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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Saudi Energy Minister Khaled al-Falih shake hands on December 4, 2017 in Riyadh.

Bidders Are Chomping at the Bit to Build Saudi Arabia Nuclear Reactors

That nightmare of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East has become a reality.
By Micah Halpern
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis hold posters and portraits of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration in support of the former president on August 24, 2017.

Assassination of Former Yemeni President Exacerbates Iran-Saudi Proxy War

Chaos reigns.
By Les Neuhaus
An Iranian policeman holds a weapon as he stands by a window at the Iranian parliament on June 7, 2017 during an attack on the complex.

Sunni ISIS Lashes Out at Shiite Iran

As terrorist group loses ground, ancient conflict manifests itself in modern warfare.
By Micah Halpern
Steven Cymbrowitz at a relative's grave in Israel.

Pol Who Pushed Divestment From Iran Invested in Companies Doing Business There

By Will Bredderman
Iranian schoolboys reenact the detention of US sailors by Iran's Revolutionary Guards during celebrations marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution (STR/AFP/Getty Images).

Holiday Jeer: Iran’s ‘Victory Parade’ Hoped to Humiliate America

By Micah Halpern
Pope Francis (R) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses after their private audience on January 26, 2016, at the Vatican. Rouhani on January 26 described Iran as the safest and most stable country in the Middle East as he urged international investors to help modernise the country's sanctions-hit economy. On the second day of a landmark visit to Europe, the Iranian leader also pitched the Islamic Republic's potential for companies seeking a base in a region of 300 million people and vowed the government would never interfere in private business deals. / AFP / POOL / ANDREW MEDICHINI (Photo credit should read ANDREW MEDICHINI/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran’s President Needs More Than a Blessing From the Pope

By Micah Halpern
A demonstration against Saudi authorities, outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images).

Repeat Performance: An Ancient Battle Erupts Between Iran and Saudi Arabia

By Micah Halpern
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Coalition of the Drilling: Oil Fuels the Saudi-Led War Against ISIS

By Micah Halpern
Sunnis and Shiites perform an unified Friday prayer in Baghdad. (ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images)

How ISIS Is Bringing Even Sunnis and Shiites Together

By Micah Halpern
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, third from right, and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon arrive on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at a Hula Valley landing zone near Yesod Hamala, Israel, Monday, July 20, 2015, in norther Israel near the Lebanon boarder, en route to view the Hula Valley from the Hussein Lookout. Carter said he has no expectation of persuading Israeli leaders to drop their opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, but will instead emphasize that the accord imposes no limits on what Washington can do to ensure the security of Israel and U.S. Arab allies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

Congress Must Send a Message and Reject Disastrous Iran Deal

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