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Iranian “Ambassador” Hassan Irlu eulogizes his former colleague, Gen. Qassem Soleimani at a memorial service in the Houthi “capital” of Sanaa on Jan. 2, 2021. Source: Islamic Republic News Agency.

Iran’s man in Yemen is a high-ranking IRGC officer

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The American and Israeli alerts against the possibility of retaliatory attacks by Iran and its offshoots over the assassination of Qassem Soleimani continue, and the Iranians are pleased with U.S. President Donald Trump’s imbroglio after the...
Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami. Credit: Wikipedia.

Iranian general: ‘Strong evidence’ Israel behind hit on nuclear mastermind

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Iran on Wednesday again blamed Israel for the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, claiming that it had “strong evidence” of Jerusalem’s involvement in the Nov. 27 killing of the man believed to be the head...
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The swamp returns to Washington

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Washington, D.C., is built on a swamp at the convergence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. Like all swamps, it is subject to periodic flooding. The D.C. foreign policy swamp has well and truly returned....
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier “USS Abraham Lincoln” transits the Suez Canal in Egypt on its way to the Persian Gulf, May 10, 2019. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow/Released.

Pentagon changes course, keeps US aircraft in Mideast amid Iranian threat

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Reversing course, Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller has ordered a U.S. aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East due to Iranian threats against U.S. President Donald Trump and other U.S. government officials. In...
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley lights a menorah on the eighth night of Hannukah alongside IDF Cpt. Josh Gerstein and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi in IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, Dec. 17, 2020. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

Amid Iranian threat, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley visits Israel

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Amid the Iranian threat, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley visited Israel on Thursday as part of an overseas trip. During the two-day stop in Israel, Milley met with Israel...
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference in Jerusalem on Dec. 13, 2020. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien meet in Jerusalem

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday in Jerusalem with U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, who was in the city for a series of meetings with Israeli officials to discuss regional and...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Feb. 6, 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Experts say Iran likely to delay retaliation against Israel for assassinated nuclear scientist

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In the aftermath of the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last month, Iranian officials were quick to blame Israel and vowed imminent revenge. While Israel has put its embassies abroad on high alert...
A satellite image of the Middle East that was captioned by NASA astronaut Chris Hadfield: “The Nile and the Sinai, to Israel and beyond. One sweeping glance of human history.” Credit: Julian Herzog/NASA via Wikimedia Commons.

Transformations in the Middle East: Challenges and opportunities

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When the dust settles on the Trump presidency, historians will try to assess Donald Trump’s reshuffling of the Obama legacy toward the Middle East. Indeed, the Middle East of 2020 is far different from...

US points to Iranian belligerence as justification for sanctions snapback

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“We don’t intend to build a bomb.” So said Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a video call this week arranged by the Council on Foreign Relations. Zarif added that Iran has “exercised...
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2019. U.S. State Department Photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain.

Saudi foreign minister: ‘Israel’s unilateral approach is hurting chances for peace’

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Wednesday that the kingdom remains committed to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative and unilateral steps by Israel were hurting chances for peace. The Arab...