US and Iran inch closer to peace deal as Trump faces criticism from GOP hawks American president says he is not rushing into a deal after proposed plan to end war prompts Republican backlash The Guardian - UK · May 24
War has given Iran new leverage for nuclear programme, say US former envoys Negotiators of 2015 deal say Tehran has seen how cutting off Hormuz strait can help it counter asymmetry of power The Guardian - UK · Apr 10
Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes Israeli PM says he will continue to attack Hezbollah ‘with full force’ after attacks that killed more than 300 people The Guardian - UK · Apr 9
‘A litany of lies’: Trump’s rambling primetime Iran address sparks backlash US president’s 19-minute Wednesday address at the White House was met with bewilderment from commentators The Guardian - US · Apr 2
Thursday briefing: What an Iran negotiator thinks could happen next – and why Trump still has an off-ramp In today’s newsletter: Robert Malley, who led talks for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, helps make sense of the war The Guardian - UK · Mar 12
US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say Tehran has enough material to make at least 10 nuclear warheads but extracting it would be very risky, say experts The Guardian - UK · Mar 10
Life in Gaza may go from utter hell to mere nightmare. What happens now? It took an American president unbound by traditional domestic constraints to get this done and provide the parties with what they could accept The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2025
How to burst the Israeli bubble Recognizing a Palestinian state is a limited but welcome step that addresses an enduring blind spot: Palestinian rights cannot be conditioned on Israeli interests The Guardian - US · Sep 14, 2025
How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since At the end of August, the Trump administration blocked Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and 80 other Palestinian officials from attending the UN general assembly meeting in New York, which runs between September 9 and 23. The US president’s decision to revoke the Palestinian officials’ US visas comes as various European… The Conversation · Sep 10, 2025
Republican Lawmakers Allege Security Breach By Biden's Iran Envoy Republican lawmakers accuse Robert Malley of mishandling classified material, raising concerns about national security and accountability. Top News · May 8, 2024
IDF’s Tactical Operation In Jenin: Limited Potential Amid Strategic Disparities Israel's anarchist left escalates protests; Malley's ouster has no impact on Iran policy; U.S. mismanaging Abraham Accords Zenger · Jul 28, 2023
State Department Suspends Special Envoy For Iran Amid Investigation Robert Malley's security clearance suspended following internal probe; Congress seeks answers Zenger · Jul 28, 2023
US and Israel start joint military exercise The training, which includes midair refueling and ‘long range strategic striking’, comes amid tensions with Iran. Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2023
FBI Investigating Iran Envoy For Handling Of Classified Docs The FBI is investigating possible breaches in the handling of classified documents Zenger · Jul 9, 2023
Zenger · Jul 2, 2023 US House Foreign Affairs Committee Demands Answers On Iran Envoy Investigation Chairman McCaul calls for transparency from State Department over Rob Malley's security clearance suspension
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year's anti-government protests Iran has executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023 Berlin Calls for Resolving Differences Over Iran’s Nuclear File German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday called for resolving differences over the Iranian nuclear efforts and expressed his concern about the “real danger” posed by Tehran's program. Speaking alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after talks in Berlin, Scholz said Germany and other countries are working to prevent Tehran from obtaining…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2023 US Envoy: Iran Is Very Close to Producing Nuclear Weapon US envoy to Iran Robert Malley confirmed that Tehran is "very, very close" to obtaining sufficient quantities of enriched uranium to produce a nuclear weapon.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2023 US Increases Pressure on China to Stop Iran Oil The US said it will increase pressure on China to stop buying Iranian oil, as the White House seeks to enforce sanctions aimed at curbing the Iran's nuclear activities. This comes two weeks before the anticipated visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing. “China is the main…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2023 US Says Iran is the World's Leading Sponsor of Terrorism US State Department spokesman Ned Price described Iran as "the world's leading sponsor of terrorism." During a press briefing in Washington, Price commented on the European Parliament's resolution to declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a foreign terrorist organization. He confirmed that this is a recognition by European partners…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 6, 2023 US Asserts Iran Presents One of its Most Complex Challenges US administration described Iran as "one of the most complex challenges," stressing that military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow had become a significant obstacle to a possible return to the 2015 nuclear deal. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley is currently focusing heavily on supporting the rights of the Iranian…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 5, 2023 Robert Malley Warns Tehran against Executing Protesters The US envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, has warned against the execution of two detainees arrested in the protests that have rocked Iran since mid-September. “Mehdi Mohammadifard and Mohammad Boroughani are 18 and 19 - two of the young Iranians sentenced to death in sham trials. The world is watching.
Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022 US focus on Iran is thwarting weapons aid to Russia, envoy says The U.S. will concentrate on Iranian weapons supplies to Russia and on supporting protesters in the country, rather than on stalled talks to revive an international nuclear deal, the Biden administration’s top Iran envoy said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 1, 2022 US Hints at Military Option to Prevent a 'Nuclear Iran' US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley revealed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden was ready to resort to the military option to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon in case sanctions and diplomacy failed. Speaking to Foreign Policy, Malley hinted at several measures. “We will have the sanctions;…
Reuters · Nov 14, 2022 No push for Iran nuclear talks, U.S. envoy says, due to protests, drone sales Iran's crackdown on protesters and the sale of drones to Russia have turned the United States' focus away from reviving a nuclear deal, which Tehran has so far rejected, Washington's special envoy for Iran said on Monday.