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Jared Kushner is trying to sell his Middle East plan at a conference in Bahrain

It’s not going well.

By Jen Kirby

Bernie Sanders lays out a new foreign policy vision to end America’s “endless wars”

In a new op-ed, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate says he wants to end America’s Middle East entanglements and privilege "diplomacy and working collectively with allies."

By Jen Kirby

Trump lowers the bar for attacking Iran after its president insults him

By Alex Ward

Iran slams Trump for sanctions: “The White House is suffering from intellectual disability”

By Alex Ward

An Istanbul mayoral election is rattling Turkey’s politics

By Jen Kirby

The weekend in the risky US-Iran standoff, explained

By Alex Ward
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Hong Kong’s huge protests, explained

By Christina Thornell and Danush Parvaneh

After cancelling a retaliatory strike on Iran, Trump warns: “If they do something else, it’ll be double”

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Trump called off a military strike against Iran. The US targeted its computer systems instead.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Iranian officials issue warnings to the US as Trump announces new sanctions

By Taly Krupkin

US-Iran standoff: a timeline

By Jen Kirby

Trump plans to nominate Mark Esper, a former combat veteran and lobbyist, as Pentagon boss

By Alex Ward

Does Trump want a war with Iran?

By Andrew Prokop

Why Iran is fighting back against Trump’s maximum pressure campaign

By Alex Ward

John Bolton and Mike Pompeo are the hawks behind Trump’s Iran policy

By Zack Beauchamp

What we know (and what we don’t) about Trump’s decision not to attack Iran

By Alex Ward

9 questions about the US-Iran standoff you were too embarrassed to ask

By Alex Ward

Trump confirms he called off a military strike on Iran

By Alex Ward

Does Congress need to approve any military action against Iran? Republicans aren’t so sure.

By Li Zhou and Tara Golshan

Trump’s Iran tweet could have caused a deadly miscalculation

By Alex Ward

The race to be the next British prime minister, briefly explained

By Jen Kirby

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John Delaney, a 2020 Democrat you likely forgot about, has a serious foreign policy plan

By Alex Ward

Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be the UK’s next prime minister, explained

By Jen Kirby

USMCA, Trump’s new trade deal, explained in 500 words

By Jen Kirby

Iran shoots down US military drone, increasing risk of war

By Alex Ward

The secret life of Kim Jong Un

By Alex Ward

Trump’s UN ambassador pick Kelly Craft grilled on her 300 absences as Canada envoy

By Jen Kirby

House Democrats vote to repeal 9/11-era law used to authorize perpetual war

By Tara Golshan

Trump says Iran attacked 2 oil tankers. Some of his critics agree.

By Alex Ward

Five years later, 4 suspects named in attack on passenger plane in Ukraine

By Jen Kirby

UN report: “credible evidence” links Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi’s murder

By Jen Kirby

Hong Kong’s leader apologizes again but won’t pull controversial extradition bill

By Jen Kirby

Patrick Shanahan withdraws from consideration as Trump’s secretary of defense

By Jen Kirby

The US is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran

By Alex Ward

Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi dies after collapsing in courtroom

By Jen Kirby

Blackout leaves tens of millions in the dark in Argentina and Uruguay

By Jen Kirby

Cat-astrophe: Pakistani politician’s event streamed on Facebook with cat filter on

By Alex Ward

Iran just made one of its riskiest announcements in years

By Alex Ward

Democrats don’t need to tack right on immigration to win

By Zack Beauchamp

Pete Buttigieg calls Israel a “strong ally” and says he’d keep the US embassy in Jerusalem

By Alex Ward

Benjamin Netanyahu just unveiled Israel’s newest town: “Trump Heights”

By Zeeshan Aleem

Huge Hong Kong protests continue after the government postpones controversial bill

By Zeeshan Aleem
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