foreign policy
Analysis: Saudi overtures to wary Biden team driven by worries over Iran, economy
Middle East
January 19, 2021
Analysis: Saudi overtures to wary Biden team driven by worries over Iran, economy
RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – After months out of the global spotlight, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has swept back to…
Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies
Middle East
January 19, 2021
Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Arab League expressed hope Monday that the Biden administration will change President…
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks to suggest the…
Israel signals openness to future joint missile defence with Gulf partners
Middle East
December 15, 2020
Israel signals openness to future joint missile defence with Gulf partners
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel could be open to future cooperation on missile defense with Gulf Arab states that share its…
US envoy to Iran says more sanctions coming, urges Biden to maintain leverage
Middle East
November 26, 2020
US envoy to Iran says more sanctions coming, urges Biden to maintain leverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to tighten sanctions on Tehran during its final months in power, the top…
Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf ahead of Biden presidency
Middle East
November 23, 2020
Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf ahead of Biden presidency
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended his tour of Gulf Arab…
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off – source
Middle East
November 17, 2020
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran’s…
Iran could harbor false hopes after Biden victory
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Iran could harbor false hopes after Biden victory
Tehran seems to think that the departure of its archenemy, Donald Trump, could give it more diplomatic scope for its…
Trump: an exceptional president for an ordinary time
Opinion
November 13, 2020
Trump: an exceptional president for an ordinary time
During and after each US presidential election, the connotations of winning and losing differ from their general use, as the…
Denying Biden victory, Pompeo heads to Europe, Mideast
World
November 13, 2020
Denying Biden victory, Pompeo heads to Europe, Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — After refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump’s loss in last week’s election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…