News about the Trump administration's foreign policy thru Feb 4, 2025 is below
WATCH: THE GRAYZONE
'Kill them all': inside the Israeli blockade on Gaza aid
WATCH
SKY NEWS
Feb 4, 2025
Shock as Trump says the US will make Gaza the 'Riviera of the Middle East'
FOX NEWS
Israeli PM Netanyahu credits President Trump with hostage deal
President Trump & Elon Musk agree to 'shut down' USAID
ANTIWAR.COM
Feb 2, 2025
US Attacks Northwestern Somalia, Trump Reports ‘Many’ Killed
REUTERS
Feb 1, 2025
Exclusive: U.S. wants Ukraine to hold elections following a ceasefire, says Trump envoy
PBS
USAID website goes dark amid Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid worldwide
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Jan 31, 2025
Venezuela Frees 6 Americans After Visit by Trump Envoy
Richard Grenell, the envoy for special missions, said he was flying home with the detainees after he met with President Nicolás Maduro.
THE NEW ARAB
US says killed senior Al-Qaeda operative in Syria strike
"US Central Command forces conducted a precision air strike in northwest Syria targeting and killing Muhammad Salah al-Zabir, a senior operative in the terrorist organisation Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate," CENTCOM said in a statement.
RT
Trump confirms ‘serious discussions’ with Moscow over Ukraine
On Monday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that a phone call between the two presidents was not currently planned, as no agreement or understanding had been reached on the matter. He noted that all communication is presently being conducted at the embassy level.
THE CRADLE
Jan 30, 2025
US mercenary firm tapped to oversee return of displaced Palestinians to north Gaza: Report
Around 100 veterans will be paid a daily rate of between $1,000 and $10,000 by private firm UG Solutions, according to a recruitment email obtained by Reuters.
Axios reports that some US special forces veterans have already been recruited and are present at the checkpoint. Other unnamed security firms are also being recruited.
TURKIYE TODAY
Jan 29, 2025
Trump reportedly plans to withdraw thousands of US troops from Syria
Israel’s official public broadcasting Kan reported that “senior White House officials conveyed a message to their Israeli counterparts indicating that President Trump intends to pull thousands of U.S. troops from Syria.”
The report added that “the withdrawal of American forces from Syria will raise significant concerns in Tel Aviv.”
A Pentagon announcement in December stated that about 2,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in Syria.
Jan 28, 2025
US-backed Syrian authorities conduct dozens of sectarian executions
Alawites, Christians, and members of other minority groups have been systematically targeted by Syria’s new government since it came to power.
THE GUARDIAN
Trump invites Netanyahu to be first foreign leader to visit White House
President makes major concession to Israeli PM, US ally who is wanted by international court for war crimes.
AXIOS
U.S. sending dozens of Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine
Trump Orders the Development of a New Missile Defense System for the US
US, British commercial ships return to Red Sea as Yemen scales back naval ops
RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT
New neocon manifesto: Keep US troops in the Middle East
The 'Vandenberg Coalition' wants Trump to prioritize Israel and maintain Iran as enemy number one.
Jan 26, 2025
Trump says Jordan, Egypt should take in Palestinians from Gaza; Egypt and Jordan push back
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Trump ends hold on delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
Zelensky Says US Military Aid To Ukraine Has Not Been Paused
Jan 24, 2025
U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say
The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire.
Jan 23, 2025
"Shin Bet Says Israel’s ‘Multi-Front’ War Is Now Focused on the West Bank"
"Israel Purchases More Iron Dome Interceptors With US Aid"
THE WASHINGTON POST
U.S. calls for Lebanon ceasefire extension after Israel says IDF won’t withdraw by deadline
Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon past the 60-day withdrawal deadline set by the ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in November, according to a statement Friday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a move that Hezbollah described earlier as a “blatant violation of the agreement.”
In response, White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes called for “a short, temporary ceasefire extension,” saying it is “urgently needed.”
US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt
Internal memo to US state department staff explicitly makes exceptions for military assistance to Israel and Egypt
Trump Says He Wants To Work With China and Russia on ‘Denuclearization’
FINANCIAL TIMES
Pete Hegseth narrowly confirmed as Trump’s defence secretary
Senate signs off on John Ratcliffe as Trump's CIA director
Saudi Arabia to invest $600bn in US economy as Trump considers visit
Jan 22, 2025
Trump re-designates Iranian-backed Houthis as terrorists: 'Threaten[s] security of American civilians'
"Supported by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF), which arms and trains terrorist organizations worldwide, the Houthis have fired at U.S. Navy warships dozens of times since 2023, endangering American men and women in uniform," the order noted.
JEWISH INSIDER
Pro-Israel Republicans alarmed over Trump’s Defense Department appointee
Michael DiMino, tapped as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, has said that the U.S. has ‘minimal to nonexistent’ vital interests in the region.
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