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Chris Blanchard
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Chris Blanchard
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Citizen. MENA Analyst on a Hill. Objectively speaking. Views expressed are my own. Abide no hatred. RT/Follows ≠ Endorsements.
Katılım Eylül 2013
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For context, Congress placed time limitations on appointments to Special Envoy positions that have not received advice and consent of the Senate. See Section 5105 of the FY22 NDAA - congress.gov/bill/117th-con…
Secretary Marco Rubio@SecRubio
Ambassador Tom Barrak has played an invaluable role as our Special Envoy to Syria. While that title is expiring, he will continue to play a leading role for the Trump Administration in both Syria and Iraq, where his expertise, relationships, and understanding of the America First agenda will continue to deliver wins on behalf of our great country.
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"Air defense systems operated by U.S. forces intercepted dozens of missile and drone attacks
in the IKR, but only in the vicinity of U.S. facilities. Kurdish Peshmerga lack significant air defenses to cover the rest of the IKR, leaving their forces and energy infrastructure..."
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"the most prominent seven countries that have been most helpful and served side-by-side are five of the six GCC countries -- UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Also indispensable in our efforts has been the Kingdom of Jordan and clearly Israel" armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
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Surprised by the Oman call out? CENTCOM testimony also singled Oman out silently. "we have 5 specific partner nations who are not just conceptually side-by-side by literally side-by-side with the United States in defense -- the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia."
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman's version of the FY27 NDAA would authorize Counter-IS Train and Equip assistance for Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon through December 2027 at level $50 million less than requested. ($253.099 vs $303.099)
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@zalali @glcarlstrom Just a few i's to dot and t's to cross. Like disputed territories, revenue sharing, security, and resource development. But other than that, all good.
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@glcarlstrom Reminds me of constitutional negotiations when negotiators tell me we have agreed on everything except the system of government
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So the only two sticking points are... the two most central issues in the whole negotiation
Diana Nerozzi@diana_nerozzi
On Iran negotiations, senior White House official told me the major sticking points are still 1. no nuclear weapons 2. opening the Strait of Hormuz "Number one goal is Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. Number two, the Strait needs to be open, no tolling, no strikes by Iran ..."
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New Iraqi PM seeks joint investigation with UAE and KSA into attacks reported from Iraq.
علي فالح الزيدي@AliFalihAlzaidy
نجدد إدانتنا واستنكارنا للعمل الإجرامي الذي استهدف المملكة العربية السعودية ودولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، الشقيقتين. وجهنا بكشف ملابسات هذه الاعتداءات الإجرامية، وجرى تشكيل لجنة تحقيقية رفيعة في أول اجتماع للمجلس الوزاري للأمن الوطني. نؤكد أهمية أن يكون التحقيق مشتركاً مع الأشقاء في البلدين، بهدف الاطلاع على جميع الأدلة وما يثبت استخدام الأراضي العراقية في الاعتداءين، من أجل اتخاذ الإجراءات الأمنية والقانونية كافة بحق المتورطين. نعبر عن رفضنا لاتخاذ أرض العراق وسمائه منطلقاً للاعتداء على الدول الشقيقة والصديقة، ونشدد على كونه منطقة التقاء للمصالح المشتركة.
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Honored to assume my duties today as Dean of the Foreign Service Institute at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs @Iraqimofa. Excited to contribute to shaping the future of Iraqi diplomacy.
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@sahelblog The US posts in the countries visited would have reported on Faisal's travels and certainly actively covered African visitors to the kingdom and other capitals. Might be something in FRUS. Another example here: aad.archives.gov/aad/createpdf?…
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@cm_blanchard Very interesting. Maybe there is enough to write something...I have an account from an Iraqi shaykh who worked for the King, as well as some contemporaneous press coverage and a few memoirs by leaders/diplomats from the African countries involved, plus now the source you flagged.
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One day I'd like to write a paper about King Faisal's trip to five African countries in 1972. What a fascinating moment and set of personalities.
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@sahelblog Sadly the online series doesn't include 1972 and stops in 1979. Plenty of gems and breadcrumbs though.
