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May 12, 2015
Analysis: Gulf States’ Behavior Against Obama Administration Unlikely to Pay Off
Saudi King Salman and most of the other Gulf state leaders are not going to show up for the Camp David summit on Thursday in what is being described as a snub because of the Obama administration&...
May 12, 2015
Defying Sanctions, Iranian Airline with Terror Ties Buys New Planes
An Iranian airline that has been sanctioned due to ties with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has purchased nine planes in violation of existing sanctions, the Financial Times repor...
May 11, 2015
Does Anyone Trust Obama?
The Post reports: “King Salman of Saudi Arabia, a key ally of the United States, will not attend a summit this week at Camp David called to address security concerns among Persian Gulf nati...
May 7, 2015
Experts: Radical Groups Thrive on Popular Discontent
Islamist terrorism is surging in many places worldwide, including in Western societies. Governments are fighting to curb the spread of radical groups in the Arab world, and their influence on mai...
May 7, 2015
Report: Iranian Navy Chases After U.S. Warships
The Pentagon said Wednesday afternoon following publication of this article that it is aware of the Iranian reports, but that “no such interaction has occurred” as it was described....
May 7, 2015
What We Learned From the Corker-Menendez Tussle
On Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) moved to end debate on the Corker-Menendez bill seeking to give Congress some leverage in a final Iran deal. Whether th...
May 7, 2015
Is Iran Nuclear Deal a Victory for Rouhani?
Even if an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear programme is reached, it would leave one big question unanswered. Would a deal help strengthen the country’s moderates, or would it enrich...
May 7, 2015
India Companies to Improve Iran Port Despite U.S. Pleas
The Indian government agreed to let the nation’s companies upgrade facilities at a port in Iran, despite U.S. warnings not to rush into investments in the country before a nuclear deal is c...
May 7, 2015
A Mysterious American ISIS Recruiter May Have Played a Role in the Texas Attack
One of the gunmen in the attack on a Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas on May 4th had interacted online with a jihadist recruiter well known to US authorities. Hassan, who goes by the ni...
May 7, 2015
Bashar al-Assad is Losing Ground in Syria
For most of the past two years, it looked like Bashar al-Assad's campaign to hold on in Syria was working. Syria's weak, uncoordinated, and increasingly Islamist rebels were being gradu...
May 7, 2015
Does Reported Strike on Khartoum Reveal Sudan’s Secret Iran Dealings?
The reported Israeli drone strike on Sudan Tuesday may have revealed the extent of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s double gaming – playing nice with the Gulf states by joining the S...
May 7, 2015
Obama and Power, AWOL on Syria
In an interview with Charlie Rose, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and human rights advocate, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power intoned that the problem of the Islamic State...
May 5, 2015
Revealed: The British Jihadi Fighting for ISIS in Syria Who ‘Helped’ Texas Muhammed Cartoon Gunmen
The two gunmen who carried out ISIS' first terror attack on American soil are feared to have been helped by a Syria-based British jihadi who was once jailed for stealing Tony Blair's pe...
May 5, 2015
How ISIS Capitalizes on Lone Wolves to Spread Terror ‘At No Cost’
ISIS' claim of responsibility for the shooting in Garland, Texas, was proof of its effectiveness at capitalizing on so-called lone wolf attacks — even when it has no hand in planning o...
May 4, 2015
The ISIS-Fighting, Female Army Vet And Mother Of Three: ‘I Cried On The Way To The Airport’
Last summer, the Islamic State overran the Iraqi military and swept through parts of Iraq and Syria, claiming territory and terrorizing religious and ethnic minorities under its control. During t...
May 4, 2015
Former CIA Chief: We Totally Dropped the Ball on Al Qaeda’s Rebound
A former CIA chief has admitted in a new tell-all book that the intelligence organization badly misjudged Qaeda's rebound during the Arab Spring, Greg Miller of The Washington Post reports....
May 4, 2015
In the Face of IS Successes, Al-Qaida Adapts, Grows Stronger
When al-Qaida overran the Yemeni port city of Mukalla last month, the group's commanders immediately struck a deal to share power with the area's tribesmen. No jihadi banners were raise...
