Gathering will focus on how to direct more investment toward Gaza and the West Bank; Kushner says economic gains can only be achieved if 'core political issues are resolved'

US president said planning Memorial Day gesture for Navy SEAL, Green Beret and others accused or convicted of multiple murders of unarmed civilians

Judges reject petition by Ir Amim against route of annual parade; say police have committed to keep order, group does not have standing in case

Nuclear deal negotiator invited to speak to lawmakers after heightened tensions in Persian Gulf spark fears of war

Former US VP takes a few swipes at president, says 'nation needs to come together'

American diplomats say commercial airliners face risk of being 'misidentified' as Exxon Mobil, Bahrain order staff, citizens out of Iraq over regional concerns

Iranian FM says Tehran not seeking conflict; Hossein Salami indicates the two rivals are locked in a full-scale confrontation in the intelligence battlefield

With 2020 election approaching and little appetite in the GOP for open conflict with Tehran, the political pitfalls ahead for the first-term Republican president could be serious

Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Brian Schatz of Hawaii poke fun at president's foreign policy fumbles, as tension in the Persian Gulf soar

Top Iranian general warns Tehran's missiles can 'easily reach warships' as Middle East tensions escalate and amid fears a miscalculation could end in war