurrection Act amid clashes over immigration tactics.
Why It Matters: Trump's foreign policy is marked by bold moves, from a symbolic Nobel Prize to geopolitical ambitions and immigration crackdowns.
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