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o, National Geographic explorer-in-residence Enric Sala, and Gullah/Geechee Nation head Queen Quet; 1:30 PM Cabinet Officers: * Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds U.S.-United Arab Emirates Strategic Dialogue Location: Washington, DC * OAS General Assembly — Organization of American States General Assemb

ng him to 'move funds internationally' for Al Qaeda." Talib "works around the world, including in Brazil, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Turkey and the Persian Gulf region, the Treasury Department said in a statement." The Middle East Institute's Countering Terrorism and Extremism Program director, Charles Liste

nal Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020' Location: H-313, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC; 5:00 PM Cabinet Officers: • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in Washington, DC Location: Washington, DC; 2:30 PM Visitors: • President Trump welcomes Qatari

d Bolton. In an editorial, the Washington Post (7/8, 14.2M) argues that "since it has initiated a confrontation that has sharply raised tensions in the Persian Gulf, you'd think the Trump administration would have anticipated the Iranian response and gamed out its next moves." However, "Trump's response to the

USA Today (1/5, Johnson, 12.7M) says the statement is "the most definitive accounting yet after separate statements last month by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and then-Attorney EFTA00148580 General William Barr who both pointed to the Kremlin." CNN (1/5, Cohen, 89.21M) reports, "While top US officials,

-than- coherent actions by the outgoing Trump administration." In "the past week alone, President Donald Trump's team has dispatched B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf in response to alleged Iranian attack planning and reversed an order to bring home the USS Nimitz, the only U.S. aircraft carrier in the region." T

odcast players. Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands and exchanges goodbye kisses with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the airport in Jeddah on June 24. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Get

that it accused of smuggling Iranian fuel. The seizure is the latest in a series of attacks involving ships and tankers, mostly in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf, that have sent Page 16538 EFTA00046049 tensions soaring between the United States and Iran. (Liz Sly) 2. The United States is sending about 50

dcast players. Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands and exchanges goodbye kisses with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the airport in Jeddah on June 24. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Gett

d of smuggling EFTA00046075 Iranian fuel. The seizure is the latest in a series of attacks involving ships and tankers, mostly in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf, that have sent tensions soaring between the United States and Iran. (Liz _Sjy) 2. The United States is sending about 500 troops to Saudi Arabia

e able to make it to the U.S. in search of asylum. Now, an Uighur family living in Northern Virginia has caught the attention of Secretary of State Mike Pornpeo. Emily Rauhala and Anna Fifield report: "Zumrat Dawut, her husband, Imran Muhammad, and their three children got out. Dawut, who survived internmen

sion in 2003, which transformed Iraq into a gateway for Iranian power, connecting the Islamic Republic's geography of dominance from the shores of the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. ... Many of Iraq's foremost political, military, and security officials have had secret relationships with Tehran, accord

re able to make it to the U.S. in search of asylum. Now, an Uighur family living in Northern Virginia has caught the attention of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Emily Rauhala and Anna Fifield report: "Zumrat Dawut, her husband, Imran Muhammad, and their three children got out. Dawut, who survived internment

asion in 2003, which transformed Iraq into a gateway for Iranian power, connecting the Islamic Republic's geography of dominance from the shores of the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. ... Many of Iraq's foremost political, military, and security officials have had secret relationships with Tehran, accord

ich allegedly served as a conduit for the Russians to disseminate hacked emails of Hillary Clinton campaign officials. Mueller said he agrees with Mike Pompeo's characterization of WikiLeaks as a "hostile intelligence service." Trump said "I love WikiLeaks" at a rally in the fall of 2016. His son Don Jr. t

in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. (Morteza Akhoondi/AP) THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- The U.S. and Europe have sharply different plans for patrols in the Persian Gulf. Adam Taylor and James McAuley report: "As tensions rise, the exact mandate remains uncertain, with two separate and possibly competing plans — on

ich allegedly served as a conduit for the Russians to disseminate hacked emails of Hillary Clinton campaign officials. Mueller said he agrees with Mike Pompeo's characterization of WikiLeaks as a "hostile intelligence service." Trump said "I love WikiLeaks" at a rally in the fall of 2016. His son Don Jr. tw

d in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. (Morteza Akhoondi/AP) THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- The U.S. and Europe have sharply different plans for patrols in the Persian Gulf. Adam Taylor and James McAuley report: "As tensions rise, the exact mandate remains uncertain, with two separate and possibly competing plans — one

anian forces, including photos showing IRGC loading missiles onto ships Bolton announces US to deploy carrier strike group and bomber task force to the Persian Gulf, promising "any attack on US interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force” including attacks "by proxy, the Islamic Revolut

ention for Bolton [is] a useful pretext to bombing key nuclear facilities that would set the Iranian program back years or more.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo = “Pompeo wants the band back together. He doesn’t believe the United States can credibly induce the Iranians towards a more constructive posture by