U.S. Foreign Policy
Next they will go before the full Senate for final passage.
Mahan Air has allegedly been operating charter flights to Venezuela for Iranian technicians and technical equipment, using materials sourced from China.
Deborah Lyons succeeds Tadamichi Yamamoto, who has served in the role since 2016.
Turkey requested the United States to send two Patriot batteries to its southern border to deter any future attacks by Syrian troops.
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said the international reaction to the vision, officially called “Peace to Prosperity,” has been overall positive, despite the Palestinian rejection of it.
The anti-Israel group supports the BDS movement and was founded by Hatem Bazian, who co-founded Students for Justice in Palestine.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “trivializing” the injuries suffered by more than 100 U.S. service members in Iran’s strike on the Ain Al-Asad air base in retaliation for the U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
The Board of Deputies of British Jewry called the question “dangerous.”
The Germany military is studying Israeli digital combat technology ahead of a potential contract.
Images of the Star of David and messages apparently blaming the Jews for the Sept. 11 terror attacks were found on various buildings, including South Hampstead Synagogue.
Turkish media has been discussing U.S. bases after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement in a Dec. 15 interview that “if it needs to be shut down, we will shut down Incirlik [Airbase]. If it needs to be shut down, we will shut down Kürecik [Radar Station].”
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) led the effort to end the decades-old embargo, originally intended to prevent an arms race between the Greek and Turkish parts of Cyprus.
