Saudi Arabia Begs Iraq to Mediate in Dispute with Iran

Saudi Arabia Begs Iraq to Mediate in Dispute with Iran

Far from being a good will gesture, Saudi intents to drive a wedge between Iraq’s Shi’a dominated government and the Islamic Republic. Saudi Arabia has extraordinarily asked Iraq to mediate in the prolonged schism between Saudi Arabia and Iran. According to Iraq’s Interior Minister Qassim Araji, “Mohammed bin Salman (the Saudi crown prince) officially demanded me…

With an Eye on Iran, US Welcomes Moqtada Al Sadr Visit to Saudi Arabia

With an Eye on Iran, US Welcomes Moqtada Al Sadr Visit to Saudi Arabia

The visit to Saudi Arabia by Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr was welcomed by the Trump administration on Monday, and is seen by experts as a significant development for regional stability and countering Iran’s expansionism. The black-turbaned cleric sent a message to several quarters by meeting Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on…

How the ‘Center’ is Spinning Apart

How the ‘Center’ is Spinning Apart

That “icon” of the “centrists,” Facebook, recently wrote to a site on the U.S. “Alt-Right” telling them that various posts which they had authored must be immediately taken down, or would be deleted. The references which had offended were the words ‘trannies” for transgenders and “cross-dressers.” The message from Facebook further suggested that gender “identity” is…