Tag: Elliott Abrams
Abrams predicts Iran unlikely to retaliate for Fakhrizadeh assassination
Iran is most likely not going to retaliate in the wake of the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, so as not to jeopardize the chance of...
Netanyahu’s visit to Saudi Arabia is ‘dangerous,’ warns Hamas
Hamas on Monday lambasted the Saudis for agreeing to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the move an “insult” to the Palestinian cause.
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri, a spokesman for the...
Elliott Abrams tapped as US Iran envoy after Hook resigns
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday that Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook has resigned. He is being replaced by Elliott Abrams, a veteran foreign-policy expert and policy hawk who currently...