Samy Magdy

Stay informed with Samy Magdy’s coverage and analysis.

Page 3 of 4

Flames rise from an oil storage facility south of the capital Tehran as strikes hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign, Iran, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran sends conflicting signals on war, highlighting split between leaders looking to de-escalate vs. hard-liners bent on fighting the U.S. and Israel

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others

iran

Trump says ‘I have to be involved’ in choosing next Iran leader, ‘like with Delcy in Venezuela’

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others

iran

War widens in Middle East with over 500 dead, according to Iranian Red Crescent Society

By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, and others

huckabee

Mike Huckabee infuriates Middle East after agreeing with Tucker Carlson’s claim that Israel has a biblical right to the whole region

By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, and others

Trump

Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ extends invitations to Russia, Belarus and Thailand along with EU

By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, and others

President Donald Trump listens as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an arrival at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump warns U.S. will ‘knock the hell out of’ Iran’s nuclear capabilities if it’s rebuilding them amid Israeli concerns about long-range missiles

By Will Weissert, Sam Mednick, and others

Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on October 9, 2025, following news of a new Gaza ceasefire deal.

The Trump-brokered Gaza truce includes a U.S.-led reconstruction plan and Arab-led security in Gaza

By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, and others

Israeli troops deploy along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, on September 25, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel moves to defensive-only position in Gaza as army eyes first phase of Trump’s plan to end the war

By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, and others

Men carry a body of a child killed in an airstrike carried out by Israel

A 2 a.m. airstrike carried out by Israel struck a media tent, killing a local reporter and wounding six other journalists

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, and others

Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman

Trump orders airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen and warns Iran to stop supporting them

By Michelle L. Price, Samy Magdy, and others

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Gaza ceasefire deal should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all remaining hostages by Saturday

By Zeke Miller, Samy Magdy, and others

Trump pumps his fist at a press conference welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Egypt officials say Trump’s proposal to empty Gaza is a grave threat to its national security—and its half-century peace deal with Israel is at risk

By Samy Magdy and The Associated Press

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu says he’s talked to Trump 3 times since the election as Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, and others

explosion in city

Israel says it will attack Hezbollah’s financial arm ‘all over Lebanon’

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, and others

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks

Benjamin Netanyahu says drone that targeted his house was an assassination attempt

By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy, and others