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Jihan Abdalla

Jihan Abdalla

Senior US Correspondent
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Jihan is a Washington-based correspondent and multimedia journalist who has extensively reported from Israel/Palestine, the United Nations headquarters and Mexico City. Before joining The National, she worked for Al Jazeera, Reuters and the Associated Press among others. Jihan is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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US President Donald Trump makes his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Bloomberg
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Trump targets Iran in fiery State of the Union address

US President hails arrival of the 'Golden Age of America' in long annual speech

USFebruary 25, 2026
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer arrives for a Gang of Eight briefing on Iran on Capitol Hill. Bloomberg
Marco Rubio briefs senior members of Congress on Iran

'Gang of Eight' is a bipartisan group typically briefed on military action

USFebruary 24, 2026
The National's White House correspondent Jihan Abdalla asks a question in the briefing room. EPA
What it's like to cover the White House on the President's biggest day of the year

Most of the time, you don’t know what’s going to happen or what President Trump will say or do

CommentFebruary 24, 2026
US President Donald Trump on Monday held a ceremony at the White House for families of Americans killed by immigrants. Bloomberg
Trump to highlight foreign policy 'wins' in State of the Union address

Tariffs, global peace efforts and visa crackdowns to feature in President's speech to Congress

USFebruary 24, 2026
US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. AFP
US Secret Service shoots armed man who breached Trump's Florida estate

The President and his wife were at the White House at the time

USFebruary 22, 2026
Area 51 in the Nevada desert, where UFO conspiracy theorists believe the US government holds secrets about alien life. Reuters
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Trump says he will release files on aliens and extraterrestrials

US President criticises Barack Obama for revealing 'classified' information

USFebruary 20, 2026
President Donald Trump attends the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on February 19. Reuters
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Trump's Board of Peace details Gaza security forces and says Rafah to be rebuilt first

US President says more than $17bn has been raised for Gaza relief in board's first meeting

USFebruary 19, 2026
US President Donald Trump with national leaders who signed on to the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22. Reuters
Trump's Board of Peace to discuss money and international troops for Gaza

Thousands of soldiers and more than $5bn have already been pledged

USFebruary 18, 2026
Jesse Jackson had advocated for the rights of ​black Americans and other marginalised communities since the 1960s. AFP
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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

Activist and former presidential candidate diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017

USFebruary 17, 2026
US President Donald Trump holds a signed resolution at the announcement of his Board of Peace initiative. Reuters
Trump’s Gaza peace board to meet amid friction over security role and membership

February 19 meeting expected to outline rebuilding plan and next steps for enforcing fragile ceasefire

USFebruary 12, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US President Donald Trump. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Israel
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Trump tells Netanyahu that negotiations with Iran must continue

Netanyahu was added to the Board of Peace, the Gaza steering body that has no senior Palestinian member on it

MENAFebruary 11, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last met US President Donald Trump in December, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Reuters
Why Iran, not Gaza, leads agenda for Trump-Netanyahu meeting

Israeli leader set to highlight Tehran's lack of compromise and push to keep military options on table

USFebruary 09, 2026
The New Start treaty covered weapons such as Russia's Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. Reuters
Trump calls for 'improved and modernised' nuclear arms treaty as New Start expires

End of 2010 weapons control pact prompts warnings over risks as verification collapses

USFebruary 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after Iran's brutal suppression of protests. AFP
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Trump warns Iran's Khamenei 'should be very worried' ahead of Friday talks in Oman

Iranian and American officials said they have agreed to talks but the agenda remains uncertain

USFebruary 04, 2026
The US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative includes a new class of warships that President Donald Trump wants to name after himself. AFP
Why Trump is bolstering America's military muscle

With F-47s, 'Trump-class' warships and a Golden Dome over America, US President shapes the Pentagon in his own image

USJanuary 30, 2026
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