List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 19: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) departs after meeting with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (R) at the Ministry of Defense on April 19, 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images) SitRep: Mattis, Tillerson Slam Tehran; Carrier Drama Making Allies Uneasy; ISIS Chemical Attack Targets U.S., Aussie Grunts
Drone Strike in Yemen; More Chinese Military Reforms; U.S. Sends Arms to Peshmerga; FBI Hunts Wikileaks Leaker; Israel Buying More Subs
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tillerson crop Tillerson, Mattis Seek to Mend Fences With Saudi Arabia
Goodbye, Iran deal tensions. Hello, counterterror cooperation and investment.
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INDIAN OCEAN - MARCH 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by U.S. Military prior to transmission.) In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) March 15, 2009 in the Indian Ocean. Carl Vinson is underway following a four-year refueling and complex overhaul to take part in Southern Seas 2010. After completing Southern Seas, Carl Vinson will change homeport from Norfolk, Va. to San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dusty Howell/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) SitRep: U.S. Navy Settles Near Korean Coast; Trump Says Iran Deal Working; Russian Bombers Buzz Alaska
Saudi CT Alliance Takes Shape; Navy Officer Exonerated; Congress Wants to Sell Jordan Some Drones; And Lots More
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US Navy crew man machine-guns as they stand aboard a Riverine Command Boat off the coast of Bahrain's Salman port, near Manama, on May 12, 2013, one day before the start of the biggest exercise of mine countermeasure maneuvers in the Arabian Gulf. The US Navy along with other 40 nations are conducting the games. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Officer in Persian Gulf Snafu Allowed To Stay In Navy, Panel Rules
The skipper of two riverine boats captured by Iran last year will get to remain in the Navy after all. A naval administrative board rejected a request from commanders to force him out of the service.
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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One prior to departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, April 18, 2017, as he travels to Wisconsin. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Might Be a Traditional President After All
Anxious allies are breathing a sigh of relief that American power is back as a force to be reckoned with.
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 9: U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in April 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) Trump’s ‘Madman Theory’ Isn’t Strategic Unpredictability. It’s Just Crazy.
What worked for the president on the campaign trail is now becoming his greatest foreign-policy weakness.
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Fire and smoke billow following a reported car bomb explosion at a Syrian pro-government position during clashes between rebel fighters and regime forces to take control of an area in the southern city of Daraa on February 20, 2017. / AFP / MOHAMAD ABAZEED (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images) Chemical Weapons Aren’t the Real Problem in Syria
The United States cares more about the murder weapon than the murder victim.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 13: An Iraqi Army soldier stands guard atop the Palestine Hotel overlooking Firdos Square where a statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled during the U.S. invasion on April 13, 2015 in Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad has again come to life at night following the February lifting of the 12-year old evening curfew. Despite the continued risk of terror attacks and an escalating military offensive with ISIS extremists not far from the capitol, Baghdadis have taken to the streets throughout the city. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Iraqi Christian Veteran Fears Deportation After Serving Prison Sentence
Iraqi Christians in the United States cheered Trump’s promises to protect religious minorities. Now many feel betrayed.
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An Iranian military truck carries parts of the S300 missile system during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 17, 2015. / AFP / CHAVOSH HOMAVANDI (Photo credit should read CHAVOSH HOMAVANDI/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: U.S. to Bolster Iran Deal Enforcement; Pence Again Warns North Korea; Mattis In Middle East
Pentagon Wants In On Yemen; More on New Nork Missiles; Pentagon’s New Nuclear Review Underway; AQ And ISIS Back Together?; And Lots More
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A young boy, wounded by shrapnel in his face and groin, is quickly treated at a clinic in the Samah neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq on Thursday, December 1, 2016. It was unclear if the medics were able to stop the boy's bleeding as he continued to drip blood through the gauze and bandages they wrapped him in before loading him into an ambulance. The Lost Children of Mosul
Thousands of young Iraqis have been trapped, displaced, or killed as the fight to retake the city from the Islamic State enters its seventh month.
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Supporters of the "yes" wave Turkish National flags and flags depicting Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they cheer during his speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, on April 17, 2017 following the results in a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. Erdogan on April 17 said Turkey could hold a referendum on its long-stalled EU membership bid after Turks voted to approve expanding the president's powers in a plebiscite. Narrowly won by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the referendum asked voters to boost the powers of the Turkish head of state -- a move that rights watchdogs have said could fatally weaken democracy in the linchpin country. / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s What Erdogan’s Referendum Means for Turkey, the EU, and the U.S.
It is far too early to assess the aftermath, but here’s what to watch for in the weeks ahead.
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An Iranian military truck carries parts of the S300 missile system during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the start of Iran's 1980-1988 war with Iraq, on September 21, 2016, in the capital Tehran. / AFP / CHAVOSH HOMAVANDI (Photo credit should read CHAVOSH HOMAVANDI/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Mulls Squeezing Iran With Tougher Sanctions
The White House is considering ramping up existing sanctions to hold Tehran’s feet to the fire.
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US Vice President Mike Pence (centre L) shakes hands with US military officers upon his arrival at army base Camp Bonifas in Paju near the truce village of Panmunjom during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border between North and South Korea on April 17, 2017. Pence arrived at the gateway to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on on April 17, in a show of US resolve hours after North Korea failed in its attempt to test another missile. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Pence Threatens North Korea; McMaster Takes Harder Line; Pyongyang Rolls Out Missiles
Nuke Test Coming Up; Generals Going It Alone; U.S. Testing New Nukes; SEALs Face Issues With Drugs; Was NK hacked; And Lots More
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Supporters of the "yes" wave Turkish national flags and scarfs picturing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a rally in front of the president residence, at Sariyer district, in Istanbul, on April 16, 2017, after the initial results of a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. The "Yes" campaign to give Turkish President expanded powers was just ahead in a tightly-contested referendum but the 'No' was closing the gap, according to initial results. / AFP PHOTO / Bulent Kilic (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017
Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn’t just win his constitutional referendum — he permanently closed a chapter of his country’s modern history.
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hayir How Kurds Could Tilt Turkey’s Referendum
As Turkey considers granting Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, the crucial swing voters may be the country's long-oppressed ethnic minority.
