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U.S. foreign policy moves have sharply increased tensions on multiple fronts: the president threatened 100% tariffs on Canadian imports over a trade deal with China, publicly sparring with Ottawa, while signalling a major naval deployment to the Middle East as unrest in Iran surged. The rhetoric — including talk of a U.S. "armada" moving toward Iran — coincides with Tehran’s forceful domestic crackdown and reported high death tolls, prompting fears of miscalculation. European and NATO partners have expressed alarm at coercive diplomatic steps and unilateral initiatives like the proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza, generating strains with longtime allies and complicating coordinated responses to crises in the Middle East and beyond.