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  • Drone Strike That Killed U.S. Contractor in Syria Was Launched by Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq

    An Iranian-backed militia in northern Iraq was behind the drone attack that killed a U.S. military contractor in northeast Syria on March 23 and wounded more than two dozen American civilian and military personnel, according to U.S. officials. The Iraqi origin of that attack hasn’t been previously reported but was acknowledged by a senior U.S. military official Saturday in response to questions from The Wall Street Journal

  • U.S., Saudi Arabia, others to discuss possible railway project connecting Middle East

    Sullivan hinted at this initiative during his speech on Thursday at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “If you remember nothing else from my speech, remember I2U2, because you will be hearing more about it as we go forward," he said.

  • How U.S. Efforts to Guide Sudan to Democracy Ended in War

    Just weeks ago, American diplomats thought Sudan was on the verge of a breakthrough agreement that would advance its transition from military dictatorship to full-fledged democracy, delivering on the soaring promise of the country’s revolution in 2019. Sudan had become an important test case in President Biden’s core foreign policy goal of bolstering democracies worldwide, which in his view weakens corrupt leaders and allows nations to more capably stand as bulwarks against the influences of China, Russia and other autocratic powers.

  • U.S. and Germany Slip, Russia Stumbles on the Global Stage

    A new Gallup report based on surveys in nearly 140 countries in 2022 shows that the median global approval rating of U.S. leadership stood at 41% last year. This rating is much lower than the 49% median approval measured during Biden’s first six months on the job -- before the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan -- and the 45% approval for his first full year in office. Historically, the 41% approval rating is considerably lower than former President Barack Obama’s second-year rating of 47% but still higher than former President Donald Trump’s second year (31%) or the ratings during the last two years of George W. Bush’s presidency (38% and 34%).

  • Support for Slashing Fossil Fuel Use Steady at 58% in U.S.

    Americans’ support for dramatically reducing the use of fossil fuels in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions hasn’t changed since Gallup first tested this proposal in 2019. About six in 10 continue to be in favor. However, the public is less confident than they were four years ago that the U.S. can achieve this goal.

  • Lindsey Graham Tells Netanyahu U.S. Working For Saudi-Israeli Normalization

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday met with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who stressed his efforts in upgrading ties between Washington and Riyadh and in turn, normalizing Israeli-Saudi relations. Before their meeting in Jerusalem, Graham met with Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, a week after the Republican Senator met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh.

  • Senior U.S. officials visit Saudi Arabia in sign of improving relations

    Ahead of McGurk and Hochstein’s trip, White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday spoke on the phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and agreed "to accelerate contact between the Saudi and U.S. national security teams."

  • Senior U.S. officials visit Saudi Arabia in sign of improving relations

    Ahead of McGurk and Hochstein’s trip, White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday spoke on the phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and agreed "to accelerate contact between the Saudi and U.S. national security teams."

  • What is known about latest leak of U.S. secrets

    U.S. officials believe most of the materials are genuine. Some, however, appear to have been altered to show inflated U.S. estimates for Ukrainian battlefield casualties since Russia invaded in February 2022, as well as understated numbers for Russian forces.

  • Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says

    A portion of a top secret document, dated Feb. 17, summarizes purported conversations between Sisi and senior Egyptian military officials and also references plans to supply Russia with artillery rounds and gunpowder. In the document, Sisi instructs the officials to keep the production and shipment of the rockets secret “to avoid problems with the West.”