Raf Sanchez

Foreign Correspondent @NBCNews | Covering Middle East + beyond | [email protected] | IG:

[Raf Sanchez @rafsanchez]

NEW: Zelenskyy tells @NBCNews that Russia took satellite images of US airbase in Saudi Arabia three times in the days before Iran hit the facility with missiles and drones.

He tells us such intelligence is being shared with Iran to help target US forces. https://t.co/QkOrbprtoW

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

[Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson]

Great paid internship opportunity. Six months. https://t.co/xUcGZDTDpo

[Joey Shea @joey_shea]

I spoke with @democracynow on our new report on Colombian military contractors & links w/ the UAE

UAE allies — US, UK, EU — continue their silence on UAE support to the RSF & have still failed to call out UAE directly for their support of a group which has committed atrocities.

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Sudan has been ravaged by more than three years of a brutal civil war, where the UAE's role in supporting the RSF has been widely documented.

Now, a new report by Human Rights Watch reveals just how far the UAE is willing to go to protect and further its own interests in Sudan.

[Joey Shea @joey_shea]

تقرير جديد: كولومبيون مرتبطون بفظائع تلقوا تدريبهم في قواعد إماراتية

متعاقدين عسكريين خاصين كولومبيين، يُفترض أن شركة مقرها الإمارات وظّفتهم، مروا عبر قواعد عسكرية إماراتية قبل نشرهم في السودان لمؤازرة "قوات الدعم السريع"، الضالعة في الانتهاكات

https://t.co/sC9aGhZw26🚩

[Joey Shea @joey_shea]

🚩NEW: @HRW report finds Colombian private military contractors transited through UAE military bases ad received military training before being deployed to Sudan to support the abusive RSF 👇

https://t.co/4DoZiFKim0

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

President Trump says an agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated" that would end the war and gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though the proposed deal reportedly does not include a nuclear agreement. @rafsanchez has more for #SundayTODAY. https://t.co/uTsxsnUQ3m

[Julie Tsirkin @news_jul]

GUNSHOTS heard outside of the White House

Approximately 20-30

Secret service told those of us gathered on the north lawn to run inside the press briefing room

[Simona Foltyn @SimonaFoltyn]

Comprehensive account of how Israel killed journalist Amal Khalil and wounded her colleague Zeinab Faraj, by @AP @sewella and Bassam Hatoum

https://t.co/fHptrLCbg5

[Billy Kenber @billykenber]

Watch our undercover immigration fraud investigation in full: https://t.co/o1CxGXwx68

[Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) @magyarpeterMP]

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has just called to congratulate us on our victory.

[Raf Sanchez @rafsanchez]

Looks like ships passing the Strait post-ceasefire are stilling taking the “Tehran Toll Booth” route - going through narrow passage controlled by Iran - instead of sailing down the middle of the Strait like they did before the war.

[MarineTraffic @MarineTraffic]

Vessel movements resume in the Strait of Hormuz following ceasefire announcement

Early signs of vessel activity are emerging in the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire announcement, which includes a temporary reopening of the strategic waterway to allow for negotiations. According to #MarineTraffic data, hundreds of vessels remain in the region, including 426 tankers, 34 LPG carriers, and 19 LNG vessels, many of which had been effectively stranded during the disruption.

Initial movements are now being recorded. The Greek-owned bulk carrier NJ Earth crossed the Strait at 08:44 UTC, while the Liberia-flagged Daytona Beach transited earlier at 06:59 UTC, shortly after departing Bandar Abbas at 05:28 UTC.

[Stephen Kalin @stephenkalin]

Latest story from Riyadh on the front page today

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

One month of the Iran War, in Economist covers

[Idrees Ali @idreesali114]

March 31 (Reuters) - Israel will destroy all homes in Lebanese villages near the border and 600,000 people who fled the south will not be allowed home until northern Israel is secure, the defence minister said on ‌Tuesday, vowing to inflict Gaza-like destruction in the area.

[Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond1]

The Israeli military’s top general suspended all operational activities of the reserve battalion involved in my team's detention & assault.
The reserve battalion, comprised of hundreds of reservists who served in the ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion, will be immediately withdrawn from the West Bank and reassigned to training until further notice.
The sweeping disciplinary action comes about 48 hours after our report first aired.
https://t.co/QE1S5SXs7W

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

More U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East as the conflict in Iran stretches into its second month. This as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran. @rafsanchez has more for #SundayTODAY. https://t.co/lmVqjmk5ok

[Breaking News @BreakingNews]

https://t.co/ZD1kBqmXMl

[Raf Sanchez @rafsanchez]

@Bsamuels0 I’m so sorry to hear this, Ben. Thinking of you and your family ❤️