Is New Zealand Backing a Bully? Concerns over Peters’ Visit to Trump’s US

Is New Zealand backing a bully? Concerns over Peters’ visit to Trump’s US

Iran has rejected a proposed ceasefire with the United States and Israel. It comes after an expletive-ridden post from US President Donald Trump, where he...

New Zealand flags concern over US threats towards Iran

Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has described Trump’s recent threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure as “unhelpful”. “Unhelpful because more military action is not necessary,” Luxon told Radio New Zealand on Tuesday. “I think the bottom line is that the focus needs to be on not seeing this conflict expand any further,” he said. “We got threats from the president over the weekend. Any of those actions including bo…

New Zealand sounds off on 'unhelpful' Trump over Iran

In contrast to Australia, New Zealand's leaders have spoken out with criticism of Donald Trump as the US president threatens Iran's civilians.

Luxon stops short of condemning Trump, calls Iran rhetoric ‘unhelpful’

When asked if Trump’s comments could amount to threats of potential war crimes, Luxon again stopped short of directly condemning Trump.