Tag: Middle East

Riyadh Realpolitik

Elliott Abrams · November 17, 2017 8:00 am

A firm policy is taking shape against their belligerence in the region following the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the target of a botched assassination attempt. (Future TV via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Hezbollah’s defeat could unravel Iran’s Middle East ambitions

Washington Examiner · November 16, 2017 2:35 pm

His absence is fueling conspiracy theories and strengthening Iran. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

We must fortify Saad Hariri and Lebanese stability

Tom Rogan · November 16, 2017 12:00 pm

Student activists held Palestinian flags, marched around the room, and shouted over Horowitz's remarks. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Red Alert Politics

Pro-Palestinian mob shouts down David Horowitz lecture, chaos ensues: VIDEO

Lauren Cooley · November 15, 2017 4:05 pm

People stand on the rubble of houses at the site of a Saudi-led airstrike near Yemen's Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Beltway Confidential

Congress is right to scrutinize America’s silent war in Yemen

Tom Rogan · November 14, 2017 6:10 pm

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Washington Post are doing us all a world of wonder with this biting and nuanced commentary with their lame-brained anti-NRA political cartoons. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

These anti-NRA cartoons are the laziest thing we’ve seen online this week

Becket Adams · November 13, 2017 11:17 pm

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members cover a surface-to-surface missile after it was displayed in an annual gathering in front of the former U.S. Embassy marking the anniversary of its 1979 takeover, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Beltway Confidential

A near-term Middle East conflict is likely inevitable

Tom Rogan · November 13, 2017 3:04 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden feels President Trump did well by marrying first lady Melania Trump. "I think he married very well," Biden said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden can’t list one thing Trump is doing well, besides marrying Melania

Anna Giaritelli · November 13, 2017 2:16 pm

One of the problems cited by the prince in the letter, first published by the Daily Mail following its discovery in a public archive, included terrorism. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Prince Charles faces backlash for asking if any US president would ‘have the courage’ to stand up to Jewish lobby

Naomi Lim · November 12, 2017 9:53 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron had an unannounced meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh Thursday, signaling his clear desire to improve relations between the Sunni-Arab monarchy.

Beltway Confidential

Is French President Emmanuel Macron gearing up against Iran?

Tom Rogan · November 10, 2017 9:44 pm

Tensions are taking place against a backdrop of concern that Iran is expanding support for Hezbollah, a terrorist group in Lebanon, in order to strengthen its position in the region. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

National Security

Rex Tillerson warns against Saudi-Iran war in Lebanon

Joel Gehrke · November 10, 2017 5:09 pm

The abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri was bizarre even by the often twisted standards of Lebanese politics. Hariri made the announcement from the Saudi capital in a pre-recorded message on a Saudi-owned station. Saudi Arabia has told its citizens living in or visiting Lebanon to leave the country "immediately." (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Saudi Arabia tells citizens in Lebanon to leave the country

Melissa Quinn · November 9, 2017 3:16 pm