US’ 30 years from diplomatic primacy to paralysis
Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg
January 19, 2021 23:32
A U.S. convoy advances through Iraqi territory during Operation Desert Storm, February 24, 1991. (Getty Images)
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Thirty years ago this week, the US’ power was at its zenith, militarily and diplomatically. On Jan. 17, 1991, it launched the war to dislodge Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait, and with it drove away doubts about America’s commitment to world peace. In the lead-up to that date, the US was able to build an international coalition of 35 countries and make a convincing case for military action. US diplomats secured support for the war from the UN Security Council, where even China and the Soviet Union went along.
A maximum pressure campaign against the Biden administration?
A DESPERATE Mike Pompeo unconvincingly claiming, Al-Qaeda has a new home base. It is the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a recent speech at the US National Press Club, looks like a frantic last-ditch attempt by the outgoing US administration to further botch up US s relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. And the fact that the US Secretary of State could not substantiate the claims only reveal their hollow, fickle base.
This is not the first time, however, the hawkish US diplomat claimed that Iran was forming an axis of evil with Al Qaeda. These last few years, Pompeo has been propagating strong, but unsubstantiated anti-Iran narratives while driving the Trump administration s Israel First Middle East policy.
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Iran is misjudging Biden’s regional policy
Jan 12,2021 - Last updated at Jan 12,2021
Tensions are brewing between Washington and Tehran like never before as Donald Trump’s presidency winds down with less than three weeks remaining before Joe Biden is sown in. The US has warned Iran against carrying out attacks against its troops and interests in the region as Iran and its proxies mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soliemani near Baghdad airport.
On Sunday acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller instructed the USS Nimitz to remain in the Gulf in reaction to Iranian threats. Last week, the US dispatched additional B-52 strategic bombers to the region as a warning to Tehran. And on Saturday Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran had new intelligence from Iraqi sources showing that “Israeli agent-provocateurs” were staging attacks on US targets, laying a “trap” for President Trump to start a conflict th
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Griffiths held talks with Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister to discuss developments in Yemen
The UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said Tuesday that the Saudi commitment to reaching a political settlement to the Yemeni conflict was crucial.
On Monday, Griffith held talks in Riyadh with Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to discuss the situation in war-torn Yemen.
“We discussed ways to overcome obstacles facing prospects for peace in Yemen,” Griffiths said on Twitter. He stressed on the importance of the commitment of the kingdom and the region to reach “a negotiated, Yemeni-led, inclusive political settlement” towards ending the conflict “comprehensively and sustainably”.