Kareem Chehayeb
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Middle EastVice President JD Vance heads to Switzerland for talks with Iran but says he will only be there ‘for a day or two’
By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Seung Min Kim, Munir Ahmed and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026

EnergyTrump threatens to charge U.S. tolls in Strait of Hormuz for ‘services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East’
By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Munir Ahmed and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026

Middle EastIran fires missiles at Israel in first such bombardment since ceasefire as Trump says ‘I’m not happy about’ Israeli strikes on Lebanon
By Kareem Chehayeb, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and The Associated PressJune 7, 2026

EconomyLebanon’s economy minister on the ‘existential nature’ of the Iran War shock: companies closing, people losing jobs, no tourism
By Malak Harb, Kareem Chehayeb and The Associated PressMay 15, 2026

By Kareem Chehayeb, Aamer Madhani, Elena Becatoros and The Associated PressApril 17, 2026

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Kareem Chehayeb, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

PoliticsMideast’s water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war
By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Kareem Chehayeb and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
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