{"id":92155,"date":"2018-08-22T16:10:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T16:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/22\/bolton-says-progress-made-on-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-but-wont-say-when-it-will-be-released\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:37:58","slug":"bolton-says-progress-made-on-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-but-wont-say-when-it-will-be-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/22\/bolton-says-progress-made-on-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-but-wont-say-when-it-will-be-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolton says \u2018progress\u2019 made on Trump\u2019s Mideast peace plan, but won\u2019t say when it will be released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JERUSALEM \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/06\/21\/trumps-adviser-to-visit-moscow-to-discuss-us-russian-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\">national security adviser <\/a>said Wednesday there was no timetable for releasing the administration\u2019s much-anticipated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/08\/20\/us-to-remain-in-iraq-as-long-as-needed-command-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mideast peace plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Bolton said a \u201clot of progress\u201d has been made, but he refused to say what the plan entailed or when it may be publicized.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/global\/2018\/08\/06\/trump-brings-back-iran-sanctions-after-exiting-nuclear-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\"> The Trump administration <\/a>recently began staffing its Mideast policy team ahead of the plan\u2019s expected release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump officials have long promised the most comprehensive package ever put forward toward resolving the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/05\/14\/marines-bolster-security-across-the-middle-east-while-us-opens-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" target=_blank>Israeli-Palestinian conflict<\/a>. The Palestinians have indicated they consider it a non-starter given Trump\u2019s bias toward Israel and his unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as its capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jerusalem-embassy.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jerusalem-embassy.jpg.jpg 970w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jerusalem-embassy.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jerusalem-embassy.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A plaque commemorates the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, Monday, May 14, 2018. Amid deadly clashes along the Israeli-Palestinian border, President Donald Trump&#8217;s top aides and supporters on Monday celebrated the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem as a campaign promised fulfilled. 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