Al-Qaeda Threatens to Continue War, But Group Barely Exists in Afghanistan Anymore | Speculation about tiny remnant still informing overdue pullout
Biden Tells Mossad US Not Close to Iran Deal
Biden Tells Mossad US Not Close to Iran Deal | Biden promises to keep seeking Israeli input on Iran process
NATO’s Southeastern Spearhead: Turkey’s Military Aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus Signals Proxy Conflict With Iran
The past week has witnessed reports of increased Turkish military activity in Iraq and Syria as well as its intruding itself deeper into the war in Yemen. In all three cases Ankara has pitted itself against forces that are or can be seen to be pro-Iranian: Shiite...
US Military Intelligence Chief: Russia Poses Existential Threat From North to South Pole
Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, presented his agency’s annual World Threat Assessment before the Senate Armed Forces Committee on April 29. The transcript of his testimony runs to fifty-seven pages and is broad in its...
Blinken Says Its Time for Regional Countries to Worry About Afghanistan
Blinken says Afghanistan’s neighbors have been ‘free riders’
Afghans Who Work for the Pentagon Fear US Will Leave Them Behind
Locally hired contractors want asylum in the US or Europe
Taliban Protected US Bases From Other Groups After Peace Deal Was Signed
Protection agreement was part of a secret annex to US-Taliban deal
As Ukraine Simmers, Victoria Nuland Is Now Highest-Ranking Member of US Foreign Service
On April 29 the U.S. Senate confirmed Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, which has been described as the fourth most important position in the State Department. Though as the first three are filled by political appointees and the other...
Sullivan: Iran Talks in an ‘Unclear Place’
The US and Iran are engaged in indirect negotiations to revive JCPOA
US Ends Visa Services for Most Russians, Reduces Moscow Embassy Staff by 75%
Russia blames ‘unfriendly steps’ by US for souring relations