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Riyadh has leverage to undermine Iran’s project in Yemen and can do so alongside UN-brokered peace talks.

In a world where major threats require help from partners, uncertainty about U.S. leadership does not make America safer.

The whirlwind tour could yield some surprises, but substantial positive outcomes will be hard to come by without clear, unified messaging from the administration.

Ministerial changes seemed likely in the wake of the Khashoggi crisis, but some of the specifics came as a surprise.

Negotiations in Stockholm have created opportunities for progress, but pressuring the parties is necessary to cement these initial gains and keep the nascent process from collapsing.

To counter U.S. sanctions, Tehran is pursuing a three-pronged strategy of diversifying its export outlets, bumping up fuel production, and creating a strategic storage network.

To jumpstart the moribund peace process and ensure Emirati influence in postwar Yemen, Abu Dhabi seems willing to swallow its distaste for certain Islamist parties, at least for now.

The two branches have several means of imposing consequences and altering objectionable Saudi policies without demolishing the entire strategic relationship.

برای کسانی که تلاش کردند روزهای تعطیل آخر هفته از اخبار دوری کنند و به خود استراحتی بدهند، باید گفت اتفاقات زیادی در ماجرای ادامه‌دار قتل جمال خاشقجی، روزنامه‌نگار اهل عربستان سعودی، پیش آمد. تحولات بیشتری نیز در طول هفته انتظار می‌رود، چرا که رئیس‌جمهور ترامپ وعده داد «یک گزارش بسیار کامل» درباره «کسانی که بانی [قتل خاشقجی] شدند» و «کسانی که آن را انجام دادند» احتمالا امروز یا سه‌شنبه (فردا) در کار خواهد بود. اما این‌که آیا این گزارش به صورت عمومی منتشر خواهد شد یا نه، معلوم نیست.