While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home
To hear Saudi leaders tell it, the primary threat to the kingdom’s stability is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Worried over Washington and Tehran’s slowly improving relationship, Riyadh has projected an increasingly militarized and sectarian foreign policy aimed at countering Iran’s alleged hegemonic aims in the Middle East.
Bahrain: the U.S. Makes a Symbolic Gesture of Support for Its Allies
On June 29, State Department spokesman John Kirby announced that the United States had lifted certain holds on security assistance to both the Bahrain Defense Force and Bahrain’s national guard, citing improvement in the area of human rights reform.
Which Countries in the Middle East Haven’t Been Hit by Any Daesh Attacks?
In the midst of keeping up with all the Daesh (ISIS) attacks, it’s easy to look over the positive patterns — for one, the states left untouched. A Twitter user uploaded this map that showed attacks made by in the Middle East, and some countries stand out from the rest.
House Starts Its Review of Iran Deal
The US House of Representatives is set to kick off its review of a final nuclear deal with Iran this week following a month of parallel activity in the Senate. vThe Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing July 9 with former George W. Bush…
The Worst Agreement in U.S. Diplomatic History
The devil is not in the details. It’s in the entire conception of the Iran deal, animated by President Obama’s fantastical belief that he, uniquely, could achieve detente with a fanatical Islamist regime whose foundational purpose is to cleanse the Middle East of the poisonous corruption of American power and influence.
Bahrain Minister Hails Public Response to Terror Attacks
Bahrain’s justice and Islamic affairs minister has paid tribute to the “one-family” spirit that has once more characterised Bahrainis after Sunnis and Shiites held joint prayers on Friday in the wake of suicide bomb attacks that targeted Shiite mosques in eastern Saudi Arabia and in Kuwait.
Iran Now Pushes for an End to Arms Embargo in Nuclear Deal
As negotiators braced for yet another possible extension of nuclear talks, Iran demanded on Monday that any deal should include the end to a U.N. arms embargo as well — a condition backed by Russia but opposed by the United States as it seeks to limit Tehran’s Mideast influence.
Minister of Education Received Derasat’s Chairman
ISIS Kills 40 Syrian Regime Soldiers at Checkpoints, but Is Beaten Back by Kurdish Defense Forces in Kobani
Islamic State group extremists killed dozens of Syrian government troops in attacks on three checkpoints, the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday. Meanwhile, Kurdish forces beat back the militant group in Kobani, a key northern town on the border between Syria and Turkey.
George Jonas: America’s Friends in the Middle East Are Its Enemies
Fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is no picnic. America’s allies in the Middle East are often nothing but couriers delivering American arms to America’s enemies. The drill is for the U.S. to equip an Arab “ally” with up-to-date weaponry, only to have its warriors promptly…
