Middle East

Gaza aid group chief resigns over ‘humanitarian principles’

Mike Brest · May 26, 2025 12:03 pm

The Senate as recently as June unanimously endorsed moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move President Trump sought to make a reality on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel is winning the long game

David Harsanyi · May 25, 2025 2:00 pm

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, reads a paper in a meeting with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi at the Omani Embassy in Rome during the fifth round of Iran-U.S. negotiations, Friday, May 23, 2025.

Where things stand on US-Iran nuclear negotiations

Mike Brest · May 25, 2025 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s Middle East trip has helped strengthen AI deals in the region

Sebastien Laye · May 23, 2025 6:00 am

Israel’s allies scramble to address continued war and lack of aid in Gaza

Timothy Nerozzi · May 22, 2025 4:52 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine the president's proposed budget request for fiscal 2026 for the Department of State on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Rubio: Syrian transitional government could collapse without US engagement

Mike Brest · May 20, 2025 12:59 pm

Khamenei doubts US nuclear talks will succeed as enrichment question persists

Timothy Nerozzi · May 20, 2025 11:58 am

Washington Secrets

Trump approval surges to 55% after Middle East victories

Paul Bedard · May 20, 2025 8:56 am

Palestinians inspect the house of the Jabr family after it was hit earlier by an Israeli army strike killing at least 10 people, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel says it has begun ‘extensive’ new ground operations in Gaza

Associated Press · May 18, 2025 10:16 am

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani welcomes President Donald Trump during an official welcoming ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

SNL mocks Trump’s Middle East ‘boys’ trip’: ‘Don’t think I saw a single woman’

Jenny Goldsberry · May 18, 2025 10:01 am

In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, a Syrian boy rides a bicycle through a devastated part of the old city of Homs, Syria.

Trump’s smart Syria gamble

Washington Examiner · May 18, 2025 12:01 am

Trump leverages personal relationships in Middle East, but challenges remain with Russia

Naomi Lim · May 17, 2025 9:04 am