World Jun 12 What the U.S. and Iran are demanding in the latest peace proposal By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
World Jun 12 Watch 7:06 'Close doesn't count': Mideast experts assess potential U.S.-Iran agreement To discuss the motivations and potential outcomes of this latest attempt to end the war in Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal… By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn
World Jun 09 Netanyahu and Trump started a war together. Now, their differing goals have put them at odds The fighting has since died down, but the differences between the two leaders are likely to persist, in part because of their domestic political considerations. By Julia Frankel, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
World Jun 08 Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
Politics Jun 04 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Former Trump adviser John Bolton to plead guilty over classified information In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton agreed to plead guilty to a felony count of illegally retaining classified information, U.S. officials say a flesh-eating insect detected in Texas livestock has not spread, Hezbollah…
Jun 03 Israel and Lebanon agree to renew fragile ceasefire, create Lebanese security zones By Associated Press In a joint statement released after a fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:13 Iranian strikes set Kuwait's largest airport ablaze amid fragile ceasefire with the U.S. By Nick Schifrin, Winston Wilde The U.S. said its ceasefire with Iran is still holding despite continued violence, with both sides trading fire overnight. Iran also struck Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person and injuring dozens. Israel's ongoing invasion in Lebanon is also challenging the… Continue watching
Jun 03 Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran By Kareem Chehayeb, Josh Boak, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Even as the U.S. president conceded the tensions in an interview released Wednesday, he insisted that his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was solid and that they connected, in part, because they are both “wartime” leaders. Continue reading
Jun 03 Iran strikes Kuwait's main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile ceasefire. Continue reading
Jun 02 There are supposed to be ceasefires across the Middle East. The fighting is worsening By Sam Metz, Associated Press The fighting in Lebanon showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said both sides had agreed — again — to de-escalate. Continue reading