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The Diplomat

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Danon Fires Back at Berri: Opponents of the Deal “Are Coming From Tehran and Hezbollah”

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, responded to Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s rejection of the Lebanon-Israel agreement by saying “it is…

Danny Danon on the Region’s Flashpoints

A special interview with Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, discussing the region’s key political and security developments. Watch the full episode…

"IRAN HAS 5 MONTHS. THEN IT'S GONE."

A sitting congressman just put a countdown clock on Iran's negotiating position. And it's shorter than anyone is admitting. Rep. Michael Baumgartner on The…

THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL IS STILL THERE

America said Iran's nuclear program was destroyed. A member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee just explained what's actually still down there. Rep. Michael…

Congressman Michael Baumgartner on The Diplomat

Inside the Iran war and its wider impact on the Middle East, with Congressman Michael Baumgartner on The Diplomat. Watch The Full Episode Now…

"THIS IS NOT A NEGOTIATION"

Washington calls it diplomacy with Iran. One of America's most experienced ambassadors just called it what it actually is. Amb. Ryan Crocker on The…

"Crocker: YOU CANNOT BOMB IRAN INTO SUBMISSION"

He was inside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut when Iran blew it up in 1983. 43 years later he is still watching. And his…

Ziadeh: "THE GULF IS NOT WITH WASHINGTON ON GAZA"

The Gulf states said they would pay a billion dollars to rebuild Gaza. That money has stopped. The coordination with Washington has stopped. A…

Tom Nides: “HEZBOLLAH WILL NOT DISARM TOMORROW”

Lebanon’s president just said his country is no longer an arena for anyone’s wars. A former U.S. Ambassador tells us whether to believe it.…

Tom Nides: NO ONE DARED SAY GREATER ISRAEL TO MY FACE

The U.S. Ambassador who had screaming matches with Netanyahu, and was an inch away from a deal that would have changed history, is finally…

Settlement Expansion Threatens Two-State Solution

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides discusses the roles of Ben-Gvir and Smotrich in Israel’s far-right politics, settlement expansion, and the impact on…

Tom Nides: NO ONE DARED SAY GREATER ISRAEL TO MY FACE

The U.S. Ambassador who had screaming matches with Netanyahu, and was an inch away from a deal that would have changed history, is finally…

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Joe Kawly

Joe Kawly is Washington Bureau Chief for MBN and a global affairs journalist with more than twenty years covering U.S. foreign policy and Middle East politics.
A CNN Journalism Fellow and Georgetown University graduate, he reports from Washington at the intersection of power and diplomacy, explaining how decisions made in the U.S. capital shape events across the Arab world.

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