Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to meet with President Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader attends the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami in December. Zelensky was asked in an interview with DW about meeting with Putin during the G20 summit....
President Donald Trump said he does not object to Gulf states meeting with Iran to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, a significant shift after he previously threatened to bomb Oman over its negotiations with Tehran about the waterway. Iran is scheduled to meet with...
The loudest voices keep insisting the U.S. is “winning” against Iran, but winning should be measurable and explainable, not just repeated until it feels true. We sit down with Matt Hoh to test the claims against what’s happening in the Persian Gulf, where the...
President Donald Trump said Americans should expect the war against Iran to continue through November’s midterm elections, predicting the conflict will end shortly afterward. Meanwhile, the Department of War is preparing to maintain a major US military presence in...
Yemen’s ruling Ansar Allah movement captured a key Red Sea port city. Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, has made gains since the war with Saudi Arabia reignited in July. On Thursday, Ansar Allah’s forces captured Mokha, a strategic port city about 50 miles...
An official with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said ending the war requires the US to halt its attacks and threats, unfreeze Iranian assets, force Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, end the blockade of Yemen, and refrain from interfering with Iran’s...
Netanyahu doesn’t just hint at confrontation with Iran, he says the quiet part out loud: the aim is to bring the regime down. We play the clip, then pull apart what that means in practice, especially when U.S. leaders keep selling the war as a narrower fight about...
The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with Iran attacking a US base in Jordan and the US striking several Iranian vessels. On Tuesday, the Iranian military said it fired 20 missiles at the Al-Azraq base in Jordan. “In response to the US’s aggressive...
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is reportedly preparing to take on a larger role in talks with Russia as the Trump administration considers changes to its diplomatic team. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner have been handling the...
President Donald Trump did not object to the UK imposing sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank during a call with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. On Tuesday, the UK, France, and Canada imposed the measures in response to Israeli settlement...
US military and intelligence officials are discussing reducing the number of American troops and permanent bases in the Middle East. CNN reported that it spoke with six officials who said the quiet conversations are occurring as President Donald Trump has no clear...
President Donald Trump held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin after his envoys met with leaders in Moscow and Kiev. According to the Kremlin, Trump told Putin he wants to bring the war in Ukraine to a rapid end. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters...
