Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, said Gaza will be "uninhabitable" for at least 10 to 15 years as reconstruction talks continue amid a fragile ceasefire agreement between ...

As the war in Ukraine drags on and tensions with China rise, Washington remains fixated on the Middle East – an ongoing quagmire that has absorbed disproportionate U.S. resources for decades.

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Even by Trump's standards, this was "head-spinning stuff", said the BBC's Paul Adams. Outside Israel, there's "no sign" of support for Trump's plan for Gaza in the Middle East.

When President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday, their conversation will focus on a Middle East where Israel’s stunning military prowess ...

The Middle East that U.S. President Donald Trump faces today features dangers and opportunities that were not present when he first took office, eight years ago. The greatest dangers are Iran’s ...

As President Trump is sworn in, Dr Burcu Ozcelik, our Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security, reflects on what this means for the Middle East. The outgoing Biden administration has had to ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump, now U.S. president-elect, promised that “the Middle East is going to get solved” but offered few details on how he might achieve such an outcome. When he returns ...

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Steve Wiltkof (left), Donald Trump (center), and Mike Huckabee (right), the incoming US administrations Middle East team (illustrative). (photo credit: baumsaway from Getty Images Signature via ...

The future of the United States’ military presence in Syria is in question, with President Donald Trump facing competing demands from Turkey and Israel over the 2,000-strong force that is ...