Tag: Middle East

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Beltway Confidential

This is not Israel’s war. Iran campaign benefits America and the world

Ani Chkhikvadze · March 28, 2026 6:00 am

Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India.

Iran says its still enforcing Strait of Hormuz blockade despite reports to the contrary

Emily Hallas · March 27, 2026 1:42 pm

Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tehran.

Are Chinese drone operators buried under the rubble in Iran?

Sean Durns · March 27, 2026 8:00 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky announces strategic defense cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia

Washington Examiner Staff · March 27, 2026 6:06 am

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Jan. 6. (Israeli Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel has recognized Somaliland. Will the US follow?

Ron Kampeas · March 27, 2026 5:57 am

US troops

Trump considering sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East: Report

Brady Knox · March 26, 2026 11:19 pm

President Donald Trump convened a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House Thursday, where he once again predicted that it “won’t be long” before the war in Iran concludes even though he expressed doubts that the ongoing negotiations with Tehran would fail to yield a peace deal ending the war in Iran. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Iranian power plants won’t be targeted for 10 days as peace talks persist

Brady Knox, Christian Datoc · March 26, 2026 5:56 pm

Ukraine drone defense

Zelensky visits Saudi Arabia to shore up drone defense exchange

Brady Knox · March 26, 2026 5:48 pm

Ships float off the coast of the Strait of Hormuz

Israel says it killed Iranian navy chief responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz

Washington Examiner Staff · March 26, 2026 6:03 am

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to board a boat taking part in a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid, in Barcelona, Spain on Aug. 31. (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Iran energy chaos offers a taste of Greta Thunberg’s world

Michael Rubin · March 26, 2026 6:00 am

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks at a conference during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, in Grapevine, Texas, on March 25, 2026. American conservatives converge on Texas this week for what organizers bill as their largest and most influential gathering, with the Iran war and fears of a punishing midterm election cycle heightening the stakes.

Former British PM Liz Truss claims UK won’t back Trump’s war in Iran to ‘appease British Islamists’

Rob Crilly · March 25, 2026 6:10 pm

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters at the White House.

White House disputes reports of ’15-point plan’ and refuses to explain ‘nitty gritty details’ of Iran negotiations

Timothy Nerozzi · March 25, 2026 4:35 pm