foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Various reform and feminist movements were pushing the regime to soften its militant foreign policy, its oppressive dress codes, and its censorship of civil society.
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Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Former Guards tend to advocate a hardline foreign policy, and to support Iran's nuclear programme.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
Americans tend to ignore foreign policy.
—Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
But the Iran war has begun to highlight subtle differences in how the two men are positioned within the party, particularly on foreign policy.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Former Guards tend to advocate a hardline foreign policy, and to support Iran's nuclear programme.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
Americans tend to ignore foreign policy.
—Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
But the Iran war has begun to highlight subtle differences in how the two men are positioned within the party, particularly on foreign policy.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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