Vaughn Cockayne is a Universal Desk Editor at various prominent outlets. He focuses on regional interest and world news, covering themes such as geopolitics, security, and law enforcement, with a particular emphasis on Latin America and current affairs. Vaughn's work has been featured in Knowledia, RealClearDefense, The Washington Times, Business Times Journal, and 630 WMAL.
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By: Vaughn Cockayne
Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday tied the Trump administration’s aim to revitalize U.S. manufacturing to national security at the launch of Foundry School, a State Department partnership with American universities.
By: Vaughn Cockayne, Tom Howell Jr.
Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday insisted the U.S. is not in diplomatic talks with Iran and that the silent treatment would continue as long as control of the Strait of Hormuz is contested.
By: Vaughn Cockayne
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday gave one of the clearest outlines of his country’s regional war strategy in a response to his Jordanian counterpart, insisting that Arab countries that host U.S. assets are fair game.
By: Vaughn Cockayne
The U.S. Treasury Department targeted several Turkish financial institutions over their ties to Iran as Washington expands its efforts to isolate Tehran economically.
By: Vaughn Cockayne
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent estimated Sunday that Iran has only a smattering of crude oil left to sell to China.
Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio tied the Trump administration’s aim to revitalize U.S. manufacturing to national security on Thursday at the launch of Foundry School, a State Department partnership with American universities.
By: Vaughn Cockayne
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will expand a package of credit, trade, export-promotion and capacity-building tools to deepen farm sales to Venezuela as the Trump administration moves to expand ties with the Caracas government and access to food following June’s devastating earthquakes.
By: Vaughn Cockayne
Oil prices climbed Thursday after Iranian forces said they targeted two U.S. vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized a key port city on Yemen’s western coast.
By: Vaughn Cockayne
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived at the annual BRICS summit in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday in a tense atmosphere as his country’s war with the U.S. shifts into a new phase and Tehran’s allies in Yemen threaten to expand their attacks on Saudi Arabia, another summit attendee.
By: Vaughn Cockayne
Houthi rebel forces in Yemen completed a rapid sweep of Yemen’s western coastline on Friday, capping off a week of fighting for the Iran-backed group as it grapples with Saudi coalition forces for control of the country.
