for many years through the career center for the middle east through that middle east security initiativend iran strategy project series strategy project as well as through strategic litigation projects to hold the iranian regime accountable and establish a series victims fund significantly we've also done this there and seven initiative in partnership with the foundations seeks to advance the process of regional integration at lunch by the abraham accords among the unites is, israel, arab partners and muslim partners around the world. thank you to wilt wexler from the remarkable team histories and motion mr. secretary event at the center of your work to advance the interest of the united states, to secure a more prosperous global future as you work recently in foreign affairs regarding u.s. foreign policy more broadly quote the choice of the unites states makes in the second half of this decisive decade will determine whether this moment of testing remains time of renewal returns or time of aggression. one last thing before secretary blinken takes the stage of the stateth department, the

and around the middle east and around the middle east and around the world.y successful, lethal response israel has taken against the proxies that are trying to oust the israeli government. i think the israeli government. i think the incoming administration is going to be very supportive of those long—term strategic objectives. it's in the united states' interest and our allies' interest and many gulf states that do not want to see this type of extremism proliferate throughout the middle east as it has. market, very good _ middle east as it has. market, very good to _ middle east as it has. market, very good to talk _ middle east as it has. market, very good to talk to _ middle east as it has. market, very good to talk to you. - middle east as it has. market, | very good to talk to you. thank you for your thoughts here on bbc news. also here from a student in gaza. he told the bbc that locals are excited to go back to their homes, even though they know there won't be much left of them. this is the moment we have been waiting _ this is the moment we have been

we've done so through many years through our center for the middle east, through our scowcroft middle east security initiative and iran strategy project as well as through our strategic project hold the iranian regime accountable and establish a syrian victims fund. significantly we have also done this through our n-7 initiative in partnership with the jeffrey palpans foundation which seeks to sans the integration launched by the abraham accords between the united states, israel and arab and muslim partners around the world. thanks to will wexler and the atlantic council's take. history is in motion and you've been at the center of it. with your work to advance the united states to secure a more prosperous global future. as you wrote recently regarding u.s. forbe policy, quote, the choices the united states makes in the second half of this decisive decade will determine whether this remains a time of renewal returns to a time aggression. one last thing before secretary blinken takes the stage. in a moving exchange between you and president biden yesterday at the state department, the

the middle east.m the raoutset, the biden administration's primary goal in the middle east was not to repeat the blunder of years past trying to transform government but transform relations with between and among u.s. partners in the region. we saw more integrated region is more likely to be stable and secure. a more integrated region is also in a stronger position to prevent anyone of its neighbors from dominating others. we move swiftly to pursue this issue. we deepen .abraham court spearheaded new coalitions like i to you to bringing together indiana israel and the united states. have announced groundbreaking economic order were tracking indiana. we work for the un, in the wake of the trump administration unilaterally exit from the iran nuclear deal we made clear was a patent which will return to compliance of toronto was going to take the steps necessary. same time, we strengthen american. [inaudible] thank you, i respect your views. [inaudible yelling] so to continue. at the same time, we strengt

we saw in the middle east. who would ever imagine how exciting the abraham accords -- to see the association of israel with so many of the arab countries. this should be continued. i have the perspective. i led the delegation of congress members to the opening of the embassy in jerusalem. the coverage of donald trump. on may 14, 2018. in 1994, speaker newt gingrich had congress passed legislation that would move the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. jerusalem was the only capital the world we did not have an embassy. every time it would come to the attention of a president that they should locate the embassy, the state department would say it would create a dislocation and destabilization in the middle east. it was donald trump that the guts to say promises made, promises kept. there was no destabilization. it was the exact opposite. that was the abraham accords. i'm looking forward to the future of peace through strength. the emissary to the middle east. mike huckabee. heart be still. the ambassador

