Author: Sean Mathews
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US air drills with Israel signal hard line on Iran but door still open to a deal
Israel and the US conducted a joint air force drill in the Eastern Mediterranean that included long-range bombers, as some analysts warned that the window for US President Donald Trump to engage Iran on a nuclear deal is closing. Israeli F-35 and F-15 jet fighters took part in drills in the Eastern Mediterranean alongside a…
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Trump pivots from Gaza plan to addressing Hamas directly
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Hamas that it has a “last chance” to leave the Gaza Strip, reaffirming there will be “hell to pay” if the captives were not released, as he weighs an Arab League plan for the enclave’s reconstruction and governance. “I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job,…
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White House ignores State Department pleas as it calls for Palestinians to go to Egypt
Egypt will not be swayed to take in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, US officials in the region have told the White House in recent days as they brace for the Trump administration to ramp up pressure on Cairo, Middle East Eye can reveal. Trump has also said that Jordan will take in Palestinians ahead…
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The US smells Russian and Iranian blood in Syria, but rebel offensive poses challenges to Kurdish ally
A shock offensive by Syrian rebels storming into Aleppo and Homs is not how the US expected the dam to break in what has become a global conflict with Iran and Russia spanning from the Red Sea to the trenches of Ukraine. But Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its Turkish-backed allies have now vividly tipped…
