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  • Sullivan: U.S. post-war strategy links Saudi-Israel peace deal with two-state solution

    White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday that the Biden administration's strategy for post-war Gaza is to link normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia to the creation of a pathway for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

  • U.S. strike in Baghdad raises specter of wider regional war

    While the U.S. has targeted militia-linked locations in Iraq and Syria several times in recent months, an American operation in such a central location of Iraq’s capital is exceedingly rare. The Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba group falls under the command of the Iraqi army, which responded swiftly, and in anger, saying agreements between Baghdad and Washington had been violated.

  • New Bills Aim To Block U.S. Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia, Uae Amid Concerns Of Regional Conflict

    REP. ILHAN OMAR is introducing two pieces of legislation to block U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, citing atrocities committed by both countries. The U.S. made high-profile sales to both countries in December, shoring up their offensive capabilities amid the possibility of a regional war and a growing risk of confrontation with Yemen’s Houthis.

  • The U.S. and Israel: An Embrace Shows Signs of Strain After Oct. 7

    No other episode in the past half-century has tested the ties between the United States and Israel in such an intense and consequential way. The complicated diplomacy between Washington and Jerusalem since Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people and seized 240 hostages has played out across both governments, in direct interactions between the leaders and intense back and forth between military and intelligence agencies.

  • U.S. Prepares to Lift Ban on Sales of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia

    The Biden administration is preparing to relax restrictions on some weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said on Thursday, crediting the kingdom’s peace talks with a militia in Yemen for hastening an easing of the constraints. President Biden imposed the ban two years ago amid concerns that U.S. weapons were being used against civilians in Yemen, where hundreds of thousands of people have died from airstrikes, fighting, disease and hunger as a Saudi-led military coalition waged war against an Iran-backed militia called the Houthis. The expected loosening of the limits — which blocked sales of major offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia — comes as the kingdom attempts to finalize a U.S.-backed peace accord with the Houthis. A representative for the White House National Security Council declined to comment.

  • Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce

    Saudi Arabia's name was conspicuously - perhaps surprisingly - absent from a list of countries the United States announced as part of its new naval coalition protecting Red Sea shipping from Yemen's Houthi group.

    Although it has a U.S.-equipped military, has been waging war on the Houthis for nearly nine years and relies on Red Sea ports for 36% of imports, Saudi Arabia along with Gulf ally the United Arab Emirates has proclaimed no interest in the venture.

  • Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce

    Saudi Arabia's name was conspicuously - perhaps surprisingly - absent from a list of countries the United States announced as part of its new naval coalition protecting Red Sea shipping from Yemen's Houthi group. Although it has a U.S.-equipped military, has been waging war on the Houthis for nearly nine years and relies on Red Sea ports for 36% of imports, Saudi Arabia along with Gulf ally the United Arab Emirates has proclaimed no interest in the venture.

  • Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce

    Saudi Arabia's name was conspicuously - perhaps surprisingly - absent from a list of countries the United States announced as part of its new naval coalition protecting Red Sea shipping from Yemen's Houthi group. Although it has a U.S.-equipped military, has been waging war on the Houthis for nearly nine years and relies on Red Sea ports for 36% of imports, Saudi Arabia along with Gulf ally the United Arab Emirates has proclaimed no interest in the venture.

  • Israel-Hamas fighting convulses Gaza as U.S. seeks protection of civilians

    Israeli forces and Hamas battled fiercely throughout Gaza on Friday, witnesses said, suggesting Israel's ground offensive was meeting stiffer resistance as the U.S. said it expected its ally to alter a war strategy that has inflicted a huge death toll.

    Residents in the small enclave reported fighting in Sheijaia, Sheikh Radwan, Zeitoun, Tuffah, and Beit Hanoun in north Gaza, east of Maghazi in central Gaza and in the centre and northern fringes of the main southern city of Khan Younis.

  • The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Celebrates the Groundbreaking of the New U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    The new embassy, a striking architectural design with the latest security and sustainability features, will provide a modern, secure, and efficient workplace for embassy staff and will serve as a powerful symbol of the United States’ enduring partnership with Saudi Arabia. Built on a 27.5-acre site within Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter, the embassy’s design is both informed by the geological characteristics of Saudi Arabia and inspired by the traditional architecture of the region. The design’s responsiveness to the local environment aligns with the project’s goal of attaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification – a globally recognized mark of achievement in high-performance, best-in-class, green buildings.