May 4, 2015
Obama’s New Answers on Iran Fall Flat
Top Obama administration officials have released new details about how they would lift most sanctions against Iran. Those are unnerving some experts, who doubt the administration’s claims a...
May 4, 2015
Sisi, Saudi King Discuss Yemen Amid Conflicting Reports Over Ground Troops Presence
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi paid a brief visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to discuss the Yemen war and the wider regional landscape with Saudi leaders. Sisi’s visit la...
May 4, 2015
Despite Iranian-Hezbollah Support, ‘In the Long Run it is Hard to See How Assad Can Survive’
The balance of power between Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and the rebels seems to be leaning in the rebels’ favor in the long-run, but the regime is not at risk of collapsin...
April 30, 2015
John Kerry ‘Wished US Had Leader’ Like Khamenei, Iranians Say
Secretary of State John Kerry allegedly told his Iranian counterpart that he wished the U.S. had a head of state more like Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to The Washington Free Beacon....
April 29, 2015
Dead Broke Libya Hires Million-Dollar American Lobbyist
The fledgling government of Libya has hired a top-flight Washington PR firm to represent its interests in D.C., even though by all accounts Libya is a failed state with no real functioning govern...
April 29, 2015
Report: Kerry Told Iran He Wishes ‘U.S. Had a Leader like Iran’s Supreme Leader’
Secretary of State John Kerry told his Iranian counterpart that he wished the United States had a leader more like Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, according to comments made by a senior Irania...
April 29, 2015
Iran’s Oil Exports Rise in April After Framework Nuclear Accord
Iran's crude oil exports have risen in April following softer sales last month, helped by a framework nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers and the possibility that Western sanct...
April 28, 2015
Leveraging Sanctions With Iran
Having leaders already negotiated terms that would leave its entire nuclear-related infrastructure intact, Iran’s leaders shifted their focus to securing sanctions relief. Unfortunately, sa...
April 28, 2015
U.S. Defense Biz Sees Cash from Mideast Chaos
War in Yemen. The continued threat of ISIS. Ongoing conflict in Iraq and Syria. Increasing Iranian influence. As America’s Middle Eastern allies watch their neighborhood burn, the U.S. defe...
April 28, 2015
Exiled Palestinian Leader Looks for Regional Allies in Mediation of Nile Dam Deal
Exiled Palestinian politician and former leader of Fatah in Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, mediated the signing of an agreement for the construction of a controversial River Nile dam project between Egyp...
April 28, 2015
American, Italian Hostages Killed in CIA Drone Strike in January
It was the first known instance in which the Central Intelligence Agency killed hostages in a drone strike. The deaths were a major blow to the spy agency, which conducts the attacks largely behi...
April 28, 2015
Drone Strikes Claim America’s Best, and Worst: Our View
Islamic militants in Pakistan regularly prey on civilians who are trying to help ordinary Pakistanis, probably because they're the softest of soft targets. On Thursday, President Ob...
April 28, 2015
Analyst: Hezbollah Exploiting Power Vacuum in Syria to Escalate Violence on Israeli Border
Hezbollah has been taking taking advantage of the power vacuum in Syria to try and create a “deterrent balance” against Israel, according to an analysis written by Avi Issacharoff and...
April 28, 2015
U.S. Navy Dispatches Vessels After Iran Seizes Allied Cargo Ship
A ship traveling in international waters, owned by a company with significant ties to the U.S. government and flagged to the U.S.-protected Marshall Islands, was diverted under fire by Iranian na...
April 27, 2015
Expert: Obama “Siding with Iran” in Yemen Conflict
The Obama administration is “siding with Iran” while operating “over the heads of the Saudis” in its deliberations over the future of Yemen, Tony Badran, a researc...
April 27, 2015
ISIS Now Says It Didn’t Bomb Afghanistan
ISIS loyalists may have claimed credit for Saturday bombing that killed at least 35 people in eastern Afghanistan. But U.S. officials now believe that Taliban fighters—not the Middle East-b...