so the middle east was in flame. uh, already uh, you know, before this, the events in syria and the year you know, what came to a close and, and the conflagration of the middle east will only continue into the next year. i think that syria is most likely to become both a failed and properly a fractured state. i it's, syria will now be the humpty dumpty, who fell off the wall and all the king's horses are all the heads. your mom's horses and all the hedge minds. man will not be able to put syria back together again. i think it is very likely that the dis, stabilisation from syria will extend at least into lab and on and a rack potentially further abroad. i think we will see increased direct, an open conflict between israel and the us on one side and iran on the other. you know, look for air strikes on on, um uh, e, ron's nuclear facilities which iraq is real, is now salivating about now that they're so happy that all of syria's air defense has disappeared overnight and then yahoo has been openly talking about it. i th

a break in the middle east as israel and hamas a cease-fire with devastating 15-month war in gaza.lo, sandra smith in new york, hi, john here just me when this is a day we have waited for for a long time and john roberts in washington. this is "america reports." painstaking negotiations and releasing dozens of hostages held by hamas for palestinian prisoners currently in israel. president-elect trump weighing in on tweets social, "we have a deal for the hostages in the middle east and they will be released shortly. thank you." >> sandra: you will remember live during mar-a-lago just last week president-elect trump filed there would be, "hell to pay if the hostages were not freed before election day." >> john: live with more tel aviv and talking with the trump team, they believe the deal would go through but the question is, what happens next? >> john, good afternoon. a source briefed on the talks confirmed that a cease-fire and hostage deal has been reached. can we do have more details what happen in the final moments. the prime minister directly involved and go hot and the negotia

the second phase is still questionable as it is the middle east. it's only like a match light away from blowing up always. and the only thing predictable about the middle east is it being unpredictable. so we need to try as much as possible. push that. the second phase, with the release of the additional hostages happens as soon as possible, and hopefully both sides will see the benefit of the cease fire and understand that we need to move quickly to a more permanent ceasefire and get the hostages out, as well as also starting to try to give the people of gaza that have been a human shield for this terrorist organization, the humanitarian aid that is also required for them to be able to start beginning and piecing their lives together. >> you mentioned that you and your wife were in doha during these negotiations, and in fact, you've traveled the world. you have been a relentless advocate for your son. so i remember about eta. he was a big basketball fan, right? nba fan, that he was an athlete himself. but tell people about your son. >> yeah. so ju

our people are at in the middle east right now. host: let's move into europe if we can, the situation in ukraine. some people have described it as a stalemate. how do you see this playing out next? and what, what's your, what's your takeaway at this moment in time about that conflict? gen. milley: well, i think it is a strategic stalemate so tactically, at the tactical level, you're getting puts and takes on either side, you saw this offensive by the ukrainians into kursk. you have seen local offenses by the russians. so tactically, you're getting some advances and retreats on either side. so there's some tactical gains and losses. but at the strategic level, it is, in fact, it's stalemate. it has been for some time. and what do i mean by that? well, warfare is always about political objectives. so the political objectives of the russians was to go ahead and topple the government of ukraine. capture and kill zelenskyy and his government. and then get to the carpaccio mountains. that failed a couple of years ago. the political objec

that has changed the map of the middle east and is continuing to change the map of the middle east when thousands of hamas militants crossed over from gaza into israel in a surprise attack, a shocking attack that caught israel off guard. the. it was a tremendous embarrassment to the security establishment and embarrassment to the intelligence apparatus in this country, how they could have missed it, how it took them many hours to respond, days to clear the hamas fighters out of southern israel. since that moment and since the fighting began, there have been tens of thousands of palestinians killed. the official count is about 47,000, although medical journals say that the estimate is probably higher. as as palestinians are trapped under rubble and bodies were never located, and secondary effects of the conflict, 1200 israelis plus were killed on that day. another 400 israeli troops died in combat in operations. so this this was a serious ground war. but it didn't just stay in israel. it didn't just stay in gaza. we've also seen israel, in coordination with the united states, go after an

