The Latest Breaking News from Brett McGurk

Negotiations to free the hostages held by Hamas hardly ran smoothly

Increasing pressure from the US and from the families of Israeli hostages were vital in securing agreement for the four-day truce

Jordan’s foreign minister has offered blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threaten to engulf the wider Middle East

Our troops are just sitting there with targets on their backs. Why?

Israel's intelligence head met with top US officials to explore Saudi Arabia's potential entry into the Abraham Accords.

The proposed fresh nuclear deal agreement between the United States and Iran is being seen by Iranian officials as a “political ceasefire”

Possible normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia was expected to be a topic of Sullivan's talks with MBS.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Jeddah on Thursday with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk. They discussed ways to bolster joint coordination to serve the interests of their countries. They also covered regional and international developments. Prince…

Israel committed to stop authorization of any settler outposts in the occupied West Bank for six months during a meeting on Sunday with Palestinian officials in Jordan when the sides pledged to prevent more violence. In a joint statement at the end of a meeting in the Red Sea resort…