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US ‘not going anywhere,’ vows to remain engaged in Middle East

A senior US diplomat said Tuesday that Washington was not disengaging from the Middle East, refusing to leave a vacuum for Beijing, Moscow or Tehran to exploit. “We will not walk away from the Middle East and leave a vacuum to…
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Iran says cooperation with Saudi Arabia can restore regional peace

Iran said on Monday that talks with Saudi Arabia were a separate matter from talks to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact, adding that cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh could help the restoration of calm and security in the Middle East. Iran…
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Did you know what U.S. Code Section 127e program is?

It is the legal authority by which the secretary of defense and his chiefs can spend up to $100 million in a year to support “foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals and now in 2022, at least 23 of these programs are active…
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U.S. massacres civilians in wars in the Middle East: report

The United States has committed crimes by launching wars in the Middle East and surrounding regions that have caused mass killing of civilians, said a report released Tuesday by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS). Titled…
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Joe Biden brings a neo-imperialist vision to the Middle East

by: Nader Hashemi US president's trip to the region entailed open support for settler-colonialism, meetings with local dictators and a deafening silence on human rights US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to the Middle East was…
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Iran: US used ‘Iranophobia’ to create regional tensions

Iran accuses US of using "Iranophobia" to create regional tension during Biden's visit to the Middle East. Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday accused the United States of using "Iranophobia" to create regional tension during President Joe…
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President Joe Biden Heads to the Mideast: Plans to Abase Himself Before Saudi Royals

President Joe Biden is off to the Middle East. He apparently plans to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – ole "Slice ‘n Dice," when it comes to journalistic critics – in from the cold. The president is abandoning the pretense…
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Biden to hold four-way virtual summit with Israel, UAE and India

President Joe Biden will participate in a four-way virtual summit with the leaders of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and India during his Middle East trip this week, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday. Sullivan told…
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Biden’s Middle East visit spells greater repression for Palestinians and Gulf activists, experts say

As US President Joe Biden travels to Israel and Saudi Arabia later this week, where all eyes will be on whether or not the two countries move towards normalisation, Middle East experts say that any rapprochement will lead to an increase in…
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Iran: Israel-US Air Defense Pact with Arabs Would Increase Tensions

Iran’s foreign ministry said Saturday that an air defense pact between Israel and Arab regional allies — formed under US leadership to counter the threat of Iran’s drones and missiles — would only increase regional tensions.“The entry…