is this the or d'oeuvre on the menu for the middle east for 20? 25. is this the some the beginning of something a developing trend? because there is so many moving pieces, we have a has the law that is still vulnerable, a b. i can't remember the last time living on had a real government. and if the is re lease with american backing and x, the west bank. um uh we're gonna have a huge refugee problem. going into jordan. jordan has already packed full of people that are refugees. and we have no idea what the series, what the, what used to be called syria is going to look like. and then we have a rack is input, apply even it ran. so i've kind of said a lot of pieces on the board move, whichever one you want to go ahead mark. yeah. so in the middle east was inflame already, you know, before this, the events in syria and the year, you know, what came to a close and, and the conflagration of the middle east will only continue into the next year. i think that syria is most likely to become both a failed and properly a fractured state. i syria will now be the

with cold paper tray him as the hero who, over through one of the most oppressive regimes in the middle east, but al giovanni remains a criminal. western outlets have re branded al giovanni as someone who is changed overnight despite his affiliations with isis. and you about on this, right? the a very welcome to from the entire international news here. we're going to live for almost the sake of the top. so is this how we saw this out with africa? god, that has us said many a face returning to the how is john my, how about i saw him as president. once again, he's calling for the compliment to re unite. now, more than ever before, we need to strengthen our ties with our lives, right chart that we're working together to keep our sub region save as it stands is only 19 and west. and i last with all on the best in the south region. so i'm muhammad was born in for a sick, and tim has gotten his president data center many a capital of the country across you to remember that the data, one of the december civic presidential eviction by a wide margin to stage a political come back in the west african

president morsi o'shea did with the middle east than you. you of course brokered the historic 1978 peace accord between israel and egypt. i wonder if you could talk a little about how you view the situation currently. pres. carter: thank you. good to be here again and be in a library of a man who helped shape my life and for whom i have the greatest admiration and appreciation. when i was governor, and after lyndon johnson left office, i wrote him a personal handwritten letter, i don't know if you still have it or not but if you don't you might want to look it up. i don't imagine they threw it away, when i am not sure about that. [laughter] but if you find it, i would like a copy of it because i handwrote it. i think the middle east is still the intention box for the whole world. i say that recognizing that there are other places that are threatening to erupt. and i include the middle east in its totality, all the way in including lebanon of course, but also pakistan. when i think what he referred to primarily is between israel and its neigh

he's been a middle east negotiator in republican and democratic administrations. dennis, we are told that qatar is going to announce this deal. it is as we was described, and it's based in large part on what president biden proposed last may and what was almost agreed to in july when the hamas negotiator was assassinated and it, you know, fell apart since then and we've lost a lot of hostages in the intervening time as well. one just last week. so 33, not 34 are going to be released and it will be triggered once there is an announcement and the israeli cabinet approves it and the security cabinet first, and then there is going to be a 48 day, a 48 hour period before the hostages actually start coming out. but your your takeaway from all of this and how it potentially it's the middle east. we all know the setbacks but potentially it could reshape the region. >> well i think we need to put it in a context. and i would say there's two elements to it. one is israeli military achievements, obviously within gaza, which have come at a very high price. but israeli militar

hello side, steve with coffee, his invoice to the middle east. my spokesman said trump should make more disappearing. the diplomatic statements, not the groups, conditions, remain the same. an end as well as one goes to those houses are back, i don't want to virginia go. she ation and then i'd back by the time i get into office all hell will break out in the middle east and it will not be good for a mouse. and it will not be good frankly, for anyone all hell will break up. i don't have to say it anymore, but that's what it is. and they should have given them back a long that they should have never taken well with costs trumps new invoice. in the middle east says he's on the beat off to a turning from the latest round the negotiations on the potential see spot deal. i think that we've had some, uh some, some really great progress and i'm really hopeful that by the inaugural will have some good things to announce on behalf of the president. i actually believe that we're working in tandem in a really good way, but it's the president, his reputation,

but of course, he gave his country and other western friends, a free pass, and the middle east, multi faceted crises, and that's what do you want in foreign ministry spokesman, also highlighted, he uh reminded background that the problem has its roots in the west support for as well, when they give the idea of a carp launch to act flawlessly, i guess the people of the region with full support from the united states in certain european countries including france. israel continues its occupation and genocide, unoccupied palestine, while persistently expanding its military aggression and territorial ambitions across the region. but the most interesting part is that mac kron tried to pin the blame for frances failures in africa and go on as a, as a problem. this will somehow erase frances colonial legacy and the growing discontent among african nations. as more and more of these nations are seek to this distance themselves from their former colonial overlord, due to all the atrocities and economic burdens. france has inflicted mccall and i want it to be cleaned. that's if one is it switch

