NEW YORK (AP) – Will President Donald Trump send troops into Iran? Will he rename the Strait of Hormuz after himself? Will he post again praising Allah? No one knows the answers, but online betting companies that allow people to wager on Trump policies and statements are profiting – including some backed by his oldest son.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has turned to naval blockades to pressure the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and now Iran to meet his demands, but his preferred tactic is confronting a very different reality in the Middle East than in the Caribbean.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanon and Israel were set to begin a second session of direct talks in Washington on Thursday to discuss the possibility of extending a truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and plans for future negotiations between the two neighbors with a long history of hostile relations.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

HAVANA (AP) – Eduvirgen Zamora hides her hands out of embarrassment these days. Her nails are down to the quick, except for her thumbs, which feature inch-long talons covered in fancy silver swirls. Unable to afford a new set of nails as Cuba’s economic crises grind on, the 56-year-old cafeteria worker opted instead to do her lashes.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Many of the groups that helped elect Donald Trump as president again are deeply unhappy with his performance, according to an AP-NORC poll.