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Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim

Senior U.S. Correspondent, i24NEWS


Mike Wagenheim serves as i24NEWS' Senior U.S. Correspondent, covering American government, diplomacy, religion, business and culture, all through the lens of the Middle East. Previously based in the network's headquarters in Israel, his beats included the Israeli government and religious issues.


Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with US President Donald Trump in The Hague, June 25, 2024.

3 min

War in Ukraine

US Officials Unveil 'Unprecedented' Security Guarantees in Ukraine Peace Talks

Security guarantees, reconstruction plans, and territorial issues discussed as negotiations advance, officials say

Read time: 3 min.


Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with US President Donald Trump in The Hague, June 25, 2024.

3 min

War in Ukraine

US Officials Unveil 'Unprecedented' Security Guarantees in Ukraine Peace Talks

Security guarantees, reconstruction plans, and territorial issues discussed as negotiations advance, officials say

Read time: 3 min.


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to members of the media before departing for Israel at Joint Base Andrews

1 min

US / Canada

Rubio doesn't plan to attend next week’s NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, i24NEWS learns

While the admin wouldn’t directly confirm or deny this, a senior State Department official said 'it would be completely impractical to expect the Secretary of State at every meeting'

Read time: 1 min.


People at the Reagan National Airport security line in Arlington, Virginia, on day 40 of the government shutdown, on November 9, 2025

2 min

US / Canada

US government may reopen in coming days as Senate Democrats cave to vote

An end to the weeks-long US government shutdown in sight as Senate Democrats cave to a key vote that could lead to its reopening in the coming days leading up to thanksgiving weekend

Read time: 2 min.


Quds Force Hasan Izadi aka Masood Rahnema (far right) at an event with Venezuelan president Maduro to memorialize Iran's Raisi.

3 min

Iran & Eastern States

Revealed: Iran planned to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico

“Just the latest in a long history of Iran's global lethal targeting of diplomats, journalists, dissidents and anyone who disagrees with them" that should deeply worry everyone, a U.S. official said

Read time: 3 min.


Le président égyptien Abdel Fattah al-Sissi et le président américain Donald Trump, le 10 avril 2019, à la Maison Blanche, à Washington (Etats-Unis).

4 min

Israel-Hamas war

Hamas has not violated Gaza deal: 'phase one successful, moving to phase two’, say senior US advisors

"The goal now is to stabilize conditions and make sure aid reaches civilians who need it most.”

Read time: 4 min.


US President Donald Trump, Israel President Isaac Hertzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

2 min

Diplomacy

Netanyahu was invited to the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh - but declined

Egypt initially confirmed that the Prime Minister would attend the summit but his office later withdrew it "due to the holiday" • Erdogan and Abbas are expected to take part in the summit

Read time: 2 min.


Le président américain Donald Trump annonce, depuis le Bureau ovale de la Maison-Blanche à Washington, un accord avec le laboratoire AstraZeneca visant à faire baisser le prix des médicaments, le 10 octobre 2025.

4 min

International

Trump to set off on tour to finalize his plan for "Peace in the Middle East"

According to the itinerary, the U.S. president will first meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Knesset, followed by the hostage families, before addressing the rest of its members

Read time: 4 min.


المختطفون الإسرائيليون الذين استلمتهم إسرائيل اليوم من حماس

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

All 20 living hostages are back in Israeli hands after two years of captivity | LIVE BLOG

U.S. President Trump begins his speech at the Israeli Knesset

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Réunion du gouvernement israélien pour approuver l'accord sur les otages, avec la participation de Steve Witkoff et Jared Kushner, le 09/10/2025

6 min

International

U.S. to send some 200 troops to Israel to monitor ceasefire agreement

According to the officials, the U.S. troops are not intended to go into Gaza, but rather they are being deployed to help create a joint control center

Read time: 6 min.


Israel's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters

2 min

International

Palestinians organizing mass walkout during Netanyahu speech to UN General Assembly

“These are not acts of diplomacy but cheap stunts designed to distract from the truth,” Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. envoy, told i24NEWS.

Read time: 2 min.


IDF strikes Yemeni capital Sana'a

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

IDF strikes Yemeni capital Sana'a after Eilat drone attack | LIVE BLOG

Netanyahu ordered the strikes on Houthi targets in Sanaa from the "Wing of Zion" plane en route to New York

Read time: 2 min.


Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to President Trump and Senior Director for Counterterrorism

3 min

Israel-Hamas war

U.S. Counterterrorism Chief: military strikes alone won’t stop Hamas

“Even when you are very good at killing terrorists, if their ideology continues to recruit six replacements for every jihadi you eliminate, it’s a perpetual machine”

Read time: 3 min.


Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment

2 min

US / Canada

Khalil deportation shows those who lie to enter U.S. will face justice, WH spox tells i24NEWS

"As we've always maintained, the Executive Branch has the lawful authority to take actions to protect the public and to ensure the integrity of our immigration system.'

Read time: 2 min.


U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK)

3 min

Middle East

US Sen. Lankford to i24NEWS: Abraham Accords remain vital

"As long as I’m in the Senate, I’m going to continue to push whoever the next president is to carry the Abraham Accords forward,” he said

Read time: 3 min.


French President Emmanuel Macron

3 min

Diaspora Affairs

Exclusive: Macron's meeting with American Jewry 'won't happen' amid Palestinian recognition drive, surge in antisemitism

“The guy has a 15% popularity rating in France. It’s not our job to help him out,” a source tells i24NEWS

Read time: 3 min.


US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC

6 min

US / Canada

New executive order intends to punish countries, actors wrongfully detaining Americans

A senior administration official said governments could be held responsible for militias in their territory holding hostages, citing the case of Russian-Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov

Read time: 6 min.


UN peacekeepers parade during a ceremony to mark the transfer of authority between the outgoing and the newly appointed head of the mission at the UNIFIL headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, Lebanon

2 min

Levant & Turkey

UNIFIL to receive one last renewal, then complete its withdrawal from Lebanon in 2027

The U.S. mission to the United Nations confirmed a Security Council vote will take place on Thursday morning

Read time: 2 min.


A Palestinian woman carries a bag containing food and humanitarian aid delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip

3 min

Israel-Hamas war

SCOOP: U.S. State Department agency determines famine is underway in Gaza

FEWS NET issued a report Friday saying that “famine is now occurring in northern Gaza and expected to expand to southern Gaza”

Read time: 3 min.


The Israeli-American Council (IAC) national headquarters in Los Angeles and its surrounding area vandalized

3 min

Diaspora Affairs

Israeli-American Council (IAC) headquarters vandalized in antisemitic attack

Swastikas, ‘SS,’ ‘Burn’, and ‘F- Jews BDS’ was painted on the IAC community center and the surrounding area; 'Such vile attacks will not deter us'

Read time: 3 min.


File photo of Palestinian aid workers preparing humanitarian aid for distribution at the Deir al-Balah UNRWA warehouse in the Gaza Strip

5 min

Israel-Hamas war

“Chaotic, not pretty, but it works,” Trump official defends GHF

The official sharply criticized the United Nations, saying that most UN aid trucks are diverted before reaching civilians, while 100% of GHF trucks have reached their destinations

Read time: 5 min.


L'envoyé spécial des États-Unis au Moyen-Orient, Steve Witkoff, prononce un discours dans le bureau ovale de la Maison Blanche, le 28 mai 2025

1 min

Israel-Hamas war

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is heading to the region after visiting Europe

Indicating potential progress in ongoing hostage deal and Israel-Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Read time: 1 min.


Netanyahu hands over a letter to Trump as they meet at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025.

2 min

International

At WH dinner with Trump, Netanyahu says Israel 'can establish broad peace that includes all our neighbors'

Netanyahu says several countries 'are very close to agreeing' to take in those Gazans who prefer to leave

Read time: 2 min.


A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) watching as US President Donald Trump (center) shakes hands with Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh

5 min

Levant & Turkey

Trump moves to eliminate sanctions on Syria with executive order

With Iran on its back foot, 'It’s a moment that requires everybody to step back and say let’s give peace a chance,' said a senior Trump administration official of allowing Syria to flourish

Read time: 5 min.


U.S. Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff (L); Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R)

2 min

International

U.S. held 'constructive' 5th round of nuclear talks with Iran

'We made further progress, but there is still work to be done. Both sides agreed to meet again in the near future'

Read time: 2 min.


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