Richard Goldberg

Previewing Talks with Iran

Does the U.S. Benefit From Its Base in Qatar?

The question is whether we should send critical assets back to a base that needs evacuation.

Iran Protests Death Toll Soars as Tehran Regime Seeks Talks with U.S.

Casualties Mount During Weekend Protests: Scores of Iranian protestors were reportedly killed throughout January 10 and 11 as the Tehran regime cracked down on demonstrations nationwide,...

U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil After Lengthy Pursuit

Tanker Boarded by U.S. Forces: The United States seized the Russian-flagged Bella 1 oil tanker on January 7 after a two-week pursuit across the Atlantic Ocean triggered by its violation...

Iranian Regime Struggling To Survive as Protest Death Toll Rises

Regime’s Options Limited: Iran is struggling to quell ongoing protests against the ruling Islamic regime as they entered their ninth consecutive day on January 5. According to...

Trump has started to liberate Venezuela while striking the heart of Russia, China, Iran’s evil global axis

President Trump’s historic intervention in Venezuela offers needed hope to friends of freedom around the world and nervous traders in the oil market. A pro-America, free-market government...

Israel and Egypt Sign Record $35 Billion Gas Deal

Latest Developments Netanyahu Announces Massive Gas Deal: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the signing of a gas deal with Egypt on December 17 valued at approximately $35 billion....

Trump’s Gaza peace plan is doomed — unless he shuts down terror-boosting UNRWA

When the UN Security Council approved President Donald Trump’s plan to establish a board of peace overseeing Gaza’s transformation from Hamas terror base to calm Palestinian enclave, it was...

Saudi Crown Prince Touts $1 Trillion Investment in U.S. During Meeting With Trump

Latest Developments MBS Investment and Diplomatic Ties: President Donald Trump warmly greeted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on November 18, signaling a closer relationship...

Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid

Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid Latest Developments ‘Zero’ Generating Capacity: Russia launched what was described as the “most massive strike”...

Norway Pauses Ethical Divestment by Sovereign Wealth Fund Amid U.S. Scrutiny

Parliament Agrees on Pause: Norway’s parliament voted on November 4 to pause ethical divestment by its sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world with over $2.1 trillion...

U.S. Cuts Tariffs, Lowers Trade Tensions With China After Trump-Xi Meeting

Trump and Xi Meet: President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on October 30, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. When...

Hamas Attacks IDF Troops in Rafah, Drawing Israeli Response

Hamas Attacks in Rafah: Hamas terrorists attacked IDF troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on October 28, violating the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed...

Reports of Atrocities as RSF Paramilitary Forces Gain Control of Last Government Stronghold in Darfur

RSF Now Controls Entirety of Darfur: The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has finally seized control of el-Fasher in the Northern Darfur region following a...

UNRWA Is ‘Subsidiary of Hamas’: Rubio Asserts UN Agency Will Play No Role in Gaza’s Future

Rubio Blasts UNRWA: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) of being “a subsidiary of Hamas” on October 24 during his...

‘Days of Destiny’: In Israel, Rubio Expresses Optimism Around Gaza Deal as U.S. Warns Against West Bank Annexation

Visit From Rubio: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on October 23 for a three-day trip “to support the successful implementation of President Trump’s Comprehensive...

‘Reject the Occupation’s Aggression’: Turkish Foreign Minister’s Supportive Words for Hamas at Meeting in Qatar

Hamas in Doha: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and head of intelligence Ibrahim Kalin met with a delegation from Hamas led by senior official Ismail Darwish on October 21....

Israel Increasing Pressure on Hamas to Return Remaining 19 Deceased Hostages

Pressure on Hamas to Comply With Ceasefire: Israel is increasing pressure on Hamas to return the 19 remaining deceased hostages, as stipulated by phase one of U.S. President Donald...

50 Years of Anti-Zionist Propaganda: Why the UN’s ‘Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People’ Must Be Dismantled

Trump and Zelenskyy Expected To Discuss Air Defense and Long-Range Missiles at Upcoming White House Meeting

Zelenskyy Returning to White House: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the United States on October 17 for his third meeting with President Donald Trump at the White...