President Donald Trump holds a press conference during the final day of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. Trump is expected to address critical geopolitical developments in West Asia, ongoing negotiations regarding Iran, diplomatic efforts to stabilize regional tensions, and maintaining maritime security across the Strait of Hormuz. #DonaldTrump #G7 #France #Iran
A new book offers a realist strategy for dealing with a region in rapid flux. The post The Middle East has Become the New ‘West Asia’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Books The Middle East has Become the New ‘West Asia’ A new book offers a realist strategy for dealing with a region in rapid flux. (AFP via Getty Images) West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East, by Mohammad Soliman. Polity Books, 272 pages. The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy laid out its vision for a new U.S. role in the Middle East based on a pragmatic scaling back from the ideological misadventures of prior years. Instead of attempting to reshape the countries of the Middle East through violence and money, the strategy advocated an orderly withdrawal from a region that…Open
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has warned American citizens to leave Iraq immediately due to escalating threats from the Islamic Republic of Iran and militias aligned with the Islamist regime. The advisory highlighted potential attacks on American-linked universities and other institutions in Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, and Dohuk, as well as civilian sites around the Middle Eastern country. The post U.S. Embassy Warns of Iranian Attacks on American Universities. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. has issued an advisory for all American citizens to leave Iraq due to escalating threats and attacks by Iran and allied militias, especially on universities with perceived ties to the American government . WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and American citizens in Iraq. WHEN & WHERE: The advisory was issued on Sunday, with threats targeting Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk, and other locations in Iraq. KEY QUOTE: “From now on, all universities of the occupier regime and American universities in the West Asia region will be legitimate targets for us.” – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IMPACT: U.S. citizens in Iraq face…Open