Mike Waltz

Iran fears economic sanctions more than military strikes, Trump's UN envoy Mike Waltz says

“When Iran is coming to the table with our negotiators, they are talking about cash, cash, cash. Because they’ll absorb the bombings," Waltz said in an interview with Fox News.

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U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks to the press as he takes part in a roundtable discussion regarding the situation in Iran at the Dutch parliament in The Hague on July 6, 2026; illustrative.

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

Reza Pahlavi emerged as the most visible candidate to lead a post-regime Iran, but US resistance, donor frustration, and opposition divisions have weakened his campaign.

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(Illustrative) A projectile is fired during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026.

Iran to halt attacks as long as US maintains latest pause, Iranian source says

"Iran’s position remains ‘attack for attack’: if the attacks stop, Iran will also halt its operations. That message has already been conveyed to the United States," the source told Reuters.

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Newly appointed Senior Policy Advisor at the US Mission to the United Nations Ellie Cohanim with US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz.

Iran-born Ellie Cohanim joins US UN Mission as senior policy advisor, UN ambassador announces

Cohanim has been a longtime anti-regime advocate, and has also used her platforms to spread awareness about the global rise in antisemitism.

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Trump weighs firing Waltz over alleged leak of US Houthi strike plans - report

“Everyone in the White House can agree on one thing: Mike Waltz is a f**king idiot," one official said. 

MARCH 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Saudi Arabia continues to play key role in US-Ukraine talks - analysis

Saudi Arabia is continuing to position itself as a key player in the talks. This is a new and important role for Riyadh to play. It could also lead to more Saudi engagement regarding plans for Gaza.

MARCH 24, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
(From L-R) US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov pose after their meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Trump's offer of talks with Iran aims to avoid military action, US envoy says

Trump pushes for a new nuclear deal with Iran to avoid military action, but Khamenei rejects talks, calling it a deception as US sanctions pressure Tehran.

MARCH 23, 2025ByREUTERS
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israel banner with a picture of Iranian missiles on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024.

US strikes in Yemen took out key Houthi leaders, Mike Waltz says

US strikes in Yemen take out key Houthi leaders as the group escalates threats, including a blockade on Ben-Gurion Airport and missile attacks on Israel.

MARCH 23, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, looks on during a rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

Trump 'horrified' by return of Bibas children, Security Advisor Mike Waltz says

Waltz said that Hamas's return of the Bibas children's bodies, without their mother Shiri, shows what despicable people Hamas are and why they can never be allowed to run Gaza.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US. February 5, 2025.

Trump's security advisor touts hostage release, plan for 'hellhole' Gaza

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz highlights hostage returns, tells press briefing former approach led to 'better deals for perpetrators'

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US REP. Mike Waltz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, in July. He has been appointed by president-elect Donald Trump as national security advisor, and has vowed ‘a strong response’ to the ICC’s arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the writer notes.

Trump envoy secures release of American Marc Fogel from Russia

Fogel was sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug smuggling after he was detained in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport in August 2021 with 17 grams of marijuana in his luggage.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
A banner on the Facebook page 'Freedom for Mark Fogel', July 29, 2023.

Waltz, Witkoff discuss Gaza ceasefire, reconstruction with Netanyahu

Witkoff said the White House is trying to be transparent with negotiators and pushed back on the characterization of Trump calling for the clearing out of Gaza, saying Trump views it as humanitarian.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
MICHAEL WALTZ, Donald Trump’s national security adviser, gestures during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last summer.

Trump national security adviser: Hamas will never govern Gaza

He added in an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation," "Hamas will never govern Gaza. That is completely unacceptable."

JANUARY 19, 2025ByREUTERS
MICHAEL WALTZ, Donald Trump’s national security adviser, gestures during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last summer.

Biden's, Trump's national security advisors discuss Israel-Hamas War, hostages

The first meeting between Sullivan and his intended successor, who will inherit a long series of crises around the world.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024ByWALLA!
Illustrative image of White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Mike Waltz, who President-elect Trump has appointed as his national security adviser.