The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals

From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.

Trump and Takaichi, both smiling, hold up signed documents while standing in front of U.S. and Japanese flags. October 28, 2025, 9:28 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

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U.S. President Donald Trump is on a mission to find critical minerals wherever they may be, and countries around the world are lining up to deliver them.

Critical minerals and rare earths have underpinned many of Trump’s foreign-policy moves in his second term, from peace deals to tariff threats . It’s easy to see why: The commodities, around 50 of which are considered vital to U.S. security by the U.S. Geological Survey, are indispensable raw materials in m

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