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@sahelblog @tweetsintheME "FAISAL CLEARLY PLEASED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOSE TIES WITH BLACK AFRICA THAT HAVE IN PAST LED TO SAUDI ARABIA' S POLITICAL ENHANCEMENT IN ARAB WORLD AS RESULT SEVERING OF ISRAELI TIES BY SOME AFRICAN COUNTRIES." aad.archives.gov/aad/createpdf?…
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@tweetsintheME C. Coulon, "La tournée africaine du roi Fayçal," Revue française d'études politiques africaines, 1973
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@wrodgers2 CTEF money is available for two years, meaning that if there are funds that have not been obligated from FY26, there may be funds available that could support continuation, given a new MOU and notification to Congress. Congress could also appropriate new FY27 $ for MOPA stipends.
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It's getting a bit muddled here. The DoD official says "we welcome the support funding that Congress has provided to continue that partnership." But it's DoD that has presented a draft budget w/o funding. In fact, he's dodged the question asked by Rep. Turner.
Mutlu Civiroglu@mutludc
US official urges continued Peshmerga funding amid 2027 budget cuts proposal rudaw.net/english/world/…
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Recommend watching this to understand the cliff Iraq is approaching. Ziad's presentation was a clear, precise procedural that left no doubt about what an extension of the status quo means.
Ziad Daoud@ZiadMDaoud
I presented a version of this argument at the @AtlanticCouncil last week You can watch a short clip here: x.com/AtlanticCounci…
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Adding my thanks to @VictoriaT_ and her team for putting together such a well produced and useful event. You all set a high standard that professional communities focused on other countries would do well to aim for. A real achievement.
Victoria J. Taylor@VictoriaT_
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the @AtlanticCouncil for the Iraq Dialogue and helped make this event so special. You traveled from Iraq, Dubai, Detroit, the Netherlands, and many more locations from around the world to be with us. I'm still recovering from all the excitement! The standing room-only crowd was a great reminder of the energy and commitment of the Iraq community. We can't wait to do it again next year, and look forward to welcoming everyone back to DC. Special thanks to my Iraq Initiative crew @nibrasbasitkey, @DaniahJ2002, and Nour Taha for all their work to pull this complex event off. Thanks to @HoshyarZebari, @heminhawrami, @ahmedalbasheer1, @adnanalzurfi, Governor Abdulqadir Dakhil, Judge Raid Muslih, Abbas al-Amiri, @LahibHigel, @renadmansour, @zfshuker, @SafwanAmin, @inna_veleva, @Dr_Darraji, @Ali_alhammood, @omar_nidawi, @SaifAlJaibeji, @BilalWahab, @vmsalama, @AlOraibi, @raadie66, @ZiadMDaoud, @geoffpyatt, @akeel11111, @qubadjt, Majid Jafar, Dunia Chalabi, Marsin Alshamary, Yazen Altimimi, Zainab Jawad, Alina Romanowski, Jon Wilks, @alda_benjamen, Shamiran Mako, Tony Pfaff, Rend al-Rahim, Hanan Qia, @treefa_aziz and @sarhangsalar for speaking, moderating, and making our discussions so rich.
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In House and Senate defense appropriations testimony this morning, DOD CFO again declines to estimate facilities damage and repair costs, citing uncertainty about future force posture and potential partner contributions.
Chris Blanchard@cm_blanchard
Notable from DOD CFO in Senate hearing this week - "for the MILCON facilities replacement cost, that's probably the hardest thing to estimate right now because we don't know what our future posture is going to be or the future construction of those bases."
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Notable from DOD CFO in Senate hearing this week - "for the MILCON facilities replacement cost, that's probably the hardest thing to estimate right now because we don't know what our future posture is going to be or the future construction of those bases."
CNN بالعربية@cnnarabic
تحقيق أجرته CNN يكشف تضرر غالبية المواقع العسكرية الأمريكية بالشرق الأوسط جراء غارات إيرانية
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الخارجية السعودية تدشن حساب رسمي لوكيل وزارة الخارجية السفير رائد قرملي
لصد الإشاعات المستمرة من WSJ وغيرها من الصحافة بخصوص السعودية
الحساب تم تدشينه قبل ساعات وسوف يكون مصدر هام
AMB Dr. Rayed Krimly@Rayedkrimly
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia maintains its position supporting de-escalation and negotiations efforts. Beware of media reports attributed to unnamed sources - some of whom claim to be Saudi - suggesting otherwise.
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Sanctioning Iran-Aligned Actors Undermining Iraq’s Sovereignty and Exploiting Its Resources
state.gov/releases/offic…
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