Tag: Mideast
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Blinken’s Mideast tour to seek support for postwar Gaza – POLITICO
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to build support among Israel’s Middle Eastern neighbors to plan a postwar future for Gaza, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu rejected the U.S.’s calls for a humanitarian pause. Arab leaders decrying the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Israel-Hamas war pushed for an…
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Biden Seeks to Tame Oil Prices if Mideast Conflict Sends Them Soaring
[ad_1] Biden administration officials, worried that a growing conflict in the Middle East could send global oil prices soaring, are looking for ways to hold down American gasoline prices if such a jump occurs. Those efforts include discussions with large oil-producing nations like Saudi Arabia that are holding back supply and with American oil producers…
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U.S. Deploys Missile Systems to Mideast After Iran Threats
[ad_1] The U.S. military said it would send more missile defense systems to the Middle East in response to “escalations” from Iran and its allies, who have threatened a broader war in the region. The deployment comes as Israel continues to signal intentions to invade Gaza after Hamas’s deadly incursion earlier this month. The United…
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China’s Foremost Mideast Scholar Explains Beijing’s Response to the Israel-Hamas War
[ad_1] China was much slower than the other major powers to respond to the October 7 terrorist attack by the Islamic militant group Hamas against civilian populations in southern Israel. The following week, when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi laid out Beijing’s position on the conflict, many in Israel, the U.S., and European countries were unhappy…
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Across the Mideast, a Surge of Support for Palestinians as War Erupts in Gaza
[ad_1] When the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco announced that they were establishing relations with Israel in 2020, Emirati officials said the deals were symbols of peace and tolerance, while then President Donald J. Trump declared “the dawn of a new Middle East.” Those words rang hollow to many in the region, though. Even…