On May 6, 2025, the United States and Yemen’s Houthi rebels agreed to a ceasefire, halting mutual hostilities in the Red Sea region. The Houthis committed to stopping attacks on international shipping lanes, while the U.S. ceased its airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. This agreement followed seven weeks of intense U.S. bombing campaigns with drones and jet bombers, which,… Read more »
During his May 2025 Middle East tour, President Donald Trump announced the lifting of all U.S. sanctions on Syria, marking a significant shift in American foreign policy. This decision followed a historic meeting with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa—the first such engagement in 25 years—signaling a potential thaw in relations between the two nations . Trump emphasized that the sanctions… Read more »
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-1-2-trillion-economic-commitment-in-qatar/ President Donald Trump recently visited Qatar, as part of his broader Middle East tour. The key events that occured during this visit include a major economic deal, and a gift of a Boein 747 to Trump, with the intent of it becoming the new Airforce 1. In Doha, the Qatari Capital, Trump met with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-announces-more-air-assets-middle-east-2025-04-01 Over the past few weeks the world has seen a steady build up of United States Military assets in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. The focus point of this military build up is an atoll of the British Indian Ocean Territory named Diego Garcia. The island has preexisting British naval and air facilities, however the amount of material… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/02/saudi-arabia-trump-foreign-policy The recent return of Donald Trump to the presidency has sparked significant interest and concern globally, particularly in the Middle East. One country that has been closely watching Trump’s resurgence is Saudi Arabia. According to this recent article, Saudi Arabia is eager to see Trump back in power, believing that his administration will be more sympathetic to the kingdom’s… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/syria-israel-druze-golan-heights-tarif-assad-fall-hts-2000a5fdc1d53a1df2dccd404b6cf140 https://apnews.com/article/israel-syria-druze-military-clashes-e1d6da3cc97d121de161699d1aca61e3 Three weeks ago, in the western part of Syria, a nation just recently unified after a very long and bloody civil war, there was an assault on a local Alawite population. The Alawites are a small offshoot of Shi’ite Islam. The most notable members is the recently ousted Dictator, Bashar Al Assad and his family. The Alawites have… Read more »