Three men are at the center of Donald Trump's Gaza peace initiative: Trump himself as self-appointed chairman of the Board of Peace, son-in-law Jared Kushner as the architect of the reconstruction vision, and envoy Steve Witkoff as the operational diplomat. Together they represent an unconventional team managing one of the world's most intractable conflicts.
Witkoff has been the frontline negotiator, managing day-to-day engagement with regional...
The pressure on both Iran and the United States to achieve a nuclear agreement has rarely been more acute, as a combination of military buildup, economic sanctions, regional instability, and domestic political crises converges on Tuesday's indirect talks in Geneva. The second round of negotiations, facilitated by Oman, ended with agreement on guiding principles — a positive result, though one that leaves the hardest...