still rumours, but apart from that, we don't have a clear idea on how trump sees his policy on the middle east wait and _ east. all right. we will have to wait and see. _ east. all right. we will have to wait and see. thank- east. all right. we will have i to wait and see. thank you for talking to us today. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. around the world and across the uk, tfrom bbc news. his refrained from expressing his own views. the only big priority that seems very clear right now in the middle east or trump and his team is around. we have a lot of indications that this is at the top of the agenda to deal with iran and in particular to deal with the nuclear programme of the run with potential rumours that the us and possibly israel launch strikes on iran. but these us and possibly israel launch strikes on iran. e rumours, at this stage still rumours, but apart from that, we don't have a clear idea on how trump sees his policy on the middle east. �* ~ ., east. all right. we will have to wait and _ east. all right. we will have to wait and see. _ east. all right. we w

a cease fire deal now reached in the middle east. we're breaking down what the agreement includes, what it does not. and reaction from american families whose loved ones are being held hostage. good morning. thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. senior officials from both sides say the deal ends 15 months of fighting in gaza, which started back in october of 2023. the war started after an attack where 1200 people were killed, 250 takenen hostage. moe than 100 were released in late november 2023 during a pause in the fighting in exchange for 240 palestinian prisoners. the agreement will also eventually free dozens of hostages, as well as palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. israel and hamas have not officially announced a deal, although a senior hamas official confirms the agreement. if all is approved, the first group of hostages couldld come t on sunday, with more being released over time. cal state east bay professor lonnie evy brooks says while this deal provides hope, many

it's just simply redirect all efforts in the middle east. but when it comes to that, um, you know, there was very little change between bite and waltz between, i'm sorry, between the blinking and, and, and waltz and between bite and trump. well, you know, alexander, i mean, since he crane is being brought up here. um i, i just, it, uh, i'm just befuddled on how the incoming administration, the individuals we have mentioned here, discontinue the same, talking points as if they're saying something different. i mean we, we had waltz and he goes on the blood shed must come to an end. paraphrasing, of course, must come to an end as trench warfare must come to and then, but we all, in the same paragraph, they must, the lower the conscription age and ukraine. i mean, what do you see talking about that? that's just more for the meat grinder. i, i, i don't know how it's being, so we seen in the united states, but these people are saying that, well, that's the same conversation. maybe it's 2 sides of the same calling, but it's the same message. alexan

u, i'm the middle east genocide o, while domestically 40000000 americans could not eat without federal age. one of the greatest us presidents that has never been is veteran ohio congress when dennis consented to also run in this 2024 election. the full, the mayor of cleveland and lifelong fight for global justice and peace joins me again from cleveland in ohio. dennis, thanks so much for coming back on i. so as i've got this done before, we get to the why the country and the global implications come is, are ations. we are lost in the ohio in the house, a jerry man did you? you talk to in your book division of lights and the power, how corporate conspiracies tried to destroy you. why did you know when the seats, you know, how well you know, re, engine independent and ran into a trend is political head where it's in terms of the polarization of going on in american politics. and i challenge both partners, but particularly the democratic party that i came from, i challenged them on the unless wars and on the border and on the rising deficit and the government buying in american people. an

i have traveled to many foreign countries including the middle east and japan. i have traveled the last 21 months among the people of this country. i have talked to them and i have listened and i have seen firsthand in a vivid way, the deep hurt that has come to this country in the aftermath of vietnam and cambodia, chile and pakistan, angola and watergate. cia revelations. what we were formerly so proud of, the strength of our country, integrity, the representation in foreign affairs of what our people are, what our constitution stands for has been gone and in the secrecy that has surrounded our foreign policy, the american people have been excluded. i believe i know what this country ought to be. i am one who has loved our nation has many americans do and i believe there is no limit, if we can harness our tremendous resources. militarily, economically and the stature of our people, the meaning of our constitution. every time we have made a serious mistake in foreign affairs, it has been because the american people have been excluded from the process. if we can

