Abigail Hauslohner

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U.S.- Middle East Correspondent at the Financial Times. I find social media exhausting, so I'm not the best at posting...

US intelligence analysts view the size of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile as the key indicator for how close Iran is to a nuclear Trump said the war was necessary to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. So why doesn’t Trump have a plan to retrieve it? as.ft.com/r/480a3bb0-a...

Why has Trump left Iran’s nuclear stockpile untouched?

[FREE TO READ] US administration appears to have no plan to retrieve the enriched uranium after two weeks of military action

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Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace mtg was emblematic of the new world order that he has sought to cultivate, in which peace, trade, $$ are all intertwined. He emphasised the benefits of being in his favour, the power of his office & the risks of ignoring his threats as.ft.com/r/cfa6609b-5...

Donald Trump announces $10bn commitment to Board of Peace at inaugural meeting

[FREE TO READ] Group cast as guarantor for Gaza redevelopment but has been criticised for excluding Palestinians

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“There are few channels to the throne. But having to deal with a state where personal linkages matter more than anything is not unfamiliar to many in our region.” www.ft.com/content/05bd... The Trump back channel: how diplomacy works in Washington

The Trump back channel: how diplomacy works in Washington

Rather than use the traditional policy process, foreign governments are dealing with the handful of envoys who appear to have the president’s ear

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on.ft.com/4qWgzNQ “There seems to be some . . . conviction that regional peace equates to having diplomatic relations with Israel.” The split screen narrative on how to get to peace, as Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords and Arab countries balk via @FT

Donald Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords after Gaza ceasefire

While the US sees diplomacy with Israel as crucial to peace in the Middle East, Arab leaders see it differently

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