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‘Sea change’: Disruptive Saudi prince shows new pragmatism with Iran

Jhon Ray Mar 25, 2023 0

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman once compared Iran's supreme leader to Hitler, but has now green-lit a reconciliation deal intended to usher in a new era of regional prosperity. As a 29-year-old defense minister, he…

World

Conflict in Syria escalates following attack that killed a U.S. contractor

Jhon Ray Mar 25, 2023 0

WASHINGTON – The conflict in northeast Syria escalated Friday as Iran-backed militias launched a volley of rocket and drone attacks against coalition bases after American reprisals for a drone attack that killed a U.S. contractor…

Politics

After drone kills US contractor, US hits targets in Syria

Andrew Shawn Mar 24, 2023 0

By Lou Kesten, Bassem Mroue and Jon Gambrell | Associated Press BEIRUT — A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans in northeast Syria, and U.S. forces retaliated with…

Politics

U.S. launches ‘precision airstrikes’ in Syria after American worker killed by drone – National

Andrew Shawn Mar 24, 2023 0

A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. American forces said they retaliated soon after with…

Does China’s role in Saudi-Iran rapprochement represent a new order?

Albert Wagner Mar 17, 2023 0

A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023.Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty ImagesDUBAI, United…