April 27, 2015
Former Treasury Dept. Official: Sanctions Relief Allows Iran to Boost Support for Terrorism
In testimony before a House of Representatives hearing Wednesday, former Treasury Department official Jonathan Schanzer warned that the sanctions relief being offered to Iran as part of o...
April 24, 2015
Hamas Wins Student Election at Major West Bank University, Signaling PA Political Weakness
The terrorist organization Hamas won the student elections in Birzeit University in the West Bank on Wednesday, defeating Fatah, the main constituent party of the Palestinian Authority which rule...
April 22, 2015
Russia Recruits U.S. Allies in Eastern Europe by Raising Doubts About Security Commitment
Russia is trying to slowly strip away U.S. allies in Eastern Europe by playing up fears that Washington will not come to their aid, as promised nearly a decade ago, because of a lack of foreign s...
April 22, 2015
Chaos in Middle East Could Last for ‘at Least a Decade,’ Expert Tells ‘Post’
The breakdown of states throughout the Middle East since the outbreak of the Arab Spring has led the people in the region to fall back on primordial attachments, enhancing the power of sectariani...
April 22, 2015
Experts: Terrorism Groups Find New Revenue Sources
As the number of terrorist groups around the world increases, so do the ways in which they're raising money to fund their activities, experts say. ... "The fu...
April 22, 2015
Ex-Treasury Official Warns Iran Funds Going to Terror Groups
A former Treasury Department official raised concerns on Wednesday about terrorists obtaining some of the international community's financing to Iran. The U.S. is ceding $11.9 billi...
April 21, 2015
Saudi-Funded French Weapons Arrive in Lebanon
The first shipment of French weapons and military equipment arrived in Lebanon on Monday under a Saudi-funded deal worth $3 billion. The arms and supplies will supposedly bolster the Lebanese arm...
April 21, 2015
State Department Won’t Rule Out $50 Billion ‘Signing Bonus’ For Iran
The State Department on Monday would not rule out giving Iran up to $50 billion as a so-called “signing bonus” for agreeing to a nuclear deal later this year, according to comments ma...
April 21, 2015
‘Endangered Species’: Christianity at the Brink of Extinction in Turkey
“The historic Istanbul cathedral and museum, Hagia Sophia, witnessed its first Quran recitation under its roof after 85 years Saturday,” reported the Anatolian News Agency of Turkey....
April 21, 2015
Iranian Support for Yemen’s Houthis Goes Back Years
Iran has long supported Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, training and financing. Now, as a convoy of Iranian ships heads toward Yemen's Gulf of Aden, a U.S. carrier group is headed...
April 21, 2015
Iran Is Already Winning
As global talks over Iran’s nuclear program resume in Vienna this week, one can’t help wonder whether, in a larger sense, the die of an Iranian regional, military and economic victory...
April 20, 2015
Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Moderates Want May Entrench Hard-Liners
Even if an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program is reached, it would leave one big question unanswered. Would a deal help strengthen the country’s moderates, or would it...
April 20, 2015
Obama May Be Smiling Today but the Congressional Fight Over an Iran Deal is Far From Over
On April 14th, Obama announced that he wouldn't veto a bill, pushed by Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) and passed unanimously in committee in the Senate, that would give the Senate a 60-day...
April 20, 2015
Andy Marshall: I Had No Idea Who Yoda Was
Andy Marshall is a legendary figure in Washington defense circles. For 42 years until his retirement this January, he ran the Office of Net Assessment at the Pentagon, a sort of internal think ta...
April 20, 2015
Obama Admin Needs Clearer Strategy in Middle East, Analysts Say
As terrorist groups have multiplied and spread throughout Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, analysts stressed Wednesday the need for the Obama administration to communicate a stronger strat...
April 20, 2015
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Obama Consulting Congress is ‘Like Fantasy Football’
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, said Wednesday that suggesting Obama might consult Congress on matters of foreign policy or national security is “kind of like fantasy football...
April 17, 2015
Analysis: Framework Deal Opens Floodgates for Investment in Iran
The framework nuclear agreement Iran and world powers signed this month has opened the floodgates toward an end of sanctions and to new business deals. No Western head of state visited I...
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