U.S. Foreign Policy
“Since the fall of the Assad regime, President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and the new Syrian government have demonstrated continued commitment to counterterrorism operations within Syria,” according to Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Joe Wilson.
The U.S. vice president said airstrikes secured shipping and weakened Tehran’s military and nuclear program, creating leverage for negotiations.
Jerusalem and Beirut recognized “that they are not at war w/ each other but with terror group Hezbollah,” the U.S. ambassador said.
Full text of the agreement signed in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2026.
Salah Salem Sarsour, accused of concealing Israeli military court convictions on immigration forms, argued his detention was part of a Trump admin effort to target the pro-Palestinian movement.
The House Appropriations Committee’s report calls for a Defense Department review of the U.S.-led Gaza ceasefire efforts and the use of U.S.-supplied military resources.
“What we’re interested in is not their press conferences,” the U.S. secretary of state told reporters in Bahrain. “What we’re interested in is whether or not ships are moving.”
“We want to hear from our partners. We want to make sure that their views are taken into account,” the U.S. secretary of state told reporters at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi.
Alan Meltzer praised the Jewish-non-Jewish collaboration behind Stuttgart’s “Anti-Anti 2.0” initiative and held talks with leaders in Baden-Württemberg.
The U.S. secretary of state will travel to the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain to discuss regional priorities, including the U.S. agreement with Tehran and efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Officials from the two Middle Eastern countries will meet in Washington next week to resume peace talks as Israel and Hezbollah enter into a fragile ceasefire deal.
It’s “difficult to believe” anyone would look to the P.A. as a viable partner, said Maurice Hirsch, director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform.
