Biden’s Aid Dilemma: Strained Alliances and Congressional Roadblocks
President Joe Biden’s efforts to secure a substantial aid package for Ukraine and Israel have hit significant roadblocks, with interlinked challenges in Congress and shifting international alliances, particularly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Strained Relations and Aid Stalemate The Biden administration’s diplomatic maneuvers are under scrutiny amid rising tensions with Netanyahu and complications in […]
The Perpetual Cycle of Blame in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lingered on for many decades, and it’s fast becoming a problem the world has minimal solution to solving. Will the tragedy of violence between Jews and Palestinian Arabs ever end? Reciprocal blaming suggests it’s a long shot at best. The menace of war in the Middle East once again looks intractable. […]
US, Saudi, Agree For Kingdom to Normalize Relations with Israel
According to the Wall Street Journal, a tentative agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia has been struck, in which the Saudi monarchy would consent to recognize Israel in exchange for Palestinian concessions, US security assurances, and aid with civilian nuclear energy. “There is no agreed-to set of negotiations, there’s no agreed-to framework to codify […]
Three Katyusha Rockets Strike US Embassy In Baghdad, 1 Injury Reported
A Unites States official told CNN that one person suffered a minor injury when three Katyusha rockets hit the US Embassy compound on Sunday. The individual harmed is said to have already returned to duty. The incident comes after heightened tensions in Iran and Iraq after US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike on Iranian Major […]
Rhetoric Escalation Between US And Iran Is A Dangerous Sign
“U.S. allies involved in operations in the Middle East appear uninterested in the increasingly bellicose rhetoric from the White House and Pentagon regarding Iran,” Military Times reported earlier in the week after the Trump administration within the United States began increasing their rhetoric against Iran. Reporting from the outlet continued, “Germany and the Netherlands suspended […]
Syrian Democratic Forces Says ISIS Loses Last Stronghold
On Saturday the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) lost its final stronghold in Syria. If accurate this would bring an end to the self-proclaimed caliphate declared in 2014. The SDF as a coalition of Arab and Kurdish soldiers backed British, French, and United States special forces […]