Tag: Middle East

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Daily on Defense

Attacks by Trump and Vance fuel debate over ‘Just War’ doctrine

Jamie McIntyre · April 16, 2026 7:24 am

From left, Michael Needham, counselor for the U.S. Dept. of State, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter.

Trump touts meeting between leaders of Israel and Lebanon that ‘will happen tomorrow’

Washington Examiner Staff · April 16, 2026 2:00 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington.

US increases economic pressure on Iran to get a deal done

Mike Brest · April 15, 2026 4:39 pm

An infographic titled "US warships around the Strait of Hormuz" created in Ankara, Turkiye on April 14, 2026.

Trump is content with leaving naval blockade in place until Iran shows it’s serious about a deal: White House

Mike Brest · April 15, 2026 12:06 pm

Red Sea

Iran threatens to halt Red Sea trade if US Hormuz blockade continues

Brady Knox · April 15, 2026 8:43 am

Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump

Trump wants Pope Leo to know that ‘Iran has killed 42,000 innocent’ protesters

Washington Examiner Staff · April 15, 2026 1:16 am

Vice President JD Vance speaks with Andrew Kolvet at a Turning Point USA tour stop at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Vance heckled at TPUSA event over US action in Middle East: ‘You’re killing children!’

David Zimmermann · April 14, 2026 7:44 pm

From left, Michael Needham, counselor for the U.S. Dept. of State, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before a meeting at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

Rubio: ‘Historic’ Israel-Lebanon talks meant to create ‘permanent end’ to Hezbollah influence

Mike Brest · April 14, 2026 3:45 pm

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu split in the middle by a torn paper border

Italy suspends defense pact with Israel over ‘the current situation’

Mike Brest · April 14, 2026 10:28 am

The USS Gerald Ford.

Beltway Confidential

Time to close US bases in the Middle East

Michael Rubin · April 14, 2026 6:00 am

JD Vance speaks during a news conference.

Beltway Confidential

Why the Iran talks failed

Ani Chkhikvadze · April 14, 2026 6:00 am

A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 22, 2026.

Iran deserves Trump’s reciprocal blockade

Washington Examiner · April 14, 2026 5:00 am