Iranian Military Targets Kurdistan Population with Recent Attack in Iraq
Several Kurdish political parties were targeted in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region when Tehran launched rocket and drone attacks in Sulaimaniya and the region’s capital, Erbil.
US Special Envoy for Yemen Returns from UAE, Saudi Arabia as War Fades From Headlines
Tim Lenderking, US Special Envoy for Yemen, returned Wednesday from a week-long trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia “where he met with Emirati, Saudi, Yemeni officials and…
Qatar Hosting World Cup Highlights “Sportswashing” Trend in the Middle East
The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins on Nov. 20 in the small Arab nation of Qatar.
Left Wing Loses Power in Israel with the Resurgence of Benjamin Netanyahu
In the wake of Israel’s fifth legislative election since 2019, former Prime Minister Yair Lapid conceded to Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Nov. 3.
US Treasury Department Issues Sanctions for Scheme to Export Iranian Oil Despite Hezbollah, IRGC Restrictions
On November 3, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a series of sanctions against dozens of individuals, companies, and oil tankers for their role in the export of Iranian oil to global markets, violating American sanctions against the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and Hezbollah on antiterrorism grounds (E.O. 13224).
Questions on Palestine, Food Insecurity Highlight First Arab League Meeting
The Arab League held its first summit in three years in Algeria, on Nov. 2, where economic concerns sparked by the war in Ukraine, and tensions between Israel and Palestine remained at the heart of discussions.
