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Sky News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Was Trump's Middle East trip an 'unbridled success'?
👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 Following President Trump's Middle East trip - which the White House is touting as an unbridled success - Sky News' Martha Kelner sits down with Barbara Leaf, who was US ambassador to the United Arab Emirates during Trump's first term and assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs in the Biden administration. She was also in the team that formed the first formal US presence in Syria after more than a decade. On this episode, Martha and Barbara discuss the significance of Mr Trump's Middle East visit, including his meeting with the Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa, drawing from Barbara's own meeting with the former jihadist. Plus, former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Martha shares Mr Trump's response to the news. If you've got a question you'd like the Trump100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@
CNN
16-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
President Trump puts forward his foreign policy framework during his Middle East trip
Former U.S. Asst. Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf tells Becky Anderson that President Trump's approach to the Middle East is starkly different from his predecessors.
The National
16-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Syria's challenges will show Al Shara's 'real colours', says Barbara Leaf
News MENA Barbara Leaf, who served as US assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, says transparency and accountability will be essential
The National
16-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Syria's myriad challenges will show Al Shara's 'real colours', says former US official
Barbara Leaf, who served as US assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, says transparency and accountability will be essential
