The United States is refusing to comment on a proposed French resolution to the UN Security Council that would lay out a “framework” on resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict. A State Department official told The Mideast Update on background last week…
US Secretary of State John Kerry proudly announced in comments to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty summit on Monday that they are the closest the world has ever been to a nuclear deal with Iran, as the June 30 deadline for…
The ongoing civil war in Syria continues to spill into conflict for neighboring countries, as Israel once again is reported to have hit military targets inside Syria. The Israeli Haaretz newspaper, citing a report in Al Jazeera, said the targets…
An American aircraft carrier is joining a group of other US Navy ships off the coast of Yemen, and they US is tracking Iranian ships possibly delivering arms to Houthi rebels in the war-torn country, according to USA Today. The…
Iran has flatly refused to allow inspectors to visit critical sites in the verification of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, which is a key demand of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency. A report on Sunday from the…
Just when things didn’t seem to get much worse in Yemen—which sits along a key shipping lane for oil tankers—the civil war there has given room for al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country to take control of multiple major facilities in…