[Opinion. Oopsie. “There will be consequences” to quote Donald Trump. No more Cobra Gold, eh. Buh-bye.]

U.S. offers no help with Iran war’s fallout, Thai foreign minister says

This war should not have taken place,” Sihasak Phuangketkeow said in an interview, adding that Thailand is approaching Russia and China amid its economic crisis.

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks with The Washington Post in Krabi

Sirachai Arunrugstichai & Rebecca Tan

Washington Post: 27 Apr 2026

 

The Trump administration has not offered any direct help to Thailand, a long-standing U.S. treaty ally, as it struggles with the wide-ranging economic damage from the American-Israeli war against Iran, Thailand’s foreign minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, said in an interview with The Washington Post.

 

Absent support from the United States, Thailand is approaching U.S. rivals Russia and China for help.

The only gesture, he added, was President Donald Trump’s offer for countries in need of fuel to buy American oil and gas.

“Our position is that this war should not have taken place in the first place,” Sihasak said in an interview Saturday from the southern province of Krabi, where he was hosting the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi. “We don’t want to condemn the U.S. directly. But this is something that should not have started.”

“It doesn’t mean that China doesn’t also behave as a superpower when it comes to core interests, right? But we know what those core interests are,” Sihasak said. “This is not about us taking sides in the geopolitical competition. It’s about what the U.S. is doing, which is forcing us to rethink some relationships.”

The US and Israel messed this one up real good.

Every nation distancing themselves from America. America likely distancing itself from Israel once it realizes. Israel unsupported. China and North Korea watching America use up its stockpile of weapons and still losing to a few Sandheads with $5,000 drones. The next 10 years of global geopolitics has got real interesting.

Thailand will no doubt say relatively quite until there is a clear winner, then claim to be their long lost family.

Edited April 28Apr 28 by Packer

There are no 'winners' in war, just power shifts.

25 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

“Our position is that this war should not have taken place in the first place,” Sihasak said in an interview Saturday from the southern province of Krabi, where he was hosting the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi. “We don’t want to condemn the U.S. directly. ...

But he added under his breath,"It's fun watching the US get its arze kicked."

Do as we say, not as we do.

Arguably the Iran war has more justification than the Thailand/Cambodia War - not that I would argue that. Anutin and his cronies would disagree though.

Edited April 28Apr 28 by beautifulthailand99

Oops another 50% tariff

Topic is already running in Thailand News HERE

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