Tag: Mideast
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Blinken can claim one win after Mideast trip, but also plenty of losses
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived back in the United States just as Israel was striking Iran — its anticipated retaliation for a massive missile strike earlier this month. There was obvious relief among State Department officials as they heard the initial reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had bent to Blinken’s urging to strike…
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After Iran’s attack on Israel, the Biden White House is desperately trying to avert a wider war in the Mideast
The Biden administration’s monthslong effort to avert a full-blown war between Israel and Iran is now being put to the most difficult test yet after Tehran on Tuesday launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel. The administration has worked around the clock for the past year trying to avoid a direct clash between its…