Tag: Middle East

In this May 22, 2017, file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference in Tehran, Iran. The Trump administration is pushing for inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites in a bid to test the strength of the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump desperately wants to cancel, senior U.S. officials said. The inspections are one element of what is designed to be a more aggressive approach to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

US seeks to test Iran deal with more inspections

Associated Press · July 27, 2017 4:37 pm

The same actions that have been forbidden since 1979 if taken with the improper motive would remain forbidden under the proposed law. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Beltway Confidential

The truth about the Senate’s proposed Israel Anti-Boycott Act

Gabriel Malor · July 26, 2017 8:01 pm

Trump can make the best of things in Iraq and Syria with ‘expeditionary economics’

Trump can make the best of things in Iraq and Syria with ‘expeditionary economics’

henrik-fogh-rasmussen, stephen-hollingshead · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

The four-engine aircraft of Emirates airline is illuminated by last rays of the sun as it flies over Frankfurt, Germany on March 10. As Persian Gulf airlines Etihad Airways, Emirates, and Qatar Airways have expanded operations into the U.S. in recent years, some of the major American carriers took notice. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Airlines press Trump to act against Gulf countries accused of violating Open Skies

Josh Siegel · July 24, 2017 4:02 am

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chats with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir before he departs from the Royal Terminal in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 13. Saudi Arabia demanding the closure of Al Jazeera is like China demanding the closure of Fox News. Instead, knowing which buttons to press in the West, they accuse Qatar of promoting jihad. (U.S. State Department via AP)

US should stop coddling the Saudis on Qatar

Dan Hannan · July 24, 2017 4:01 am

Israeli border police officers stand near newly installed cameras at the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Beltway Confidential

Tempers flare between Israel and Palestinian Authority in the Holy Land

Daniel DePetris · July 23, 2017 1:41 pm

Israeli border police officers stand guard near newly installed cameras at the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel installs new security cameras at Jerusalem holy site

Associated Press · July 23, 2017 12:57 pm

Iran will launch a new missile production line despite new U.S.-imposed sanctions over its ballistic missile program, Iranian state media reported Saturday. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

Iran launches new missile program in face of possible US sanctions

Anna Giaritelli · July 22, 2017 8:25 pm

Following an attack earlier this week in which two Israeli police officers were killed, Israel has introduced metal detectors at the entrance to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. In response, Palestinian youths have reacted with outrage. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Beltway Confidential

A new conflict between Israel and the Palestinians?

Tom Rogan · July 21, 2017 8:17 pm

Saudi Arabia led Arab states to cut ties with Qatar, which has long been suspected of providing secret support to terrorists. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Rex Tillerson ‘satisfied’ with Qatar’s counterterrorism efforts

Joel Gehrke · July 21, 2017 3:09 pm

John Bass is currently the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and is a former ambassador to Georgia. Former President Barack Obama nominated Bass to both positions.
(AP Photo/Adem Altan, Pool)

Trump chooses longtime diplomat John Bass as ambassador to Afghanistan

Josh Siegel · July 20, 2017 11:28 pm

"This blatant disregard for our Open Skies agreements has allowed these airlines to undercut U.S. carriers, financially damaging the U.S. airline industry, jeopardizing service to small-and medium-sized communities and threatening American jobs," wrote Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

Ted Cruz encourages Trump Cabinet trio to take action against Gulf countries accused of unfairly subsidizing airlines

Josh Siegel · July 19, 2017 3:14 am