Trump shakeup: Two intelligence officers to lead White House policy on Iran, North Korea
President Donald Trump chooses CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, and Gina Haspel instead
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The Israel-Lebanese oil dispute – part of US-Russian Mid-East energy battle
Instead of accepting a US-brokered deal for Block 9, Hizballah and Iran make Israel’s offshore gas and oil fields a
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An oil duel takes center of global diplomacy
DEBKA Weekly: German ex-chancellor Schroeder turned-Russian-oil executive and oil executive Tillerson turned-diplomat make intriguing new duelers. Sign here to subscribe.
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Trump’s Reliance on Advisers for Iran and Syria Is Self-Defeating
President Donald Trump was reported on Tuesday, Sept. 12 to be studying a proposal prepared by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis,
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Why Have Four Presidents plus Two Arab Rulers Got Nowhere in the Qatar Dispute?
Four presidents, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Tayyip Erdogan, two Arab rulers, the King of Morocco and Emir
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Iran is on board new US-Russia truce deal in Syria
“The United States, Russia and regional countries reached a ceasefire deal in southwestern Syria,” a US official said on Friday,
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Washington Speaks with Two Voices on Qatar Crisis. Doha’s Elders Take Charge
Three weeks into the Gulf dispute sparked by the decision of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE to impose
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North Korea launches new missile. US sabotages
North Korea early Saturday, April 29, launched a medium ballistic missile. It failed, detonating in North air space seconds after
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Trump and Tehran Trade Conciliatory Signals ahead of Iran’s Presidential Election
The six figures confirmed on April 20 by Iran’s Guardian Council as candidates qualified to run for president in the
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Trump’s Give-and-Take Plan to Smooth Way for Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks
The Trump transition team responded to Mahmoud Abbas’ threats on Jerusalem on Jan. 10 with a promptness that surprised the
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