Posts Tagged: US Middle East policy
Nikki Haley Slams Rival US Presidential Candidate Over Plan to End Israel Aid
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday slammed rival Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy after he suggested a plan to cut...
US Middle East Policy Misses the Mark
The Biden administration excels in scoring its own goals, especially in the Middle East. Missed in the hype of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to...
Middle East Reality Welcomes President Biden
JNS.org - Since the seventh century, the Middle East has been one of the most tempestuous epicenters of domestic, regional and global wars and terrorism....
Al-Qaeda Magazine: No Difference Between Biden, Trump on Islam
JNS.org - According to Al-Qaeda’s Al-Khalusa magazine, as far as America’s relationship with the Muslim world is concerned, a Biden administration will differ from the...
US Hopes to Name Qatar as Major Non-NATO Ally, Official Says
The United States hopes to move forward with naming Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, a status that provides foreign nations with benefits in defense...
Pompeo Meets Oman’s Sultan on Last Leg of Mideast Tour
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met the Sultan of Oman on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour following a US-brokered deal on normalizing relations...
US House Passes $733-Billion Defense Policy Bill After Trump Threatens Veto
The US House of Representatives approved a $733-billion defense policy bill on Friday, defying President Donald Trump's veto threat by including provisions like a clampdown...
Pompeo Urges New Era of Cooperation in Middle East Meeting
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Thursday for a new era of cooperation on the Middle East and said no country could afford to stay...
Report: Retired US General Zinni Steps Down From Middle East Assignment
Anthony Zinni, a retired US general who sought to resolve a dispute between Qatar and some of its neighbors and to forge an Arab security...
US Sources: Khashoggi Murder Further Complicates ‘Arab NATO’ Plan
President Donald Trump's strategy to contain Iranian power in the Middle East by forging Arab allies into a US-backed security alliance was in trouble even...
Trump, Welcoming Emir al-Thani at White House, Says US-Qatar Ties Working Well
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his ties with Qatar were working "extremely well" as he welcomed Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to the...
Pentagon: US Policy Toward Fighting Islamic State in Syria Unchanged
The US military policy toward fighting Islamic State militants in Syria remains the same following discussions with President Donald Trump this week and the military has not...
Israeli Defense Minister Calls for More Active American Role in Turbulent Middle East
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is calling for greater American involvement in a turbulent Middle East. In a pre-Sukkot interview with the Hebrew news site Walla,...
Did Trump Slight Abbas With Kim Jong-Un Comparison?
US President Donald Trump appeared to slight Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas -- perhaps unintentionally -- when speaking to journalists earlier this week about a...
