The CIA director's stealthy role in the Israel-Hamas negotiations - NYT
Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.
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Former CIA official says Israel-Hamas ceasefire ‘is actually quite a bad deal’
Israeli negotiators head to Doha to try to seal Hamas hostage, cease-fire deal
Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire, hostage release | The Excerpt
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Israel-Hamas at war
A former CIA analyst charged with leaking highly classified ... how a hostage exchange and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas may be carried out and the terms upheld. Emily Harding of the Center ...
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The Secretary of Hard Problems
As he was packing up his office this week at CIA headquarters, the language of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which he had toiled over for the past 15 months, was at the top of ...
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CIA chief says hostage talks ‘quite serious’; White House: Deal possible by Jan. 20
Washington optimistic on chances of closing agreement to release Israelis held by Hamas before end of Biden's term; Netanyahu huddles with security chiefs to discuss negotiations
White House working to finalise Israel-Hamas hostage deal before Trump's inauguration: CIA
Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was briefed about the progress made in the Israel-Hamas mediation talks by Qatar which has been brokering the deal alongside Egypt and the United States
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Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
In an exit interview with NPR's , CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks "there's a chance" for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
In warning about China, CIA director nominee praises technology but says human intelligence vital
CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency needs to focus on its mission in the face of growing challenges from China and others during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
‘Bizarre’: Ex-CIA director Trump revokes security clearances of ex-intel officials
Former Director of the CIA, John Brennan, joins Andrea Mitchell to address the recent executive orders by President Trump including revoking the security clearances of former intelligence officers.
Trump’s national security immediate to-do list
President Trump's first national security priorities are to restore the Pentagon's warfighting readiness and reform the intelligence community.
Morning Report — Trump’s whirlwind second term begins
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Trump’s action-packed first hours
DONALD TRUMP has only been president for just about four hours. But he’s already taking actions to reset the U.S. approach to national security and the global order. Now-former President JOE BIDEN took actions in his final hours to try to get ahead of Trump — protecting people who could be targets and working to preserve his foreign policy legacy.