Abbas Lawati

'A high-ranking Iranian political source expressed “a positive feeling” about Saudi potentially playing a constructive role in enabling engagement with the Donald Trump administration.' https://t.co/Ec9MgB76be

RT @cnnarabic: علمت شبكة CNN أن المملكة العربية #السعودية منفتحة على التوسط بين إدارة #ترامب و #إيران سعياً للتوصل إلى اتفاق جديد للحد من ب…

Saudi is concerned that Iran may be more inclined to pursue a nuclear weapon now that its regional proxies have been significantly weakened. Riyadh hopes to leverage its close ties with President Donald Trump to provide Iran with a diplomatic bridge. https://t.co/g3sCNbP3c1

“When you ask those guys (EU), why can’t you spend more on national security, their argument is because it would require us to make cuts to welfare programs, to unemployment benefits, to being able to retire at 59 and all these other things,” Rubio said. “That’s a choice they

RT @ahmed: 🚨 New from me: Saudi Arabia launches ferocious state media attack on Netanyahu https://t.co/VGEcUk8yFW

"Altogether, more than eight out of ten Jewish Israelis support" Trumps Gaza plan. https://t.co/tVKOcq03TJ

RT @yarbatman: 1. So Netanyahu came to Washington and what he got is a memo on Iran, not an EO with new sanctions designations. Trump sai…

Trump may be taking a maximalist position on Gaza to build leverage in Saudi-Israel normalization talks -- just as the UAE said it won a major concession in 2020 by stopping annexation (which wasn’t imminent). This time, Trump may be offering the Saudis a similar “win”: Normalize

'He called it an American “ownership position.” A better phrase would be colonialism for the 21st century.' https://t.co/ZII77ymsNI

RT @amanpour: Little Habiba, suffering from a suspected rare genetic condition, has been trapped in Gaza and deprived of lifesaving medical…

Trump still does not like Bibi, does not trust Bibi and has more sympathy for the Palestinians than one might think," a U.S. source close to Trump told Axios. https://t.co/uh2fAklbb7

RT @ragipsoylu: Al-Sharaa was permitted to visit the interior of the Kaaba in Mecca. An honour is usually granted to heads of states https:…

'Many outsiders hoped that his rise would mark Syria’s strategic shift out of the clutches of Iran and Russia and into the Western fold. In fact, he spoke harshly about America’s “illegal” military presence in Syria, welcomed negotiations with Russia about its military bases and

Gareth Browne @BrowneGareth

On Friday evening, @TheEconomist sat down with Ahmed al-Sharaa for his first interview since he assumed the Syrian presidency. I will tweet some highlights, but you can read our write up of the wide-ranging discussion here: https://t.co/pWhCq6FZDO

The proposal would align the Trump administration with Israel’s most radical far-right politicians, who advocate transferring Palestinians out of the territory to make way for Jewish settlement. https://t.co/upATfy3Rsp

RT @hahellyer: “I [Trump] said to him [King Abdullah of Jordan] I’d love you to take on more [Palestinians] because I’m looking at the whol…

“This is not a victory for you. We have destroyed and killed in Gaza, in Yemen, in Syria, in Iran. We killed (your) leadership,” one prisoner recalled hearing in a 90-second Israeli propaganda video they were forced to watch. https://t.co/LEyFzbRCrV