Tag: Middle East

A member of Iranian Revolutionary Guard speaks on his walkie talkie while Zolfaghar surface-to-surface ballistic missiles are displayed in an annual pro-Palestinian rally marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Beltway Confidential

The key to the Iran deal: Stopping Iranian ballistic missile development

Tom Rogan · July 18, 2017 3:01 pm

Why haven't we learned from the mistakes of the last administration? (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Rep. Mike Gallagher: Resist the temptation of trying to defeat ISIS by partnering with Russia

Rep Mike Gallagher · July 17, 2017 9:05 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 75nd anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, Pool)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel opposes Syria cease-fire brokered by U.S. and Russia

Melissa Quinn · July 16, 2017 5:21 pm

The extent of Palestinian armed factions in the Libyan conflict remains unclear. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Is Hamas fighting in Libya?

Joseph Hammond · July 16, 2017 4:01 am

A long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2016. Iran has test-fired various ballistic missiles since the July 2015 nuclear deal. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP)

Rep. Peter Roskam: Two years after the Iran deal, time for Trump and Congress to get tough

Rep Peter Roskam · July 14, 2017 4:01 am

"Engagement with Russia on Syria is something that nearly all of our partners here in the region have encouraged, including our friends here in Iraq," Brett McGurk said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Brett McGurk: Middle East allies favor ‘engagement with Russia’

Joel Gehrke · July 12, 2017 7:17 pm

Tillerson: US-Turkey relationship ‘on the mend’

Joel Gehrke · July 10, 2017 1:48 pm

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, center, holds a national flag upon his arrival to Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 9, 2017. (Iraqi Federal Police Press Office via AP)

Iraqi prime minister claims victory over ISIS in Mosul

Kyle Feldscher · July 9, 2017 3:32 pm

A White House official said the primary purpose of Jason Greenblatt's visit is to meet with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

White House sends Jason Greenblatt to Israel for peace talks

Caitlin Yilek · July 9, 2017 3:03 pm

It's been about a month since this Gulf separation began, and it's become ever more apparent that nothing is working.
(Khaled Elfiqi, Pool, via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Are the Arab Gulf nations headed for a divorce with Qatar?

Daniel DePetris · July 6, 2017 4:01 am

In 2010, Hobby Lobby President Steve Green personally executed a deal to purchase over 5,500 artifacts, comprised of cuneiform tablets and bricks, clay bullae and cylinder seals, for $1.6 million. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

National Security

Hobby Lobby agrees to $3 million settlement with US over ancient Iraqi artifacts

Josh Siegel · July 5, 2017 11:36 pm

Egypt, Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain gave Qatar until Wednesday to respond to a list of 13 stipulations, including ending ties to jihadist organizations, reducing its relationship with Iran, and closing down the Doha-funded Al Jazeera.

Arab nations: Qatar had ‘very negative’ response to list of demands to resolve crisis

Leah DePiero · July 5, 2017 6:56 pm