Link to article: US and Iran close to nuclear deal, Trump says This article highlights a milestone in the negotiations between the US and Iran for a new nuclear settlement, preferably one where Iran doesn’t have uranium enrichment capabilities at all. Tehran has agreed to far-reaching conditions with the US to relieve themselves of US-imposed sanctions. While no deal has… Read more »
Link to article: Trump meets with Syria’s interim president, a first between the nations’ leaders in 25 years This article talks about the recent, and rather historical, meeting between President Trump and Syria’s current interim president Al Sharaa. What’s worth noting is that Sharaa had ties to Al Qaeda through his own rebel off-shoot faction up until 2016. Their meeting… Read more »
Link to article: Bypassed by Trump, Israel dismayed but silent This article is centered upon a recent advancement (or regression) in Israeli-US relations, a significant shift marked by Trump’s foreign policy agenda this second term. The most recent development of these souring relations is Israel’s open dislike for Trump’s Gulf Tour: a four-day diplomatic trip to various Gulf countries, namely… Read more »
On May 6, 2025, the United States and Yemen’s Houthi rebels agreed to a ceasefire, halting mutual hostilities in the Red Sea region. The Houthis committed to stopping attacks on international shipping lanes, while the U.S. ceased its airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. This agreement followed seven weeks of intense U.S. bombing campaigns with drones and jet bombers, which,… Read more »
During his May 2025 Middle East tour, President Donald Trump announced the lifting of all U.S. sanctions on Syria, marking a significant shift in American foreign policy. This decision followed a historic meeting with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa—the first such engagement in 25 years—signaling a potential thaw in relations between the two nations . Trump emphasized that the sanctions… Read more »
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-1-2-trillion-economic-commitment-in-qatar/ President Donald Trump recently visited Qatar, as part of his broader Middle East tour. The key events that occured during this visit include a major economic deal, and a gift of a Boein 747 to Trump, with the intent of it becoming the new Airforce 1. In Doha, the Qatari Capital, Trump met with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/middleeast/israel-gaza-expansion-hnk-intl On Tuesday, May 6th, Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved an expanded military operation in the enclave as a plan to “conquer” the territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the population of Gaza will be displaced to the South, following the military’s claim that it would mobilize tens of thousands of reservists. Netanyahu had stated that… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vz02e7g8o The American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), a US-based humanitarian organization that runs two community kitchens in the Gaza strip, has warned that there are no fresh vegetables or meat left, and several of the few remaining community kitchens are set to close soon. This is a direct result of Israel cutting off all supplies from… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kurdish-pkk-dissolves-after-decades-struggle-with-turkey-news-agency-close-2025-05-12/ The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, is a militant group that has been locked in bloody conflict with Turkey for the last 40 years, which decided on Monday to disband and end the military struggles. The PKK launched its insurgency in 1984 with the goal of creating an independent Kurdish state but has since killed over… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-intercepts-missile-launched-yemen-2025-05-13/ The Israeli military intercepted a hypersonic missile that was launched from Yemen by the Iran-aligned Houthi militia on May 13th. The missile’s target was the airport near Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion Airport, which triggered multiple air raid sirens across Israeli cities. This was all done despite a prior agreement with the United States with the Houthis… Read more »