Report: UAE Carried Out Dozens of Airstrikes on Iran with U.S.-Israeli Coordination

The United Arab Emirates carried out dozens of coordinated airstrikes against Iran alongside the United States and Israel during the conflict with Tehran — including strikes on strategic energy and military infrastructure that reportedly continued even after the April ceasefire announcement — according to a report published Friday.

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Explained: What Are The Abraham Accords And Why Does Trump Like Them

In 2020, the Middle East witnessed one of the biggest diplomatic shakeups when several Arab nations came together to sign a set of US-mediated agreements known as the Abraham Accords. These agreements were launched to stabilise Israel’s diplomatic, economic, and security relationships with other Arab nations. Today, the Abraham Accords are back in global headlines, […]

Trump Ties Iran Peace Deal to Mandatory Abraham Accords Expansion

US President Donald Trump told leaders across the Muslim world that signing the Abraham Accords should be a condition of any peace settlement with Iran, and that Saudi Arabia and Qatar should sign on immediately. If the pitch lands, it would be the most sweeping realignment the framework has seen since its 2020 launch. Trump […]

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Trump: Iran Deal Is 'Exact Opposite' of Obama’s — ‘Don’t Listen to the Losers ... I Don’t Make Bad Deals’

President Donald Trump on Sunday forcefully defended the emerging U.S.-Iran peace framework as “THE EXACT OPPOSITE” of former President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal, insisting Tehran would receive no sanctions relief or economic concessions unless it surrendered its enriched uranium and permanently abandoned any path toward a nuclear weapon as negotiators worked to finalize what administration…

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UAE denies reports of Netanyahu secret visit during Iran conflict

The United Arab Emirates has denied claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the country during the Iran conflict. The clarification came after the Israeli prime minister’s office reportedly stated on Wednesday that Netanyahu had travelled to the UAE during the Iran war and held a meeting with the Emirati […]

The remarkable journey of Trump's most powerful diplomat

Morgan Ortagus is one of the most prominent figures in American foreign policy in recent years. She has stood at the center of some of the most consequential developments in the Middle East – from efforts to advance the Abraham Accords during the first Trump administration, to her more recent role as deputy to the […]

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Israel Under Judgment, Not Erasure

A civilized society should be able to acknowledge four truths simultaneously: Hamas is guilty of atrocities and aims to commit more; Palestinian civilians have suffered terribly; Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank are not beyond criticism; and that the Jews must not once again become a nation without a state.

Too much of the West now seems unable to do this. In February 2026, Gallup…

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Israel, Lebanon End First Round of Historic Peace Talks in D.C. — ‘On the Same Side’ Against Hezbollah

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it a “historic opportunity” as Israel and Lebanon launched what officials described as their first direct talks in more than four decades on Tuesday, with envoys signaling they are “on the same side” against Iran-backed Hezbollah and expressing cautious optimism the effort could lay the groundwork for a durable peace.

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'For the US, casting a veto for Israel is something to be proud of'

In 2016, during the final days of the Obama administration, UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (which declared Israeli settlements a flagrant violation of international law) passed without a US veto. "I called Ambassador Samantha Power – she didn't answer," Ambassador Danny Danon, reflecting on his first term as Israel's ambassador to the UN, recalled. "The […]

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Greater Israel and the new regional order

Israel’s campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran are not discrete crises but interconnected fronts in a broader project of regional dominance.


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On February 28, the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes across Iran. Among the first sites hit was a girls’ elementary school in Minab. The building was destroyed. Nearly 170 children were killed…

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Mediated talks explore path to bring Lebanon into Abraham Accords

Frequent daily contacts are taking place between Israel and Lebanon with US and French mediation. As part of those contacts, a three-way conversation was held in recent days among three senior officials, one Israeli, one Lebanese and one American, in an attempt to advance a comprehensive agreement between the countries. According to senior officials in […]

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UAE erupts after Israeli source falsely claimed Abu Dhabi joined Iran strike

A senior UAE official has warned Israel that false leaks claiming Abu Dhabi joined the attack on Iran are damaging regional cooperation and bilateral relations – and this is not the first time Israeli loose talk has caused a diplomatic crisis with the Emirates.

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Saudi ambassador admits regret over failed Israel normalization push

Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US said she has deep regrets that normalization efforts with Israel failed, speaking at a Shabbat dinner in Washington hosted by Trump's special envoy to combat antisemitism, Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, a day after the Gaza Board of Peace held its founding session at the same venue.

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Exclusive: Somaliland President Invites U.S. Security, Economic Partnership in ‘Strategically Positioned Territory’

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi said his nation is ready to enter into a full security and economic partnership with the United States, arguing that it occupies what he called “perhaps the most strategically positioned territory in the region” — positioned along a maritime corridor that carries 30 percent of global container traffic, with abundant critical minerals and a stable,…

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Abraham Accords on brink of collapse as UAE loses patience with Netanyahu

An Israel Hayom investigation reveals deep cracks in Israel-UAE relations as extremist ministerial statements, failed business deals, and an ambassador who "almost ruined everything" push the Abraham Accords toward their greatest crisis yet.

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