Browsing: Middle East
The US is deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East despite a ceasefire involving Iran, raising questions over Washington’s strategy and the future stability of the region.
As Washington weighs a potential war on Iran, critics say it reflects a long US pattern of shifting the human and economic costs of conflict onto other nations and fragile regions.
Gulf states are pouring oil wealth into soccer, golf and Formula One, challenging Western dominance and using sport to project power, reshape economies and burnish global influence.
The Pentagon is weighing a shift of U.S. military aid from Ukraine to the Middle East, raising concerns among allies and lawmakers, The Washington Post reports.
President Trump’s Gulf trip tests his dealmaker image as regional allies seek clarity on U.S. security, Iran, and energy policy, demanding strategy beyond transactional diplomacy.
A new U.S. intelligence report concludes a key Gulf ally covertly interfered in American politics, raising concerns over foreign influence, national security, and future bilateral relations.
A new Washington Post-UMD poll finds many Americans uneasy with Middle Eastern nations’ growing investments in U.S. sports, raising concerns over human rights, influence and sportswashing.