Keep america safe. The Senate Armed Services committee is to ensure the implementation of the National Defense strategy which identifies competition with china and russia as, quote, the central challenge to the United States prosperity and security. Clearly we dont want to be the worlds policemen, but without any u. S. Presence our strategic competitors will rush to fill the void. We have seen this repeatedly in the middle east. When we step away from partners, russia steps in. When our military pulls back, russia pulls forward. When we dont enforce our red lines, russia tries to create its own. The nds also makes countering terrorist threats a top priority. Part of the strategy has been achieved, the isis caliphate has been defeated, but isis and al qaeda are still active in the rege nd and threaten our homeland. Both priorities competing with russia and countering terrorists are at stake in syria. As we draw down in syria, we must continue to support our partners and friends and im a
Thousand and seventeen saudi arabia u. A. E. Barren and egypt cut off relations with doha accusing it of supporting groups it chaunced has strongly denied the u. S. Is due to host a conference in poland next month to discuss ways to curb irans activities in the region you have arabian backed these iranian backed hezbollah are arabian backed shia militias in iraq iranian backed forces in syria each case the root of the challenge stems from the revolutionary nature of this law nic regime and their efforts abroad but many u. S. Allies fear a us iran confrontation could lead to further instability in the region modify violence. Things are getting worse and zimbabwe with police now firing live bullets at protesters who are angry about high fuel prices two people were reportedly shot in the capital harare demonstrators barricaded roads and set tires on fire after the cost of petrol and diesel more than doubled on sunday the government is dealing with shortages that have seen motorists sleepi
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Al jazeera. And. Confronting iran is donald trump Foreign Policy obsession he sent his secretary of state to the middle east to drum up support but what action is the United States prepared to take and what will be regional implications but this is inside story. And i welcome to the program im nick clegg reassuring allies and talking tough on enemies u. S. Secretary of state might pump a has been touring the middle east to try and win support and put pressure on iran hes pushing for an Arab Military alliance to counter threats from terror and the aim would be to curb irans influence in the region from yemen to syria lebanon and iraq compares visits included eight arab countries jordan iraq egypt bahrain u. A. E. Qatar saudi arabia and mon and he had this warning the nations of the middle east will never enjoy security achieve economic stability or advance the dreams of their people of irans revolutionary regime persists on its current course americas economic sanctions against the regi
Confronting iran is Donald Trumps Foreign Policy obsession he sent his secretary of state to the middle east to drum up support but what action is the United States prepared to take and what will be regional implications but this is inside story. And i welcome to the program im nick clegg reassuring allies and talking tough on enemies u. S. Sector state might pump a has been touring the middle east to try and win support and put pressure on iran hes pushing for an Arab Military alliance to counter threats from tehran the aim would be to curb irans influence in the region from yemen to syria lebanon and iraq impose visit included eight arab countries jordan iraq egypt bahrain u. A. E. Qatar saudi arabia and oman and he had this warning the nations of the middle east will never enjoy security achieve economic stability or advance the dreams of their people of irans revolutionary regime persists on its current course americas economic sanctions against the regime are the strongest in hist