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  • U.S. joint forces attend Saudi Cultural Day

    U.S. service members ride camels at the Prince Sultan Air Base Museum, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2022. More than 700 U.S. service members attended the Saudi Cultural Day. The three-day event, May 27-29, was hosted through a collaborative effort between the Scientist's Gift Program, local members of the Royal Saudi Air Force, and the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing’s Host Nation Coordination Cell, to provide an opportunity to learn about the history, culture and traditions of Saudi Arabia.

  • U.S. says it will cut costs for clean energy projects on public lands

    The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would substantially reduce the cost of building wind and solar energy projects on federal lands to help spur renewable energy development and address climate change. The new policy comes after years of lobbying from clean power developers who argued that lease rates and fees for facilities on federal lands were too high to draw investment.

  • Joint Statement on the Meeting of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group

    U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Israeli National Security Advisor Dr. Eyal Hulata convened a meeting at the White House of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group (SCG).

  • Trump Policies Sent U.S. Tumbling in a Climate Ranking

    The 2022 edition of the index, provided to The New York Times before its release on Wednesday, scored 180 countries on 40 indicators related to climate, environmental health and ecosystem vitality. The individual metrics were wide-ranging, including tree-cover loss, wastewater treatment, fine-particulate-matter pollution and lead exposure.

  • Fred Hof: Lessons Learned from U.S. Negotiations with Syria

    Ambassador Fred Hof is a diplomat in residence at Bard College. He has a long and distinguished government career as a foreign area officer of the U.S. Army, and as a diplomat working on resolving difficult territorial conflicts in the Levant—often working closely with former Senate majority leader George Mitchell. He's the author of the recently published book Reaching the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace

  • U.S. Refiners Set To Add Just 350,000 Bpd Capacity By End-2023

    Some of the biggest refiners are working on expanding the crude oil processing capacity at large existing facilities, but those additions will not fully offset the U.S. refinery processing capacity, which closed during and right after COVID. ExxonMobil, Valero, and Marathon Petroleum are currently working on the expansion at three large refineries, which will bring a combined 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) additional crude distillation capacity in the United States, Dylan Chase of Argus

  • Israel Tells U.S. It Killed Iranian Officer, Official Says

    Israeli officials say the officer, Sayad Khodayee, was a leader of a covert unit tasked with abductions and killings of Israelis and other foreigners around the world. Iran does not acknowledge that the unit exists.

  • Analysis: Subtle shift in U.S. rhetoric suggests new Iran approach

    "The formulation is now 'it's still in our national security interest to have this' given the alternatives," Ross said. "This is an agreement where the breakout time will not be what it once was, because of the advances in the program, but this is still better than the alternatives available to us," he said. "That's the essence of where they are."

  • U.S. negotiating deal among Saudis, Israelis and Egyptians on Red Sea islands transfer

    The Tiran and Sanafir islands control the Straits of Tiran — a strategic sea passage to the ports of Aqaba in Jordan and Eilat in Israel. Saudi and Egyptian officials say Saudi Arabia gave Egypt control of the islands in 1950. They were later demilitarized as part of the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.

  • Readout of U.S. – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Strategic Joint Planning Committee (SJPC) May 17-18, 2022

    Dr. Kahl conveyed his full support for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense transformation process, a top priority for Saudi Arabia and for the United States.  He thanked HRH Prince Khalid bin Salman for Saudi Arabia’s critical role working with the United States and United Nations to achieve the current truce in Yemen and expressed the U.S. hope that the truce be extended and the war come to an end soon.  Dr. Kahl noted the need to work together on advancing regional integrated air and missile defense.  Both sides agreed on the importance of continuing to advance the U.S.-Saudi military cooperation through joint training, exercises, and strong desire to expand regional cooperation and security.