Pentagon taps private firm to facilitate Gaza humanitarian port Defense officials said the temporary causeway will be able to receive some 2 million meals per day, but the effort could take long as 60 days to get up and running, likely too late for many Gazans as starvation sets in in the Palestinian enclave. Palestine
Turkey’s Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy, hopeful on Ukraine-Russia compromise Zelenskyy’s visit to Turkey comes one week after that of Lavrov, and as Ankara is trying to find a compromise between Moscow and Kyiv on a Black Sea mechanism. Turkey
Analysis New visits, full momentum: Can Turkey and US go beyond transactionalism? US-Turkey ties are heading in a positive direction, but it’s too soon to be optimistic, according to one expert. By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Kuwait's Durra gas dispute puts Iran in new showdown with Gulf rivals The issue has added to a list of already existing tensions between Iran and other Persian Gulf states, with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia upping the rhetoric over the past year, denying any Iranian share in the vast reserve. Iran
What we know about alleged Iran plot to attack Israeli citizen in Peru Peruvian police said a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps planned to murder an Israeli in the South American country. Iran and Hezbollah have been previously linked to attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets on the continent. Iran
Saudi Arabia’s PIF poised for more bold investments as Vision 2030 squeezes war chest Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Michigan to Minnesota, how worried should Biden be about 'uncommitted'? While President Joe Biden promised to ramp up humanitarian aid efforts for the Gaza Strip in his State of the Union address Thursday, it may have been too little, too late for many voters. By Kristen Talman In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East