Twenty-one members of Congress co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to "express our opposition to the Adminstration's decision to move forward with the sale of a limited number of military items and services to Bahrain.” The members "believe that any such ...

Since Iranian state radio reported that a court convicted former U.S. Marine Amir Mirzaei Hekmati of spying for the CIA and sentenced him to death, the United States immediately condemned the sentence. He was officially charged with ...

Congressman John Olver (D-MA) has joined fifteen other cosponsors by signing on to H.J. Res. 80, which calls for “limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to ...

According to Reuters, Representative David Dreier (R-CA) encouraged the Obama Administration to pursue trade talks with Egypt to assist during its democratic transition. A free trade agreement could help rival groups within Egypt agree on a common vision ...

Mir Hussein Mousavi has reaffirmed his opposition to the Iranian government, according to an interview (Persian) with Khadijeh Mousavi, the sister of the detained opposition leader. In a recent visit with family members at his home where ...

On Saturday, U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) met with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, ruling military leaders, and the prime minister in Egypt. The Brotherhood released a statement noting three top officials met with Kerry and U.S. Ambassador ...

Amnesty International found that the U.S. continually shipped arms to Egyptian security forces despite the use of violence to crack down on demonstrators. Amnesty noted that a "shipment for the Egyptian Ministry of Interior arrived from the US on ...

The United States has launched a web-based “embassy” in both English and Farsi in what observers have called "a bid to promote dialogue with the Iranian people in the absence of formal diplomatic ties." The ...

At an event sponsored by the Project on Middle East Democracy and the School of Advanced International Studies, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) gave a speech addressing the role of the United States in relation to ongoing unrest in ...

Josh Rogin has reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will host a meeting of a "panel made up of outside experts that will advise Clinton ... on the top priorities facing the State Department." Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott will chair the ...

Writing for Fair Observer, Alexander Innes contends that the $53 million arms sale to Bahrain is "designed to check Iranian regional influence but would in fact do the opposite," adding that "it is in the American national ...

Herman Cain has released his "Vision for Foreign Policy and National Security," detailing his assessment of "key country relations" throughout the globe. He comments on several Middle Eastern countries, including Libya, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Egypt, ...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Tuesday to mark the end of the Iraq War a month from now. The White House noted in a statement that the purpose of his trip is to deepen ...

Last night the 2012 GOP candidates debated foreign policy, which revealed "clear differences on the pace of withdrawal from Afghanistan, aid to Pakistan, the Iranian threat, immigration, and the balance between protecting the homeland and preserving civil liberties," ...

The GOP 2012 presidential candidates are set to debate foreign policy again tonight, as Newt Gingrich has surged in recent polls putting him one point ahead of Mitt Romney. The GOP candidates, including Gingrich, have previously heavily criticized President ...

According to an Egyptian military source, the SCAF has discussed the possibility of appointing opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei to head a new government following the cabinet's resignation. Al Jazeera stated that "the council reportedly asked ElBaradei on Monday ...