U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel. Pompeo said he raised the issue while hosting Saudi Foreign Minister…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled new locally designed and manufactured ballistic and cruise missile systems this morning. The weaponry was named in honor of the late IRGC Quds…
Dr. Yossi Mansharof of JISS argues that a reading of some Iranian press may hint at the regime’s complex policy during the tensions. Iran has been surprisingly quiet amid the…
The Middle East Institute in Washington D.C. held a special video conference with General Kenneth McKenzie Junior, who is the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), which is…
Iraq’s Prime Minister-Designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi is now in his third week of trying to form a government, which is based on a sectarian quota system. The former intelligence chief is…
The fatality rate of the coronavirus in Iraq has reached 80, with a total of 1,434 confirmed cases. Health officials say disease was first brought to Iraqi cities with large…
Iraq’s designated Prime Minister Adnan al-Zurfi has vowed to hold early “free, fair, transparent elections within a maximum period of one year” after he is able to form the next…
The United States conducted retaliatory strikes against the Iraqi Iranian-proxy, Kataib Hezbollah, early this morning. The American bombardment came in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Taji military…
The United States has announced a significant terrorist designation related to Iranian proxies in Iraq. During a special briefing at the State Department, the US Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Ambassador Nathan…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has discussed recent turbulence in the Middle East in a telephone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Following the conversation, Netanyahu stated, “…
