Saudi Arabia

The United States has the leverage needed to prevent Qatar from cozying up to Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood—if it’s willing to use it.

Saudi Arabia has started a crisis with Canada because it doesn't want to admit its own failings.

A Houthi attack on two Saudi oil tankers near Yemen could be an Iranian bid to hammer a key energy choke point.

Pushing for regime change in Tehran could put Qassem Suleimani in power.

Big buyers of Iranian oil such as China are seen as unlikely to cut purchases to zero, but sanctions will still send crude prices higher.

Global oil markets are controlled by Russia and Saudi Arabia — despite America’s shale boom.

The last thing Israelis and Palestinians need now is another failed blueprint. Stabilizing Gaza is more important.

The United States and Arab governments have abandoned the Palestinian cause and believe they can browbeat Mahmoud Abbas into submission.

The oil cartel vowed to add 1 million barrels a day to markets. It won’t add quite that much.

With or without Iranian cooperation, extra barrels of crude could help meet rising demand. But there’s still reason to fear a price spike later this year.

The showdown with Qatar is forcing all Middle Eastern countries to pick sides — and leaving two of them in the lurch.

Beijing is using the region's ongoing woes to solidify its own geopolitical agenda.

By trading geopolitical importance for aid and showing restraint when unrest erupts, the kingdom has managed to remain stable for decades.

A Saudi-led coalition wanted to permanently ostracize its rival. One year later, Qatar has more influence in the West than ever.

America's Arab allies have always wanted to buy direct access to U.S. foreign policy, and they finally found a seller.

The region is at risk of a nuclear arms race. Washington needs to stop proliferation before it starts.

Trump's actions may ultimately weaken the strength of sanctions as a tool of U.S. statecraft.

The United States has outsourced its foreign policy to regional allies. In South Korea, it might lead to peace — in Israel, it’s more likely leading to war.

The U.S. president wanted to be energy independent, but he’s forcing his country to get more deeply involved in the global oil market.

Trump walks away from the nuclear deal, but big Asian buyers are likely to keep snapping up Iranian crude.