“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.
April 27, 2026 at 9:13 a.m. EDT24 minutes ago
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks with The Washington Post in Krabi, Thailand, on Saturday. (Sirachai Arunrugstichai/For The Washington Post)
KRABI, Thailand — 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.