Exclusive coverage from Lisa Desjardins and the politics team
Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.
... with the U.S., Khamenei may be seeking to buy time to avert U.S. strikes – or counting on Trump’s threats being a bluff. Turkey, Egypt, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have all been working to try to arrange talks, which could take place ...
... kilometers (1,250 miles) and was launched towards Israel during the war last year. Turkey urges diplomacy Also Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s opposition to foreign intervention in neighboring Iran, calling for the resolution of issues through dialogue.Turkey has been urgently working for the past ...
... did nearly $125 billion in international trade in 2024, including $32 billion with China, $28 billion with the United Arab Emirates and $17 billion with Turkey, the World Trade Organization says. Separately, Xi also spoke on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xi’s engagement with Trump and Putin comes ...
... marking one of the first clear signs from Tehran that it wants to try to negotiate with Washington despite a breakdown of talks last summer.Turkey had been working behind the scenes to make the talks happen there later this week as Witkoff is traveling in the region. A Turkish ...
... whose parents emigrated to the U.S. from Turkey. He also claims there "has not been a lot of attention on these problems" in California. Turkey and Armenia have long been strained by historic grievances and Turkey's alliance with Azerbaijan. The neighboring countries have no formal diplomatic ties, and ...
... IS “terrorist organization.” The fighters arrived in Kobani as the region is under siege by government forces from three sides, while the border crossing with Turkey from the north remains closed as it has been for years. Kobani resident Mihemet Bozan told The Associated Press that he had to drive ...
Amna Nawaz: So far, some 35 nations have signed on, many attending today's ceremony, from Argentina and Bulgaria to Qatar and Saudi Arabia to Turkey and Mongolia. Some, including Canada, Germany and Israel, have joined, but were absent today, and others, like France and Britain, have rejected the invitation ...
... Nearly 20 nations have now said they will join President Trump's Board of Peace. That's according to an Associated Press tally. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement today saying they have accepted Trump's invitation. Earlier, Israel ...
... Kosovo, Morocco, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.Netanyahu's decision was significant because his office had previously said the composition of a Gaza executive committee — which includes Turkey, Israel's key regional rival, and will work with those governing the territory day to day — was not coordinated with the Israeli government and ...
... phase of the Gaza peace plan. Speaking to Israeli lawmakers today, Netanyahu said he objects to the makeup of the board, which could also include Turkey and Qatar, who have been critical of Israel's actions in Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister (through interpreter): We have a certain disagreement ...
Support Provided By: Learn more
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.