Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee were expected to survey controversial aid distribution efforts and "secure a plan to deliver more food" to Palestinians in Gaza.

It will be the first known visit in months for Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s lead on the cease-fire and hostage talks.

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In the Middle East, however, the United States has had to intervene repeatedly in internal and regional conflicts that undercut stability and containment—even after the Soviet Union passed from the ...

As a result, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East today tend to provoke far milder reactions in the global oil market, especially when Western-aligned oil exporters remain unaffected.

Donald Trump has stumbled into a position of extraordinary power in the Middle East.

From the standpoint of China’s Middle East strategy, then, Beijing does not want this war to escalate, particularly not into a full-blown regional conflict.

America, obliged to support Israel even if it did not fight alongside it, would find that the Middle East sucked in military resources and political focus that it wanted to direct towards Asia.

Former Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Tuesday, though he held out some hope they’d have their intended effect.

Apart from Israel, Saudi Arabia is the region’s big winner. Its crown prince is eager to modernize.

While the military has not announced specifically where the Ford is headed, tensions in the Middle East could change the course of the aircraft carrier.

Iran can’t be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, but the president’s approach wasn’t the best way to prevent that.