Russia-Ukraine war: A timeline of peace talks in 3-year quest to end conflict If both Putin and Zelenskyy sit down with each other, it would be a first in the 3-year-old war The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
Israeli military to continue Gaza operation 'with full force' in next days, Netanyahu says Israel has previously promised to intensify its offensive, including taking control of all of Gaza. Euronews · May 13, 2025
Israel PM Says Army Entering Gaza 'With Full Force' In Coming Days Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military will enter Gaza "with full force" in the coming days, despite ongoing ceasefire efforts and the release of a US-Israeli hostage from the war-ravaged territory. International Business Times · May 13, 2025
Netanyahu must now work for support of US as Trump tires of Israel’s war in Gaza The US president will not visit Israel on a trip to the Middle East and his envoy has reportedly said Netanyahu’s government is drawing out the war The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025
Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier kidnapped on 7 October, set to be released on Tuesday, Trump confirms The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025
Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander The statement did not indicate when the 21-year-old Alexander would be released. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2025
Edan Alexander, last living American captive in Gaza, set to be released White House envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Israel on Monday ahead of Edan Alexander’s release The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
Iran and US talks upbeat despite disagreement over uranium enrichment Talks described as positive by US but Iran will not back down from its ‘right’ to enrich uranium for energy The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
Iran Says Nuclear Talks 'Difficult But Useful', US 'Encouraged' Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday with no apparent breakthrough in a public standoff over enrichment, but with both sides confirming plans for future negotiations. International Business Times · May 11, 2025
Iran says fourth round of ‘difficult’ nuclear talks with US ends in Oman Foreign minister says civilian enrichment cannot be subjected to any deal as Tehran and Washington set for more talks. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2025
Iran and the US begin a 4th round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program in Oman Iran and the United States have begun a fourth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
US Envoy Calls Enrichment 'Red Line' Ahead Of New Iran Talks The United States and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear talks Sunday in Oman ahead of a visit to the region by Donald Trump, whose key negotiator staked out an increasingly hard line on the issue of uranium enrichment. International Business Times · May 10, 2025
Iran’s FM visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar before nuclear talks with US in Oman The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed there will be a technical delegation at the Iran-US talks on Sunday. Al Jazeera · May 10, 2025
Iran and US to meet in Oman for more talks on Tehran’s advancing nuclear program Iran and the United States will meet again this weekend for talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Reason · May 7, 2025 Trump Gets Bored With the War in Yemen The pendulum within Trump’s Middle East policy has swung back toward deal making, for now.
The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025 How Trump’s walkaway diplomacy enabled Israel’s worst impulses The common perception is that Trump has largely moved on, leaving an emboldened Netanyahu to his own devices
Al Jazeera · May 4, 2025 What led to Mike Waltz’s ouster as Trump’s national security adviser? The Signal group chat scandal and Waltz’s hawkish stance on Iran are being touted as the reasons for his ouster as NSA.
Reason · May 1, 2025 Did Mike Waltz Just Go Down John Bolton's Path? Trump has hired a notorious hawk as his national security adviser—and fired that adviser after getting in the way of delicate diplomatic talks—in each of his two terms.
International Business Times · May 1, 2025 US Expects Iran Talks But Trump Presses Sanctions The United States said Thursday it expected new nuclear talks to take place soon with Iran but President Donald Trump vowed to enforce sanctions and called for global boycott of "any amount" of Iranian oil or petrochemicals.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 How MAGA forced Mike Waltz out of Trump’s inner circle ANALYSIS: National security adviser’s reassignment is just as much a victory for some Trump loyalists as it is an acknowledgment of his mistakes, writes John Bowden
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 During final Fox appearance before ouster, Mike Waltz congratulated colleague on ‘last day’ Minutes after Mike Waltz’s interview on Fox News ended, it was first reported that he was out as Trump’s national security advisor
Latin Times · May 1, 2025 Steve Witkoff Reportedly Floated As Candidate To Be Next National Security Adviser a Day After Scathing Piece Journalist Mark Halperin reported that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff could replace Mike Waltz as national security adviser
Latin Times · Apr 30, 2025 Trump Allies Reportedly Call Envoy Steve Witkoff a 'Bumbling F***ing Idiot,' Say He Shouldn't Lead High-Stakes Negotiations Trump allies and insiders slammed special envoy Steve Witkoff, saying he should not be leading high-stakes negotiations
The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2025 Trump 100 days: from cornerstone of the west to unreliable ally Trump has cut off Ukraine aid, brokered and lost a ceasefire in Gaza and took a sledgehammer to world commerce
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025 Did ‘Vatican diplomacy’ change Trump’s mind on Ukraine? I’m sceptical for three reasons Zelenskyy, Starmer, Macron … they all had his ear at Pope Francis’s funeral. But he is just as easily swayed by the elevator doorman, says Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine forum at Chatham House