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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced stop in Iraq on his way to Egypt where he met with several leaders, including the Iraqi President and Kurdish officials. While in Erbil…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced stop in Iraq on his way to Egypt where he met with several leaders, including Iraqi President Barham Salih.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, part of a Middle East tour to increase pressure against Iran and outline…

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy held a discussion on civil disobedience in Iran as the 40th anniversary of the creation of the the Islamic Republic of Iran approached. The keynote…

Prince Turki Al Faisal Al-Saud, former Saudi ambassador to the U.S., spoke about the evolving relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia at the National Council on Arab-U.S. relations' policymakers conference. The former…

President Trump delivered a surprise speech to U.S. troops at Al Asad Air Base in the Al Anbar Province in Iraq. This was President Trump’s first trip overseas to visit troops stationed in…

President Trump took questions from reporters during his visit to Iraq.

The Wilson Center hosted a discussion on the prospects of peace talks to stop the civil war in Yemen, which is supported by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran, and has caused wide-spread famine…

The Council on Foreign Relations hosted a discussion on the United States' relationship with Iran following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking sixty-six American hostages for 444 days. In his book, Taken Hostage, David Farber chronicled their ordeal and examined…

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the floor about the pending resolution to end U.S. military assistance in Yemen. He described the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as the result of a…

Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the floor about the pending resolution to end U.S. military assistance in Yemen, and explained constitutional arguments for the proposed resolution.

Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Gary Peters (D-MI) spoke on the floor about the pending resolution to end U.S. military assistance in Yemen. They both cited the importance of addressing the…

Senator Ben Cardin spoke about the pending resolution to end U.S. military assistance in Yemen.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke about the pending resolution to end U.S. military assistance in Yemen.

Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Bob Corker (R-TN) spoke about the pending resolution to end U.S. military assistance in Yemen. Afterward, Senator Todd Young (R-IN) offered an amendment…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke about his opposition to the war in Yemen, calling it a “humanitarian and strategic disaster.” He also spoke in favor of a resolution he offered that…

Rachel Oswald talked about the Senate debate on ending U.S. military assistance in the Yemen war and the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) joined other senators for a news conference to discuss the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) spoke to reporters following a briefing with CIA Director Gina Haspel on relations with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the…