In Gaza, limited food aid meets desperate crowds and looting
Hours after the Al Haj bakery handed out its last piece of bread on Thursday, Jihad Al Shafie was still waiting, his hope of bringing some food to his family...
Middle East
US moves to ease sanctions on Syria after Trump pledge
The Trump administration issued orders Friday to begin easing sanctions on Syria, marking a major policy shift after US President Donald Trump pledged earlier this month to roll back the...
Is Trump Transforming America’s Middle East Policy?
The dust is now settling on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tour of the Middle East. Trump visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar in the first scheduled foreign...
On the streets of Tehran, guarded hope and rising doubt as nuclear talks inch forward
Depending on who you ask, a nuclear agreement between Iran and the United states is either a non-starter or almost a done deal. Last week, US President Donald Trump said...
Iran doesn’t believe a nuclear deal is likely, sources say, as talks with US set to resume
Iran and the United States are set to begin a fifth round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome on Friday amid growing skepticism in Tehran about the chances of a...
Macron talks tariffs and peace with Xi Jinping
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about trade tensions and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Macron asked Xi to give French...
Netanyahu Is Backed Into a Corner on Gaza
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where, among other storylines, we’re watching what appears to be a quiet but quick sidelining of Elon Musk by U.S. President Donald Trump...
What’s Next for Elon Musk?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to the Persian Gulf last week was all about big wins and sweet deals that he could tout to his base back in the United...
Pollak: D.C. Attack Shows Fight for Israel Is a Struggle of Love over Death
The fight for Israel has always been a struggle of love over death — love of the land, and love of the human endeavor to build a thriving society and...
Victims of ‘Free Palestine’ Shooting Were Jewish-Christian Couple
The two Israeli embassy staffers murdered by a terrorist shouting “Free Palestine” outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, Wednesday night were a Jewish-Christian couple. Yaron Lischinsky,...
