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Pope Leo Donald Trump
Middle East

Catholics finally splitting with Trump over Iran war and Israel

It started with Gaza, but the admin's fight with the pope and its insistence that Jesus blesses US bombing raids have put this pillar of the base at serious risk

Marco Rubio, Michel Issa, Nada Hamadeh, Moawad, Yechiel Leiter
Middle East

Lebanon talks: A 'farce' disguising something much more sinister

What Israel and the US seek is not a peace deal but an agreement to turn the government in Beirut into something like the Palestinian Authority

Israel says Thunberg more influential ‘antisemite’ than Fuentes
Middle East

Israel says Thunberg more influential ‘antisemite’ than Fuentes

The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs released an analysis of 10 'prominent influencers in the global anti-semitic and anti-Zionist arena'

Trump, Masoud Pezeshkian
Middle East

Is this the grand bargain that could end the Iran war?

The blockades are bad but consider them points of leverage for an actual negotiation. Here is what a positive outcome — for both sides — might look like.

strait of hormuz
Latest

Trump: US to block Hormuz,  shooting ourselves & allies in foot

Washington is clearly trying to process its failure at the negotiating table in Islamabad on Saturday

urkaine war
Washington Politics

Emergency waivers move arms for Israel, UAE to speed lane

Trump admin is pushing deals for weapons that often haven’t been built yet