The region has become a hot spot for the family’s business. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, noted last year that “Gaza’s waterfront property could be very valuable.”

President Donald Trump’s first major step on Middle East policy when he first took power in 2017 was to repudiate the decades-old U.S. position that peace required the creation of a viable Palestinian state – to visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apparent delight.

Special Envoy for Hostages nominee Adam Boehler discusses the Trump administration's response to the Israel-Hamas war on 'The Story.'

Iran's foreign policy is driven by dignity, wisdom and interest, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying that Washington was ready to reach out to Tehran.

As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Iran, Tehran's foreign ministry announced a willingness to negotiate only the nuclear issue and not its support of terrorism.