Babak Dehghanpisheh

President Donald Trump is touting an international force to help bring peace to the shattered Gaza Strip and see that all deceased hostages held by Hamas are returned to Israel.

The Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector Wednesday, the day after President Donald Trump confirmed that a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Russia's war with Ukraine was off. “Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged President Donald Trump to get tougher with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, saying he was ready to join their upcoming summit in Budapest and remained optimistic despite leaving the United States without the weapons he was seeking

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a hopeful tone while on a trip to the U.S. on Friday, even though he had not sealed an agreement with President Donald Trump on the delivery of long-range Tomahawk missiles — weapons that could be a game-changer in the war against Russia.“It’s good that President Trump didn’t say ‘no,’ but for today, didn’t say ‘yes,’” Zelenskyy told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview, which will air on Sunday

As Israel pulled back in Gaza last week, Hamas stepped in, with violence marked by at least one public execution and clashes with rival factions as the militant group tried to reassert control amid the ceasefire in the war-torn territory

Hamas returned the remains of four more hostages to Israeli authorities and Israel returned the remains of 45 Palestinians to Gaza on Tuesday, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, as President Donald Trump warned the militant group that it must disarm.

Hamas said it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, as long as “the field conditions for the exchange are met” and expressed willingness to negotiate through mediators on President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East

Israeli forces have intercepted an aid flotilla bound for Gaza that was being closely watched around the world, boarding boats and detaining activists including Greta Thunberg who were seeking to break the blockade of the Palestinian enclave.

The former British prime minister has been named by Trump as the co-head of the so-called Board of Peace to oversee Gaza's reconstruction.

President Donald Trump's peace plan was met with cautious optimism Tuesday by leaders across the Middle East and the world, but others were more skeptical about the proposal — and whether it would be welcomed by Hamas.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has spoken out against forcing women to wear the hijab and recent crackdowns in his country, pitting him against hard-line rivals in the Islamic Republic.“Human beings have a right to choose,” Pezeshkian said Friday in an interview with Tom Llamas, anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” when asked about Mahsa Amini, whose death three years ago after being detained by Iran’s morality police triggered nationwide protests that shook the government’s hold on power.“We didn’t have appropriate management of our internal issues and implementation,” he added during the extensive interview, during which he warned President Donald Trump’s actions could “set fire” to the region and said international nuclear inspectors were welcome to visit his country.“I took very crystal-clear positions in speeches that I gave in certain places in mosques, I clearly said this should not have occurred,” Pezeshkian said