Expect the military officials who commanded Afghanistan to invoke ‘cutting and running.’ Let’s talk about why they failed. David Petraeus — remember him? — recently confided to a nationwide television audience that prospects in Afghanistan are looking grim. “The situation on the ground,” the retired general told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, …

Decision to delay controversial pipeline project over environmental concerns unlikely to lead to major crisis, however. Israel’s decision to freeze a proposed oil pipeline deal with the United Arab Emirates marks the first real test of the Abraham Accords that normalized Israel-UAE relations but is unlikely to lead to a …

Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi arrived in Cairo earlier today Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi the latest developments in the region in a meeting on Monday afternoon, including the situation in Lebanon, Syria, Libya. They also …