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MIDDLE EAST EYE

Yemenis say Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia shows he doesn't care about their plight

More than 377,000 people have died as a result of direct fighting as well as hunger and disease since the war erupted.

Putin tells US to stop ‘looting’ Syria

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LOS ANGELES TIMES

Biden vows U.S. will stay in Middle East to limit influence of Russia, Iran

“Let me say clearly that the United States is going to remain an active, engaged partner in the Middle East. ... We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran [and] will seek to build on this moment with active, principled American leadership.”

MBS hits back at Biden after the President confronts Saudi prince about Khashoggi

Biden, Lapid Sign Joint US-Israel Declaration Against Iran

MIDDLE EAST MONITOR

BRICS expects Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to join group soon

Biden Told Congress U.S. Troops Are Fighting in the Middle East. Now He Says They Aren't

WASHINGTON POST

Opinion: Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia erodes our moral authority

Biden needs the Saudis to increase their oil production to help keep global energy prices in check. The trip sends the message that the United States is willing to look the other way when its commercial interests are at stake.

Biden’s meeting sends a dangerous message about the value the United States attaches to a free press. A grip-and-grin photograph with MBS signals to autocrats everywhere that you can quite literally get away with murdering a journalist as long as you possess a natural resource the United States wants badly enough.

Joe Biden Mentions Oil Only Once in Essay Defending Saudi Arabia Trip

MIDDLE EAST EYE

Progressive Democrats seek to block US security pacts with Saudi Arabia and UAE

WASHINGTON POST

GAO: US failed to track if arms used against Yemen civilians

MIDDLE EAST EYE

How four years of US sanctions have devastated Iran's economy

After years of being financially blacklisted by the international community, Iran has learned to cope. However, the steady inflation, devaluation of the Iranian rial, and declining Global Domestic Product (GDP) have culminated in a crisis.

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U.S., Saudi Arabia sign 18 agreements in energy, other areas

ABC NEWS

US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader

“Though degraded, ISIS remains a threat. We remain dedicated to its defeat. Last night’s operation, which took a senior ISIS operator off the battlefield, demonstrates our commitment to the security of the Middle East and to the enduring defeat of ISIS,” said Gen. Erik Kurilla, the commander of U.S. Central Command

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NEWSWEEK

Saudis Want Biden to Counter Iran, Forget Khashoggi in Gas Crisis Bargain

The White House has sought to downplay the importance of Biden's meeting, but the highly anticipated sit-down is likely to dominate the visit both in symbolism and substance.

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NBC NEWS

Report: US Secretly Reviews and Approves Many Israeli Airstrikes in Syria

According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel has been secretly coordinating with the US on many of its airstrikes in Syria, and senior officials at US Central Command have reviewed and approved many plans in recent years.

ANTIWAR.COM

Biden Made Final Decision to Keep Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Terrorist Blacklist

President Biden has made a final decision to keep Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) designated as a “foreign terrorist organization,” Politico reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed Western official.

The decision means a revival of the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, is unlikely. The terrorist blacklist is a sweeping designation that means any current or former IRGC member is subject to US sanctions, and Iran wanted it lifted before the restoration of the JCPOA.

ANTIWAR.COM

Pentagon Grilled Over Lack of Accountability for Civilian Casualties in Syria Airstrike

Last year, The New York Times reported that a US airstrike in Baghuz, Syria killed up to 70 people, including 64 women and children, one of the highest reported casualty incidents in the US air war against ISIS. The Times report said the death toll was almost immediately known, and the strike was flagged as a possible war crime. But at every turn, the Pentagon did what it could to conceal the deadly strike, and a proper investigation never happened.

MIAMI HERALD

Iran’s attempts to kill Pompeo, current U.S. officials are real and ongoing, Blinken says

Iran’s attempts to assassinate former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are real and ongoing, his successor, Antony Blinken, told Congress on Tuesday.

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

White House Falsely Claims Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapon in ‘Weeks’

Adding to speculation that the US is preparing to back out of the Iran nuclear deal, White House spokeswomen Jen Psaki is now claiming that Iran could produce a nuclear weapon within a matter of weeks.

MINTPRESS NEWS

The Ouster Of Imran Khan: How Much Involvement Did the US Have in Pakistan’s Coup?

Imran Khan joins the long list of deposed prime ministers and underscores the reality that, in Pakistan, whoever the people elect, the U.S.-backed military is always in charge.

TRUTHOUT

Ukraine and Yemen Wars Highlight US’s Role as Biggest Arms Dealer in the World

The U.S. is the top arms dealer in the world, followed by Russia, France and the United Kingdom, with the U.S. responsible for 39 percent of arms exports globally, according to the Stockholm International Peace Institute.

Opinion - Human rights destroyer: US causes humanitarian disasters around globe, killing innocent civilians and creating millions of refugees

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NBC

U.S. ally Saudi Arabia Puts 81 People to Death in Mass Execution - Biden admin silent

The number of death penalty cases being carried out in Saudi Arabia had dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, though the kingdom continued to behead convicts under King Salman and his assertive son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Mass protests in Pakistan as ousted PM accuses US of regime change - WATCH

Was the US involved in Pakistani PM’s departure, as he claims?

US Reinforces Illegal Bases in Syria After Increased Attacks

FRANCE 24

Pakistan Prime Minister accused the United States of meddling in Pakistan's politics

US military boosts support for Saudi Arabia as it bombs Yemen: Biden breaks promise to end war

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