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One year in, Trump’s Middle East policy is imploding

Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:52:49

The New Yorker

Iran deal won't survive beyond May 2018, sanctions expert says

Sat Jan 20, 2018 10:18:07

The Iran nuclear deal is on life support and on a trajectory for collapse, many policy experts believe, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's current continuation of sanctions relief.

US - Government shutdown begins as budget talks falter in senate

Sat Jan 20, 2018 08:57:07

Much of the federal government officially shut down early Saturday morning after Senate Democrats, showing remarkable solidarity in the face of a clear political danger, blocked consideration of a stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating.

Iran's nuclear deal cannot survive if US withdraws: Russia

Sat Jan 20, 2018 08:32:12

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Iran's nuclear deal with world powers will collapse if the US withdraws from the agreement.

U.S. government shutdown looms as Senate short of votes for spending bill

Sat Jan 20, 2018 08:26:52

A House-passed stopgap bill that would avoid a government shutdown appeared to fizzle out in the Senate late Friday night, leaving Congress fewer than two hours to find a solution before a midnight deadline.

Syria "does not need a single dollar from US for reconstruction" - Foreign Ministry

Thu Jan 18, 2018 14:13:47

Syria's Foreign Ministry says the U.S. is beyond its rights to intervene in Syrian affairs, one day after the Trump Administration laid out its expansive goals to influence the outcome of Syria's seven-year long war.

Turkey deploys Tomahawk missiles along border with Syria (Video)

Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:36:48

Footage shows Tomahawk (I-Hawk) missiles that are pointed towards Afrin in Syria have been placed along the Turkish border.

Turkey says U.S. denial of Syrian border force plan "important"

Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:21:56

Turkey said on Thursday Washington's denial that it intended to build a border force in Syria was "important", but added Ankara would not remain silent in the face of any force that threatened its borders.

World's confidence in US leadership at new low, Germany seen as global leader: Poll

Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:39:23

Global confidence in US leadership has fallen to a new low, and the country now ranks below China in worldwide approval ratings, according to a new Gallup poll.

Free Syrian Army’s free ride with CIA could be short-lived: Analyst

Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:29:37

The so-called Free Syrian Army’s “free ride” with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) could be short-lived, according to Myles Hoenig, an American political analyst and activist.