Epstein Secrets

n, is inexplicable to the Saudis. This leads them to question whether the U.S. defines its interests in the region in a way that is compatible with Saudi Arabia's. EFTA00662921 None of this means that the Saudis will turn away from the United States; Saudi leaders know that only the U.S. can safeguard Saudi

nstrating weakness." Ya'alon suggested that the interim agreement and negotiations with Iran were a means for Obama to "put off confrontation" with Teheran over nuclear arms and leave the problem for " the next president." By creating an "image of feebleness," he said, America invited new terror attack

MPs. S=nni-Shia tensions were also reflected in ongoing violence, including a dea=ly suicide attack on a Shiia religious office on June 4.=/Ii> • Saudi Arabia's Crown Prin=e and Interior Minister Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud died in Geneva on June=16. As expected, Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz

en the International Atomic Energy A=ency (IAEA) and Iran on June 8 were also unsuccessful, as Iran did not gra=t access to a military site south of Teheran that inspectors believe was u=ed in tests related to Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA expressed co=cern over the Iranian demolition of buildings in

and Israel back to each other's arms—for now. More than at any time since the 1950s, Jordan's Hashemite monarchy now depends on the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel for its security. However, the Syria contingency only conceals the harsh reality: A serious wedge—the collapse of the two-state solutio

as a congenital naïf if talks collapse. But it is a wager the president cannot avoid, for it presents the best opportunity for a nuclear deal with Teheran that he is likely to see. And in diplomacy, as in much of life, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Stewart M. Patrick - Senior Fellow and Director,

Iraqi MPs. Sunni-Shia tensions were also reflected in ongoing violence, including a deadly suicide attack on a Shiia religious office on June 4. • Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Interior Minister Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud died in Geneva on June 16. As expected, Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz

en the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran on June 8 were also unsuccessful, as Iran did not grant access to a military site south of Teheran that inspectors believe was used in tests related to Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA expressed concern over the Iranian demolition of buildings in