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President Donald Trump holds a chart of military hardware sales as he welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. 

Trump’s override of Congress on weapons deals ‘is exactly what Iran would want’

Conflict

US President Donald Trump has overruled Congress in a decision to re-arm Saudi Arabia and the UAE. What may be intended as a warning to Iran could undermine efforts to halt civilian casualties in the Yemen war.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Pompeo’s nomination to be secretary of state on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2018.

Some senators still have lingering questions about Mike Pompeo as secretary of state

Global Politics

Putin writes to American people in New York Times op-ed

Campaign to stop cybersquatting

Should the U.S. Provide Weapons to Syrian Opposition?

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