Foreign Policy

IDF Military Drone Unit seen training with drones near Kibbutz Merom Golan, on the Syrian border in northern Golan Heights, Israel on June 26, 2025.

US and Israel negotiating $3 billion aid payments through 2033, despite Trump saying aid will end this year

Brady Knox · November 13, 2026 1:16 pm

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Witkoff and Kushner spearhead Russia and Iran negotiations. Has Rubio been sidelined?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting with President Donald Trump of the multinational political and security coalition "Shield of the Americas" on the sidelines the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters.

‘Unprecedented’ for Treasury secretary to leave home over Iranian threat: Joe Concha

The embassy of the Russian Federation, located in the Northwest Washington neighborhood of Glover Park.

Russian ambassador to US ‘suddenly’ dead at 66

Dr. Adam Hamawy speaks during an AFP interview after meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, on June 14, 2024. All three medical professional recently returned to the US after volunteering in Gaza.

Adam Hamawy refuses to call Iran an adversary: ‘We’ve killed a lot of them’

Brutal Belarus crackdown sets back US effort to pry nation from Russia’s orbit

Joel Gehrke August 15, 2020 4:37 pm

Destruction is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The explosion flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.

UNESCO says dozens of historic buildings at risk of collapse after Beirut explosion

Zach Halaschak August 15, 2020 2:51 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference on the second anniversary of his election, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2015. Rouhani said a final nuclear deal is "within reach" as Iran and world powers face a June 30 deadline for an agreement. Rouhani said Iran will allow inspections of its nuclear facilities but vowed that the Islamic republic won't allow its state "secrets" to be jeopardized under the cover of international inspections.

‘A treacherous act’: Iranian President Rouhani responds to deal between UAE and Israel

Zach Halaschak August 15, 2020 2:04 pm

Miracle on the Vistula: How Poland pushed back socialism 100 years ago

William Ciosek August 15, 2020 3:53 am

US proposal to extend Iran arms embargo fails in overwhelming Security Council defeat

Joel Gehrke August 14, 2020 10:57 pm

"The highest-ranking officer in the Marine Corps told [Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser] that the appellant and his co-accused should be 'crushed,'" the court said. (iStock by Getty Images)

Seventy-five years ago today, a bloody and atomic victory

Tom Rogan August 14, 2020 8:14 pm

Pompeo: Trump wrote letter to Syrian president seeking dialogue on missing journalist Austin Tice

Haley Victory Smith August 14, 2020 6:16 pm

Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, left, is welcomed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019.

Team Trump deserves congratulations on UAE-Israel peace deal

Washington Examiner August 14, 2020 5:14 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their talks in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.

Iran threatens UAE over new Israel ties

Joel Gehrke August 14, 2020 3:07 pm

Britain wakes up to ‘hostile state’ China

Tom Rogan August 14, 2020 11:23 am

Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris.

How the FBI will help the Lebanese people

Tom Rogan August 14, 2020 10:20 am

Joe Biden’s world

Damir Marusic August 14, 2020 3:00 am