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Trump is trying to buy peace in the Middle East. It will be harder than he thinks

Donald Trump’s surprise move to lift sanctions on Syria during his trip to the Middle East marked the latest example of the President seeking to combine peacemaking with lucrative business opportunities.

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Trump’s Middle East tour has more substance than the White House let on

There’s more to Donald Trump’s Middle East trip than billion-dollar contracts, parades of camels and a storm back home over Qatar’s offer to give the president a new Air Force One.

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

In Middle East, Trump marginalizes Israel without helping Gaza

As President Donald Trump’s Middle East sojourn drew to a close, a much-vaunted “grand bargain” bringing peace to a restive region was nowhere in sight.

Syria, Trump and US sanctions

TIME · 9h

Trump Meets With Syria’s President After Announcing Plans to Lift U.S. Sanctions on Country

The meeting came after Trump—who is in the middle of a three-country tour of the Middle East—delivered a speech on Tuesday in which he announced his plan to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria in support of "a new government that will hopefully succeed in stabilizing the country and keeping peace.”

Roll Call on MSN · 14h

Senate panel leaders back Trump’s lifting of sanctions on Syria

The leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday offered rare bipartisan support for an executive action this week by President Donald Trump — the lifting of longstanding U.S. sanctions on Syria in a bid to offer the Arab country’s new government a chance after 14 years of civil war.

Associated Press · 1d

Syria’s interim president praises Trump’s decision to lift US sanctions on his country

Syria's interim president on Wednesday praised US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions on the country.

Raw Story on MSN7h

Trump’s Middle East envoy with no diplomatic experience turns to Netflix and vibes

President Donald Trump's pick for Special Envoy to the Middle East has no formal experience in international relations nor ...

Slingshot News on MSN4h

'A Momentous Mistake': Jacky Rosen Questions Trump Nominee On U.S. Policy Changes Influencing Saudi-Israel Relations In Hearing

During a Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Sen. Jacky Rosen presses Joel Rayburn, Trump nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the State Department (Near Eastern Affairs), on what he thinks about the ...

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‘Tremendous opportunity’: Trump sets new course for US-Syria relations

President Trump bucked critics in his administration and security hawks in Israel in his decision to lift sanctions on Syria ...

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Trump’s Middle East trip reveals sometimes contradictory foreign policy approach

President Donald Trump offered another glimpse of an emerging, sometimes contradictory foreign policy doctrine: trying to end ...

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'What's Ethical, What Is Not?': Chris Murphy Presses State Dept. Nominee On Trump's Business Deals With Gulf Nations During Hearing

During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Sen. Chris Murphy presses Joel Rayburn, Trump nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the State Department (Near Eastern Affairs), on the ethics of ...

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GOP lawmakers signal discomfort with Trump Qatar jet, Middle East diplomacy

Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about the gift, and voicing reservations about lucrative Trump family business ...

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Live updates: Trump visits main US military base in Middle East as violence flares in Gaza

President Donald Trump has visited the main U.S. military base in the Middle East as he uses his four-day visit to Gulf ...

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Senate hands Donald Trump win in El Salvador deportation fight

Democrats attempted to use legislative tools available to them in the minority to try to challenge Donald Trump's agenda.

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Why Trump and the Saudis Are Cozying Up

Here's what to expect from the U.S. President's high-stakes trip to Riyadh, Doha, and Abu Dhabi, writes Ian Bremmer.

Trump Says Negotiations on Iran’s Nuclear Program Are ‘Very Serious’

Envoys for Iran and the United States have engaged in four rounds of talks. But exactly what a deal would look like remained ...

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