As Iran and the United States on Saturday meet again for diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear activities, few will be watching the outcome as closely as Israel. Israel has long relied on President Trump to take a hard line against…
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Rubio Says U.S. to Decide in Days if End to Ukraine War Is ‘Doable’
The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if it proves impossible to broker meaningful progress in the next several days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed Paris after a meeting on Thursday…
Trump Calls Russia’s Strike on Sumy a ‘Mistake’
President Trump has said Russia’s deadly missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Sumy was “a mistake,” calling it a “horrible thing” even as members of his administration went further with condemnation that served as a rare critique of Moscow…
U.S. Nuclear Talks With Iran Move Forward
The first meeting between the United States and Iran over its expanding nuclear program on Saturday displayed a seriousness of purpose and an effort to avoid what neither side wants, another war in the Middle East. They will talk again…
How Hamas and the U.S. Tried to Strike a Hostage Deal
The Americans were in a hurry. Adam Boehler, a senior U.S. official, wanted Hamas to agree to the release of the last living American Israeli hostage in Gaza so that President Trump could announce his freedom during a speech to…
What to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
A brief handshake may be the most likely outcome from preliminary diplomatic talks set for Saturday between American and Iranian officials. It would probably be enough to keep the discussions going, and potentially lead to the first official face-to-face negotiations…
Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump
It was a closely held, urgent meeting. Iran was pondering a response to President Trump’s letter seeking nuclear negotiations. So the country’s president, as well as the heads of the judiciary and Parliament huddled with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali…
Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Is in Russia, the Kremlin Says
President Trump’s senior aide on Russia negotiations, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Russia on Friday, the Kremlin said, as American and Russian officials are trying to reignite talks over the war in Ukraine that have appeared stalled in recent weeks. Dmitri…
Russia Freed Ksenia Karelina, a Detained American, Rubio Says
An American citizen has been released from Russian custody in a prisoner swap, officials from the United States and Russia said on Thursday, amid a broader effort by the two countries to mend relations. The American, Ksenia Karelina, was serving…
Putin Envoy Says He’s in U.S. for Talks With Trump Administration
A Kremlin envoy met in the White House on Wednesday with President Trump’s senior aide on Russia negotiations, Steve Witkoff, according to a person in Washington with knowledge of the talks. The Russian envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said online on Thursday…