Bruce Riedel

Pro-Khomeini demonstration in Mashhad - 1978. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pro-Khomeini_demonstration_in_Mashhad_-_1978.jpg

Watch: Experts look back on Iran’s 1979 revolution and the US response

Suzanne Maloney and Bruce Riedel

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein addresses the eigth anniversary of the Great Victory Day August 8. In his address marking the ceasefire in the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war, Saddam rejected Western government accusations that he had spent a fortune on building palaces for himself while his people enjured poverty. He made no mention of his country's oil-for-food deal with the U.N. whose implementation the U.S. approved on Wednesday. - PBEAHUMWIBM

What Iran’s revolution meant for Iraq

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud receives Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC195CDB5F00

Where is King Salman?

Israa Saber and Bruce Riedel

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony for the 95th batch of cadets from the King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 23, 2018. Picture taken December 23, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1B24ACE450

Shuffling the deck chairs in Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Bruce Riedel

Friday, December 28, 2018

Former President George H.W. Bush walks the gangway as he arrives for the christening ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush at Northrop-Grumman's shipyard in Newport News, Virginia in this October 7, 2006 file photo. The Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is scheduled to enter service in late 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - TM3E8BU1BPV01

Remembering George H.W. Bush—A wise foreign policy leader

Monday, December 3, 2018

Armed tribal Yemenis hold their weapons above their heads in a show of support for independent condidate Abdullah Al-Buchri in Koneib west of Sanaa April 26. Yemenis, still recovering from a bitter 1994 civil war, are due to cast votes on Sunday in parliamentary elections.YEMEN ELECTIONS - RP1DRICTBWAE

A brief history of America’s troubled relationship with Yemen

Monday, October 22, 2018

Human rights activists and friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold his pictures during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC11BADE6ED0

After Khashoggi, US arms sales to the Saudis are essential leverage

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Maldivian president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih arrives at an event with supporters in Male, Maldives September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Ashwa Faheem - RC1CD9218330

Maldives democracy prevails for now

Thursday, September 27, 2018

PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (L), as U.S. President Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israeli-PLO peace accord, at the White House in Washington September 13, 1993. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1E99D1UCD01

The Oslo Accords at 25: The view from Jordan

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

An aerial view of Maldives capital Male December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File photo - S1BEUGVKXCAA

Maldives: A crisis in paradise

Monday, August 13, 2018