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Reuters is unusually direct.

The renewed fighting is now described as a test of Trump’s tariff diplomacy. His tariff pressure helped pause the war in July, but with clashes returning, Bangkok is signalling that trade leverage will not be allowed to dictate the pace of peace.

Analysts note that this moment exposes the limits of his approach and reflects how strongly Thai domestic politics are shaping Anutin’s posture. Snap elections, criticism over flood response and growing nationalist pressure are pulling the government toward a tougher line, not a conciliatory one.

For Thailand’s image inside that story, escalation plus refusal of mediation makes Bangkok look like the party willing to shrug off a US-backed peace framework, even at the risk of tariffs or reputational cost. Articles stress that Thailand suspended the accord first (over landmine accusations) and is now betting Washington will “live with” a limited war.

For Cambodia, the way many wires are written quietly helps Cambodia's side: they keep repeating that the current fighting undermines a ceasefire and peace accord witnessed by Trump and ASEAN. That implicitly shifts the question away from “who fired first this week” toward “who broke an internationally-backed agreement.”

So right now, the Trump narrative is:

> a US president loudly invested in a peace deal;

>> Thai escalation and domestic politics are testing it in full view; international media are starting to treat this as an example of the limits of his “tariff + phone call” peace model rather than a clean success.

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His tariff <span class="html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"><a class="html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs" tabindex="-1"></a></span>pressure helped pause the war in July, but with clashes returning, Bangkok is signalling that trade leverage will not be allowed to dictate the pace of peace.</div></div><div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Analysts note that this moment exposes the limits of his approach and reflects how strongly Thai domestic politics are shaping Anutin’s posture. Snap elections, criticism over flood response and growing nationalist pressure are pulling the government toward a tougher line, not a conciliatory one.</div></div><div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">For Thailand’s image inside that story, escalation plus refusal of mediation makes Bangkok look like the party willing to shrug off a US-backed peace framework, even at the risk of tariffs or reputational cost. Articles stress that Thailand suspended the accord first (over landmine accusations) and is now betting Washington will “live with” a limited war.</div></div><div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">For Cambodia, the way many wires are written quietly helps Cambodia's side: they keep repeating that the current fighting undermines a ceasefire and peace accord witnessed by Trump and ASEAN. That implicitly shifts the question away from “who fired first this week” toward “who broke an internationally-backed agreement.”</div></div><div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">So right now, the Trump narrative is:</div></div><div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">> a US president loudly invested in a peace deal; </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">>> Thai escalation and domestic politics are testing it in full view; international media are starting to treat this as an example of the limits of his “tariff + phone call” peace model rather than a clean success.</div></div><div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Midnight</div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div> ARE NOT

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