Trump allows former UK leader Tony Blair to organize Gaza peace plan, post-war authority

Published September 18, 2025 5:17pm ET



President Donald Trump is allowing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to spearhead efforts to organize a peace plan and post-conflict governing authority in Gaza.

Blair — who has spent his post-premiership career as an international policy spokesman with a special interest in the Middle East — has spent months working on a “day after” plan to establish governance in the Palestinian territory following a peace agreement.

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