Shea Levin — text status

The WH is drafting a post-war Middle East strategy centered on containing Iran and expanding normalization between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Axios reports. President Trump has held two meetings with senior advisers on the plan and has privately said he is working on “something much bigger.” Ideas under discussion include forming a U.S.-backed regional alignment against Iran, advancing the next phase of Trump’s Gaza plan, pursuing security arrangements between Israel and Syria and implementing the Israel-Lebanon agreement, while also expanding the Abraham Accords and seeking Saudi-Israeli normalization.