U.S.- Middle East Correspondent at the Financial Times. I find social media exhausting, so I'm not the best at posting...https://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mhnnusozjs2vHow Trump’s attack on Iran risks dragging US into Middle East ‘quagmire’ https://as.ft.com/r/52b183ff-d0c5-4659-ba3f-0a12b3f5580922 Mar 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnnusozjs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mgzhsplpxk2yUS intelligence analysts view the size of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile as the key indicator for how close Iran is to a nuclear Trump said the war was necessary to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. So why doesn’t Trump have a plan to retrieve it? https://as.ft.com/r/480a3bb0-aa31-4cde-bfc4-3fe3264f090d14 Mar 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzhsplpxk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mg5s4z4vdk2uDonald Trump struggles to explain why he launched another Middle Eastern war https://as.ft.com/r/fa7460b4-098e-4127-a5da-ed5ab488efc303 Mar 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5s4z4vdk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mfmfg5xqik2q‘Crisis of his own making’: Donald Trump weighs another war with Iran https://as.ft.com/r/95e807c3-e4c1-4f5e-ba7b-7fa1e4bc397424 Feb 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmfg5xqik2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mfap4gmqb22nTrump’s inaugural Board of Peace mtg was emblematic of the new world order that he has sought to cultivate, in which peace, trade, $$ are all intertwined. He emphasised the benefits of being in his favour, the power of his office & the risks of ignoring his threats https://as.ft.com/r/cfa6609b-523b-4036-8e94-8b3df03d241c19 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfap4gmqb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mesh2dwqvk2gMarco Rubio, Trump’s diplomat https://www.ft.com/content/c33b4f0c-1d5e-4610-8f80-251e03d6c669?shareType=nongift with James Politi & Amy Mackinnon14 Feb 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mesh2dwqvk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mesgwph2rc2gRubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich with @henryjfoy.ft.com https://as.ft.com/r/2892678d-fcf4-445c-bc42-3cd13bdcb5fe14 Feb 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mesgwph2rc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3mcckohvjuc2gWhat are Donald Trump’s options in Iran? From me and Steff Chavez https://www.ft.com/content/6979289f-701e-4159-bd3c-d5a01cc18ed3?shareType=nongift13 Jan 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcckohvjuc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3ma4b7zytmc2f“There are few channels to the throne. But having to deal with a state where personal linkages matter more than anything is not unfamiliar to many in our region.” https://www.ft.com/content/05bdc758-7d2e-46bc-bba8-f5858e9b3ad7?shareType=nongift The Trump back channel: how diplomacy works in Washington16 Dec 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4b7zytmc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m5gttvchbs2von.ft.com/4qWgzNQ “There seems to be some . . . conviction that regional peace equates to having diplomatic relations with Israel.” The split screen narrative on how to get to peace, as Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords and Arab countries balk via @FT https://on.ft.com/4qWgzNQ12 Nov 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gttvchbs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m3pglhv4gc2whttps://x.com/ahauslohner/status/1980626301829464401?s=1221 Oct 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pglhv4gc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m3fdudcuyk2wSCOOP: Saudi Arabia in talks for US defence pact t.co/BnH9qCaETo https://t.co/BnH9qCaETo17 Oct 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fdudcuyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m35xkwturs2sNEW: Will Donald Trump follow through on his plan for Gaza? via @FT t.co/er16dlZ3wH https://t.co/er16dlZ3wH14 Oct 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35xkwturs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m2ymfveuws2rIn @financialtimes.com today, Andrew England & I take a look at the next critical step of Trump’s Gaza plan, which hinges on a security force that is yet to take shape. on.ft.com/4qlsmFs https://on.ft.com/4qlsmFs12 Oct 2025 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ymfveuws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m2cvudayik27Hamas has agreed to some main components of Trump's Gaza peace plan, wants to continue to negotiate others on.ft.com/4nXOl2Z https://on.ft.com/4nXOl2Z03 Oct 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2cvudayik27https://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m2cjq2fbyk2lon.ft.com/4nXOl2Z https://on.ft.com/4nXOl2Z03 Oct 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2cjq2fbyk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m25xazqplc2yOur profile of Mike Huckabee: https://www.ft.com/content/a7a2538d-72e5-4c26-bfa5-b07d5a144a2401 Oct 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25xazqplc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3m25xacpmo22yBelatedly sharing some stories from the past week: on.ft.com/3KioggE https://on.ft.com/3KioggE01 Oct 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25xacpmo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3ltfvx6x7ds2rPersonal news! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abigail-hauslohner-a68107190_im-excited-to-share-that-ive-joined-the-activity-7348112891176247296-JLcP?utm_medium=ios_app07 Jul 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfvx6x7ds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3lrh7i63ba22pHegseth, Democrats accuse the other of politicizing military https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/12/hegseth-trump-military-democrats/13 Jun 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrh7i63ba22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3lreut6gjms2pTrump’s top general contradicts his assessment of Putin, L.A. unrest https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/11/dan-caine-trump-la-protests-russia/12 Jun 2025 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lreut6gjms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3lq3faixw622kVeterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection - from me and Emily Wax https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/25/trump-afghanistan-deportation/26 May 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq3faixw622khttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3lpjjlzfacc2qIn pro-military Nebraska, a lawmaker’s stand over Hegseth tests the GOP https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/19/don-bacon-pete-hegseth-signalgate/19 May 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjjlzfacc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3lpeu2likwc2hTrump is taking credit for Middle East deals that predate his presidency https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/16/trump-middle-east-deals/17 May 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpeu2likwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3lo5jlf7igc2lDemocrats eager to grill Waltz during confirmation hearing for U.N. post https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/01/democrats-waltz-confirmation-hearing/02 May 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo5jlf7igc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3lmzt46diuc2pTrump weighs U.S. troop drawdown in Syria as allies boost new government https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/17/syria-us-military-withdrawal-trump/17 Apr 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzt46diuc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hauslohner.bsky.social/post/3llka3jjics2wDOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/29/doge-usip-peace-institute-fired/29 Mar 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:3ojcir4j7ybrlsouv6y3u7gm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llka3jjics2w