Aid Groups Sound the Alarm Over Houthi Terror Designation The designation will hamper aid deliveries to Houthi-controlled areas where 70% of Yemen's food-insecure population lives
Pentagon Continues Afghanistan Drawdown Despite Law to Block It The 2021 NDAA included an amendment that blocks funds for Afghanistan withdrawal until reports are submitted to Congress
Israel Approves Construction of 800 New Settler Homes in West Bank Move comes during the final days of the Trump administration, which has seen a record amount of settler construction
Trump Administration Designates Cuba as State Sponsor of Terror The move will hamper the incoming Biden administration's plans to work towards normalization with Cuba
Pompeo Lifts Restrictions on Official US Contacts With Taiwan Move comes ahead of US ambassador's planned Taiwan visit
Trump Administration Announces Houthi Terror Designation Designation will hamper aid organizations who operate in Houthi-controlled areas, where 70% of Yemen's population lives
Biden Appoints Mideast Advisor Who Resigned Over Trump Syria Withdrawal Brett McGurk served as envoy to the anti-ISIS coalition until 2018, when he resigned over President Trump's unfulfilled plan to withdraw from Syria
Taiwan Welcomes Planned Visit From US Ambassador to UN Kelly Craft to visit Taiwan from January 13th to the 15th
UAE F-35 Deal Expected to Be Signed Before Trump Leaves Office Deal is part of a $23 billion weapons package that includes F-35s, Reaper drones, and munitions
Ayatollah Khamenei Says Iran In ‘No Rush’ to See US Rejoin Nuclear Deal Khamenei called for sanctions relief, said if the US returns to its commitments, Iran will return to theirs
