Tag: Middle East

President Trump is expected to attend a formal ceremony on Capitol Hill for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch next Thursday, according to a report. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump to attend Gorsuch ceremony next Thursday: Report

Anna Giaritelli · June 9, 2017 11:08 pm

Tillerson: “Humanitarian Consequences” to Isolation of Qatar

Michael Warren · June 9, 2017 6:48 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is calling on Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to immediately ease their blockade on Qatar. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

State, Pentagon issue conflicting statements on Middle East rift’s impact on Qatar operations

Jamie McIntyre, Joel Gehrke · June 9, 2017 5:59 pm

Of Tribes and Terrorism

Lee Smith · June 9, 2017 6:15 am

Senate lawmakers plan to broaden sanctions on Iran, following a rubric designed to increase pressure on the regime in ways that stop short of violating the nuclear agreement. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

Government adviser: Obama’s Justice Department feared ‘reprisal’ for prosecuting Iran allies

Joel Gehrke · June 8, 2017 7:49 pm

Turkey Approves Deploying Troops to Qatar

Christian Lingner · June 8, 2017 9:35 am

The Qatari government disputes a May 23 report that Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani referred to Iran as a "power that cannot be ignored," but nations that have suspended ties with the Gulf country are skeptical. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

National Security

Qatar remains steadfast to US partnership despite Trump’s Twitter attack

Daniel Chaitin · June 7, 2017 4:07 am

Qatar is one of the U.S. military's most stalwart allies, providing a sprawling, state-of-the art air base for U.S. forces. (Air Force photo)

Trump’s Qatar tweets put Pentagon in a box

Jamie McIntyre · June 6, 2017 5:24 pm

"They will simply take this and blow up what could have been a strong regional coalition against Iran and Russia," one said. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

National Security

Former US ambassadors worry Trump will ‘blow up’ Gulf coalition with his tweets

Josh Siegel · June 6, 2017 5:20 pm

President Trump took credit for the decision of five Arab nations to suspend diplomatic relations with Qatar, a country some of its neighbors accuse of supporting Islamist terrorism and Iran. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump takes credit for Gulf countries cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar

Josh Siegel · June 6, 2017 2:18 pm

Qatar is a Sunni-Arab monarchy that, on paper, would seem to have much in common with other Sunni-Arab nations, but the truth is that Saudi-Qatari tensions have been building for years now.

Beltway Confidential

The Saudis are right to confront Qatar

Tom Rogan · June 5, 2017 7:59 pm

National Security

US base in Qatar still running the fight against ISIS amid diplomatic rift in the Middle East

Jamie McIntyre · June 5, 2017 3:32 pm