from the impact of the us selections, escalating conflict in the middle east. and the urgency of climate action upfront sets the stage for serious debate on out jersey. or i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career, but no country is a light and it's my job to shed light on how and why the sun rises really into the the history was written. the age of it came, the or yes, here the be students and it totally the timeless journey. the limits to have a dream contained to study in your own adventure. now, counter and ways the, the knowledgeable is really a tax in southern gaza to at least 20 palestinians, including children sheltering in attend the hello. i mean the city no age. this is out of their life from day also coming up. by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. us president elect donald trump, demands that him off release. this is randy. can.

ripple paper tray. him is the hero who, over through one of the most oppressive regimes in the middle east. but alger lining remains of criminal western outlets have re branded al giovanni as someone who is changed over night despite his affiliations with isis. and you about on this right? the and just go on a 5 pm here in the russian capital wall club wherever you're catching the news. today, this is on k off, lisa with africa gone. i well terms of familiarity, the back of john, muhammad takes the oath of office one small urging continent to come together in unity. now, more than ever before, we need to strengthen our ties with our lives. right, show that we're working together to keep our sub region saves as it stands is solid, dies eve, and west and allows with all on the best in the south region. so on my how my was born in for a sick and tim has gotten his president data center many a capital of the country across you to remember that the data who wanted to see the civic visitation eviction by a wide margin to stage a political come back in the west african nation, she is replacing no

[000:00:00;00] the serious new foreign minister continues this diplomatic push in the middle east and fips off calls for the lifting of western sanctions. the sometime mccrae, this is we'll just say we're alive from doha. also coming up for as highly strikes across the gaza strip. i live and people have been killed since don't, and many more remind, trapped under the rubble of the household as quite strikes to bent at least 126 people did. and more than a 1000 tons destroys. and the us accuses sudan some power, military rapids support forces of committing genocide and imposes sanctions on this leda, the serious new administration is ramping up, kohls for the complete removal of us sanctions. foreign minister sod. el chavonee says the latest move by washington to ease restrictions on humanitarian aid should be a step towards all sanctions being lifted. his comments came during a visit to a month where he health talks. shabani has been traveling the middle east showing up support for the new administration in damascus. the so let's go to the jimmy island right. that kind of likes to thi

otherwise tron says all hell will break out in the middle east. well, i am a rock man is a fellow at the middle east council on global f, as he says is how to pick to the us doing more damage and gaza then it's already doing is in making these statements. now about all hell breaking loose for a number of weeks for a month. and i said on this network at the time that i didn't know what that meant in terms of, i mean, what further help could you bring on the god? the strip that is already being imposed on it. and so therefore you need to tackle kind of the structural issues that doesn't mean us as a superpower with all the economic and military power. it has, can't take a further actions kind of to step up the pressure on all the parts. but you seem to be singling out how mass here. although he did say, you know, it's going to be bad for everybody. what that entails, we don't know. i mean, maybe you're willing to use military force against the wrong. maybe you're willing to green light further ethnic cleansing in the gaza strip in the center and in

thing is in africa and the middle east on iran, that han reminds him, but it's powers of failing to keep its commitments. as styles investigates the syria, we have, i'm a refugee living on claims from the west is attempting to reframe the image of the parents need to now controlling syria training him as a full day for tray. him is the hero who, over through one of the most oppressive regimes in the middle east. but alger lonnie remains a criminal western outlets have re branded al gilani as someone who is changed over night despite his affiliations with isis and you about on his truck. i should have somebody right on their doorstep and i could understand their feelings about the 5 us present life adult from the professor ton. if the office he criticizes by not an administrative feeling lead crate in conflict by encouraging cubes, aspirations of joining nato, the almost the into the was a, this is all to the script of your company today. we saw this. he's out with a gun a has a familiar face returning to the home with john mahatma sworn in as a president. once again, he's cooling for the

