United States President Donald Trump on Friday delivered a message that American allies in the Middle East have been waiting to hear: either improve the Iran nuclear deal, or cancel it altogether. “I am directing my administration to work closely…
Israel and Saudi Arabia aren’t friends and officially don’t have any relations at all, so when a former Saudi general and advisor to the monarchy not only visited Israel but met with officials in Israel’s government, that made headlines. The…
Arab nations are growing more united in their opposition to Hezbollah, and Iran isn’t happy about it. An influential collection of six Arab nations, known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), voted last week to designated Hezbollah as a terrorist…
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was on the defensive as he traveled to Iran and Saudi Arabia in an effort to improve relations between the testy rivals—and he may have already seen some progress on the first day. In a…
From threats to launch their own nuclear weapons program to hope the Iranian deal could boost the economy, Middle East nations presented a variety of responses to the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday. The deal, which provides Iran with sanctions…
ISIS (ISIL) has set its sights on Saudi Arabia, and while the Shiite sect of Islam is their current target, they likely won’t stop there in their fight in Islam’s holiest country. Following a pair of recent bombing attacks on…