US special presidential envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff is likely to step down later this year, The Times of Israel reported, citing a US official.| Sputnik International
Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow for high-level talks. That's according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly.| AP News
Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.| AP News
The fundamental divide centers on Hamas's persistent demand for a permanent conflict resolution and complete Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza –| www.israelhayom.com
Given the advanced stage of negotiations, sources indicated little expectation for expanding the scope of topics under discussion, CNN reported.| www.israelhayom.com
According to Trump administration officials who spoke with the NYT, the Israeli leader made it clear Israel might take out enrichment facilities in Islamic| www.israelhayom.com
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took the proposal to Tehran to consult with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and other senior| www.israelhayom.com
The dealmaker diplomat and Krav Maga fighter, speaking with The Atlantic, fends of criticism, saying he is "a truth teller." When asked why Israel was not| www.israelhayom.com
The hold Putin has over Trump is existential for Trump. And unless we can expose that, the US will increasingly become a mere satellite of Russia.| emptywheel
In 2018 in Helsinki, when Vladimir Putin utterly humiliated Trump publicly, Trump still had competent Russian advisors to advise him. Today, after years of chasing a manufactured grievance against the Deep State, Trump walks into a solo meeting with his KGB handler having rid himself of any competent advisor.| emptywheel
And all we're waiting to see on Trump's Friday meeting with Putin is what kind of deceit Trump adopts to pretend that his coming betrayal of not just Ukraine -- but the US itself -- is instead the peace deal Russia floated nine years ago.| emptywheel
Israel's cabinet decision to occupy Gaza City may prove to be an Archimedean point. No nation has ever successfully accomplished the stated objectives,| www.israelhayom.com
The US special envoy for Middle East Steve Witkoff has disclosed that Tehran has made back channel contacts following a recent letter from President Trump (L) addressed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) suggesting talks. The air is thick with the prognosis that a military confrontation between the US and Iran is now … Continue reading "Talk of US-Iran war is all a load of baloney"| Indian Punchline