haifa middle east we are cooking with gas right here-— gas right here.ived _ gas right here. how will this be received in _ gas right here. how will this be received in the _ gas right here. how will this be received in the middle i gas right here. how will this i be received in the middle east, the region itself?— the region itself? first of all. as your _ the region itself? first of all. as your viewers i the region itself? first of all. as your viewers are l the region itself? first of. all. as your viewers are well aware, we have seen a revolution in last 60 months. the destruction of the iranian proxy movement through the region, a much greater chance for long—term security, look at syria, gaza, lebanon, even look at iraq and iran and if the european initiation, turks and israelis and arab states we could see for the first time in many decades a middle east that is not an exporter of insecurity and terror and crisis. i insecurity and terror and crisis. ~ , , crisis. i think this is the most hopeful _ crisis. i think this is the most hopeful i - cris

feast of the middle east if the democrats are reelected in the fall -- peace to the middle east if theocrats are reelected in the fall! [applause] i'm very proud that nearly half the aid our country has ever given to israel in the 32 years of her existence has come during my administration. [applause] unlike our republican predecessors, we have never stopped nor slowed that aid to israel and as long as i'm president, we will never do so! [applause] our commitment is clear. security and peace for israel. peace for all the peoples of the middle east. but if the world is to have a future of freedom as well as peace, america must continue to defend human rights. [applause] now listen to this. the new republican leaders oppose our human rights policy. they want to scrap it. they seem to think it is naÏve for america to stand up for freedom and freedom and democracy. just what did they think we should stand up for? [applause] ask the former political prisoners who now live in freedom if we should abandon our stand on human rights. ask the hungarian americans, ask the polish americans. listen

when it comes to syria, with a new code, it was because we are not leaving the middle east. there was a slow down of a political process and probably there was a temptation not to change anything. we thought that was wrong, and we pushed the syrian leadership in every possible way to ensure that the constitutional committee, which was created that the initiative of russia could resume its work. but the leadership in damascus was not ego. so i will say that it worked. and reached some kind of agreement and that could only be in agreement on the division of power to share power with opposition groups of course, not terrorist ones. this was a delay. and this delay was accompanied by a worsening of social problem. lot. the absolutely ugly sanctions of the united states was stifling the syrian economy. the eastern part, the richest in oil, the most of the tile was occupied in remains occupied by the united states. extracting results is to finance separate his tendencies in northeast and syria. we propose to solve those problems, to our colleagues from the kurdish organizations at

otherwise, trump says all hell will break out in the middle east. now at the same press conference, donald trump once again threatening to retake the panama canal and by greenland from denmark. he refused to rule out the use of force to do but his, as we need them for economic security. the panama canal was built for a military terrier. i'm not gonna commit to that. now, it might, it might be that you'll have to do something. look, the panama canal is vital to our country where we need greenland for national security purposes. i've been told that for a long time, long before i even ran, i mean people have been talking about it for a long time. people really don't even know if denmark has any legal rights to it. but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security. that's for the free world. i'm talking about protecting the very well. let's take a look at the to suffer and territories that trump wants to acquire. panama canal is a will to way crucial. so global trade linking the atlantic and pacific oceans the us gave kind

adverse colt paper tray him as a hero globe, or through one of the most oppressive regimes in the middle east. but alger lonnie remains a criminal western outlets have re branded al giovanni as someone who is changed overnight despite his affiliations with isis. and you about on this right. size of the price president twice a pen blame for his own foreign policy site is on a half for guidance in the middle east along the lines and those powers stating to keep its commitment. pressure has somebody right in the doorstep and i could understand the feelings about that as us present. as donald trump professor it's on to the oval office. he criticizes and 59, his ministrations of purely be funny and conflict by encouraging kids aspirations, joining nature, the life of moscow. this is up to 30 minutes of news out of use. so now we saw what is it is out from africa. if i'm gone a has a familiar face pretending to the how would join my hama, sworn in as president once again, and he's pulling for the continent to unite. now, more than ever before, we need to strengthen our ties with our lives. right, s