His pushback came after President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States has the authority to “take” Gaza.

Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, and has since become a pillar of efforts by the West, Israel and Sunni Arab states to counter Iran’s growing influence in the region.

The Israel Defense Forces, in a statement to The Washington Post at the time, denied targeting civilians, including journalists. Nasser told The Post in December that Jordan had given Wahidi a ...

Jordan is ready to declare war on Israel in the event that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempts to forcibly expel Palestinians into its territory, Middle East Eye understands. The warning ...

Donald Trump spoke to reporters for over three hours on Air Force One on his way to see the Super Bowl in New Orleans on 9 ...

(In Washington today, the Jordan Minister, Dr. Yusuf Haikal, announced that he had asked the State Department to “stop Israel Army aggression against Jordan, in connection with the guarantees of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House and renewed his push for Gaza ...

No.” Eight hostages held by Hamas militants are returned to Israel as Palestinian prisoner releases proceed — but can the Gaza cease-fire hold? Jan. 30, 2025 Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman ...

Egypt and Jordan, along with the Palestinians, worry that Israel would never allow the Palestinians to return to Gaza if they are made to leave. Both Egypt and Jordan also have perpetually ...

Trump floated the idea last month, saying he would urge the leaders of Jordan and Egypt to take in Gaza’s now largely homeless population, so that “we just clean out that whole thing.” He added that ...