Tag: Middle East

The State Department has approved the possible sale of 44 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile launchers to Saudi Arabia, worth up to $15 billion. The sale is part of the $110 billion mega arms deal with Saudi Arabia that President Trump announced during his trip there in May, according to a State Department official. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US approves $15 billion sale of THAAD missile launchers to Saudi Arabia

David Brown · October 6, 2017 7:35 pm

The nuclear deal should be recognized for what it is: a deal that limits, but does not block, Iran's path to nuclear weapons. Likewise, the Iranian regime should be recognized for what it is: a rogue regime that poses a multitude of threats to international peace and security, all of which have to be addressed. Nuclear weapon development is only one of them. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s decertification of the nuclear deal could be what Iran’s rulers fear most

Washington Examiner · October 6, 2017 5:48 pm

Saudi Arabian King Salman's visit to Moscow Wednesday did not get off to a good start. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Watch: Saudi Arabia king’s golden escalator breaks as he deboards plane in Russia

Anna Giaritelli · October 5, 2017 6:46 pm

President Trump administration told the Supreme Court Thursday to view earlier litigation over the president's travel ban as moot. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump attorneys tell Supreme Court travel ban fight is moot, Hawaii says not so fast

Ryan Lovelace · October 5, 2017 5:20 pm

Ahead of the Trend

Ahead of the Trend: What Will the World Map Look Like in Five Years?

Linda Hernandez · October 4, 2017 7:07 pm

Adelson, who has an estimated worth of $35 billion and owns the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, was pre-scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House on Monday. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump, Sheldon Adelson talked Las Vegas shooting, policy at White House meeting Monday

Anna Giaritelli · October 3, 2017 6:16 pm

While Israel immediately supported the Kurdish bid for independence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried to extort Israel to withdraw its support, and threatened to end the process of normalization unless it does so. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Beltway Confidential

Alan Dershowitz: The case for Kurdish independence

Alan Dershowitz · October 2, 2017 9:26 pm

Delta Air Lines recently released an entire website dedicated to train their employees and stakeholders on why Middle Eastern carriers are a threat to the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Beltway Confidential

How US airlines are deceiving you about their foreign competitors

Frederik Roeder · September 30, 2017 4:01 am

An effort to form a new state out of the most stable and U.S.-friendly region of Iraq has gained an ally in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Chuck Schumer backs formation of new state out of northern Iraq

Joel Gehrke · September 27, 2017 8:30 pm

The Kurds Weigh Independence

TWS Podcast · September 26, 2017 10:10 pm

If Israel truly wants to support the Kurds, then Israeli leaders could counsel Kurds on tough choices taken by the nascent Jewish state decades ago. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Beltway Confidential

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is playing a cynical game on the Kurdish referendum

Michael Rubin · September 25, 2017 9:17 pm

A Kurdish State is in America’s Interest—and the Region’s, Too

Dominic Green · September 25, 2017 9:11 pm