The White House is planning to launch the economic part of the Trump administration Israeli-Palestinian peace plan in mid-June and will hold a special international workshop on Bahrain on June 25–26 to discuss the implementation of the economic plan.
What's next: A senior White House official said the Trump peace team led by senior adviser Jared Kushner has decided to launch the peace plan in two phases. Phase 1: Publish a plan to boost the Palestinian economy. Phase 2: Publish the political plan, which will deal with core issues like borders and Jerusalem.
Though President Trump has told officials he doesn't want to go to war with Iran, tensions continue to rise between the two countries as U.S. sanction campaign are likely to devastate the Iranian economy.
Driving the news: U.S. diplomats warned commercial airliners on Saturday that they may be at risk of being “misidentified” when flying over the Persian Gulf, the AP reports. The warning, which stemmed from the Federal Aviation Administration, also stated that there could be interference in aircrafts' navigation instruments and communications “with little to no warning.” Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways all told the AP they were aware of the warning and operations would not be affected.
