Middle East
Syria war nears end as U.S. and Israel target Iran
October 11, 2018The Syrian civil war appeared to be winding down, but suddenly the U.S. moved the goal posts.
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Shifting alliances: Asia and Middle East chart courses independent of U.S.
August 30, 2018With the erratic winds blowing out of Washington these days, countries all over Asia and the Middle East are re-evaluating traditional foes and old alliances.
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U.S. sanctions against Iran step up the threat of war
August 13, 2018New U.S. sanctions on Iran are not about acting in the interests of the Iranian people and freeing them from an oppressive regime. They're entirely about the power balance in the Middle East.
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Why U.S. client state Saudi Arabia escapes the Muslim ban
July 2, 2018How did the country that was the home of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda not make it onto the list of banned Muslim nations?
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New Iran sanctions: Prelude to war and nuclear arms race
May 25, 2018What a war will almost certainly do is re-ignite Iran’s push to build a nuclear weapon. If that happens, Saudi Arabia will follow, and the world will be faced with several new nuclear powers.
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