Nahal Toosi

Washington, D.C.

Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Columnist at POLITICO

Senior foreign affairs correspondent @POLITICO. Check out my column, Compass, at the link below. I’m also on Threads, BlueSky & Mastodon.

Articles

Khamenei in the crosshairs

1 week ago | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil |Connor O'Brien |Nahal Toosi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “would end the conflict” and didn’t rule out targeting the cleric who sits atop Iran’s Islamist government.
Iran’s down. But far from out.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Eric Bazail-Eimil |John Sakellariadis |Nahal Toosi

An excavator removes debris from a residential building that was destroyed in today's attack by Israel, on June 13, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. | Majid Saeedi/Getty Images With help from Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | Israel and its boosters in Washington are making the case that its overnight strikes in Iran were an unmitigated success. But analysts and former officials across the spectrum are offering words of caution about the effects of the attack. “We have a lot of things still ahead of us.
Trump says Israeli strike on Iran ‘could very well happen’

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nahal Toosi |Megan Messerly

President Donald Trump said Thursday that an Israeli strike on Iran “could very well happen” but declined to say if it was imminent and suggested he’d prefer to avoid it through ongoing nuclear negotiations. Trump’s comments came amid growing concerns in Washington, the Middle East and beyond that Israel is on the verge of carrying out a strike. U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet within days with two senior Israeli officials to clarify Israel’s position.
Putin ma obsesję na punkcie Ukrainy. Donald Trump nigdy nie zrozumie, o co naprawdę toczy się ta wojna

3 weeks ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Nahal Toosi

Przywódca Rosji Władimir Putin wygląda na coraz bardziej osaczonego. Ukraińcy właśnie przeprowadzili oszałamiający atak dronów na strategiczne bombowce w odległych rosyjskich bazach lotniczych. Poobijane wojska Putina walczą o zdobycie znaczącego terytorium w Ukrainie, a w ciągu dwóch lat linia frontu ledwo się przesunęła. Stan jego gospodarki to niebezpieczny miks, a inflacja spowalnia wzrost.
Putin Won't Give Up on Ukraine. So How Will the War End?

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Nahal Toosi

Putin will never abandon his ambition of conquering Ukraine, and convincing him to do so shouldn’t be the aim of Ukraine’s global supporters. Instead, the goal should be to make it impossible for Putin to fulfill that ambition. In simpler terms: You can’t make Putin walk away from Ukraine; you have to put Ukraine out of his reach. Trump and some of his top aides do not seem to understand this about Putin.
Stop Asking How To Make Putin Walk Away From Ukraine. It's the Wrong Question.

3 weeks ago | cnas.org | Nahal Toosi

Russian leader Vladimir Putin looks increasingly cornered. The Ukrainians just staged a stunning drone attack on strategic bombers in far-flung Russian air bases. Putin’s battered troops are struggling to gain significant territory in Ukraine, and the frontline has barely shifted in two years. His economy is a mixed bag, with inflation slowing growth and other danger signs flashing.
What Trump Doesn't Understand About Putin

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nahal Toosi

Russian leader Vladimir Putin looks increasingly cornered. The Ukrainians just staged a stunning drone attack on strategic bombers in far-flung Russian air bases. Putin’s battered troops are struggling to gain significant territory in Ukraine, and the frontline has barely shifted in two years. His economy is a mixed bag, with inflation slowing growth and other danger signs flashing.
State implements reviews of Harvard visa applicants’ social media accounts

4 weeks ago | politico.com | Nahal Toosi |Eric Bazail-Eimil

The State Department issued instructions to consulates and embassies late Thursday telling them to start the vetting immediately.
State begins rolling out expanded student visa vetting - starting with Harvard

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nahal Toosi |Eric Bazail-Eimil

The State Department has told U.S. consulates and embassies to immediately begin reviewing the social media accounts of Harvard’s student visa applicants for antisemitism in what it called a pilot program that could be rolled out for colleges nationwide. The cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, obtained by POLITICO, was sent late Thursday.
Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting

1 month ago | lucianne.com | Nahal Toosi

Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 5/27/2025 5:48:24 PMThe Trump administration is weighing requiring all foreign students applying to study in the United States to undergo social media vetting - a significant expansion of previous such efforts, according to a cable obtained by POLITICO.