List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: (L to R) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly listen to questions during a press conference related to President Donald Trump's recent executive order concerning travel and refugees, January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Monday night, President Donald Trump fired the acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she released a statement saying the Justice Department would not enforce the president's executive order that places a temporary ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Homeland Security Chief Pushes Back Amid Confusion Over Trump Refugee Ban
DHS Secretary John Kelly insists he was in the loop and that the executive order is running smoothly.
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embassytelaviv So You Want to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem? Here’s How.
A blueprint for fulfilling the Trump administration’s promise without wrecking hopes for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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gettyimages-453009416 Central Asia’s Autocrats Welcome the Age of Trump
The Trump administration’s narrow focus on fighting the Islamic State could see human rights take a back seat as Washington embraces unsavory allies.
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A picture shows the new medium-range surface to surface missile, named Sejil-2, at an undisclosed location in Iran prior to its test-firing on May 20, 2009. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran had successfully test-fired the new missile, drawing a warning from Israel that Europe too should now worry about the Islamic republic's ballistic programme. AFP PHOTO/STR/FARS NEWS (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Bannon’s Rules at the NSC; White House Faces Down First Iran Test, Confusion Over Trump Ban
Mattis to Asia, Moscow to Baghdad; More on SEAL Yemen Raid
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gettyimages-171545215 If Trump Tries to Make a Deal With Putin, He’s Already Lost
The international order is based on values, institutions, and moral leadership — not transactional politics.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 23: An interpreter with the U.S. Army Bravo Company 82nd Airborne participates in a patrol August 23, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. There are increasing calls for the resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki due to his failure to quell walkouts by Sunni members of Parliament and his inability to bring about agreements on power sharing within the divided government. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Pentagon Scrambles to Make Exception for Iraqi Translators
Fearing it will lose cooperation on the battlefield, the DoD is trying to come up with a list of Iraqis who should be exempt from the immigration ban.
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damage_to_uss_liberty_june_1967 Syria and Russia: A long and tangled history that involves the USS Liberty
What did Syria (and by extension Russia) have to do with the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty almost 50 years ago?
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SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 29: Protestors hold up signs in front of effigies of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during in a demonstration on January 29, 2017 in Seattle, Washington, against Trump's executive order banning Muslims from certain countries. The rally was one of several in the area over the weekend. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) SitRep: Washington’s New Terrorism Problem; Bannon Snipes at Flynn; Republicans Balk at Muslim Ban; Trump’s ‘Safe Zone’ Coalition
Fallout from the weekend's executive orders continues
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ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on January 27, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump signed two orders calling for the "great rebuilding" of the nation's military and the "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from terror-plagued countries. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) Trump’s Immigration Order Gives Ammunition to ISIS, Endangers U.S. Troops
With its blanket ban on Muslims from seven countries, the White House sparked a global backlash that experts say will fuel terrorism.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: President Donald Trump looks on after signing one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office of the White House January 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (L), White House Communications Director Hope Hicks (2nd R) and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (R). (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images) Trump’s Refugee Ban Has Ripple Effects Even Before It’s Issued
DHS has halted refugee interviews, Arab students complain of being barred from re-entry, and lawyers warn visa holders not to leave the country.
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aaaqwest SitRep: Trump and Putin to Talk; Sanctions Relief for Moscow; Washington Stumbling into China Crisis
More U.S. Troops in Syria; State Dept. Leaders Fired; Defense Budgets and Deficits: And Lots More
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gettyimages-1684233 5 Burning Nuclear Problems on Trump’s Desk
From North Korea to Russia to Iran, it's a dangerous world out there.
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TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: An Iranian surface to surface Ghasedak missile is driven past portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R), during the annual army day military parade on April 17, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad proclaimed today the country's army was a powerful deterrent to all enemies saying "No major power is able to jeopardize the Iranian nation's security and interests due to the Iranian people's power today, Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij would respond strongly to even the minimum aggression," (Photo by Majid/Getty Images) Iranian Hegemony Is a Figment of America’s Imagination
The Islamic Republic isn’t nearly as powerful as Washington and Tehran make it out to be.
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An Iraqi man and a girl fleeing the Islamic State (IS) group controlled Rashidiyah neighbourhood arrive to the Arabi neighbourhood north of Mosul on January 22, 2017 as a military operation against the jihadists continues. Iraqi forces retook two areas from the Islamic State group in Mosul, sealing their control of the east bank three months into an offensive to reclaim the city. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: SecDef Mattis Heads to Asia; Republican Defense Budget Fight Looms; Iraq Takes Eastern Mosul
NATO Moves East; Syria deal (Kind of); And Lots More
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iraq-crop Iraqi Forces Liberate Eastern Mosul from the Islamic State
But the fight for western Mosul may be even fiercer, commanders warn.
